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More than 90 per cent of Canadian deaths from COVID-19 are those over age 60
OTTAWA - Quebec continues to lead the country in deaths and infections from COVID-19 with many of the victims being elderly. Canada has seen 25,682 confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases includ...
Apr 14, 2020
In shutdown, a glimpse of life without movie theatres
NEW YORK - Jennifer Page jokes that four months in, this decade is already the worst of her life. A server at a nearby resort, she's out of work due to the pandemic. After someone tested positive at h...
Apr 14, 2020
North Korea fires suspected cruise missiles in latest launch
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea fired several suspected cruise missiles off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a slew of weapons launches by the North despit...
Apr 14, 2020
Mom of T-wolves star Karl-Anthony Towns dies from COVID-19
MINNEAPOLIS - Jacqueline Cruz-Towns, the mother of Minnesota Timberwolves centre Karl-Anthony Towns, died Monday due to complications from COVID-19 after more than a month of fighting the virus. She w...
Apr 13, 2020
A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID 19
COVID-19 has sickened thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed hundreds. Here are the stories of some of those who have lost their lives: Noble (Butch) Gullacher REGINA - Noble Gul...
Apr 13, 2020
Call of Duty beckons for Leafs' Marner, Raptors' Miller and rapper Zach Zoya
TORONTO - Pro video gamer Anthony (Methodz) Zinni first connected with Mitch Marner when he tweeted about "Call of Duty: Warzone" and the Toronto Maple Leafs forward followed him. "I shot him a D...
Apr 13, 2020
'A good kid:' Saskatchewan community rallies for Colby Cave's family
BATTLEFORDS, Sask. - A lineup of vehicles stretching several kilometres along a Saskatchewan highway greeted family members of Colby Cave on Monday, as they returned home from Toronto w...
Apr 13, 2020
Alberta expands testing eligibility for COVID-19
Alberta is expanding the eligibility for getting a COVID-19 test to "anyone in Alberta who has a fever, cough, shortness of breath, runny nose, or sore throat.""With this change going forward, we will...
Apr 13, 2020 Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, delivers her daily COVID-19 update for April 13. (Gov't. of Alberta live stream)
Judge greenlights lawsuit by disqualified Conservative leadership candidate
OTTAWA - An Ontario court says a lawsuit launched by a would-be Conservative leadership candidate who is seeking to get into the race can go ahead. Jim Karahalios was disqualified from the contest in ...
Apr 13, 2020
XFL files for bankruptcy, cites COVID-19 crisis
The XFL filed for bankruptcy on Monday, likely spelling the end of the second iteration of the league. The filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware estimates the organization has between $10,000,00...
Apr 13, 2020