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Gaga raises $35M for virus fight, curates all-star TV event
NEW YORK - Lady Gaga and advocacy organization Global Citizen have raised $35 million to fight the coronavirus and will launch a TV special featuring Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Billie Eilish to...
Apr 06, 2020
Trudeau cites U.S. as culprit in PPE problems, insists deliveries will happen
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is acknowledging that Canada has been having problems with incomplete or non-existent deliveries of critical supplies for its fight against COVID-19 - ...
Apr 06, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Non-medical masks can keep people with COVID-19 from spreading it, Tam says
OTTAWA - Wearing a simple cloth mask is a way for someone who might have COVID-19 without realizing it to avoid spreading the illness to others, Canada's top public-health doctor said Monday.Dr. There...
Apr 06, 2020
Calls from residents help Innisfail RCMP nab crook
RCMP in Innisfail say help from the public was key in nabbing a suspected a car prowler, who was later found to be possessing drugs and stolen items.Mounties say "many Innisfail residents" woke up on ...
Apr 06, 2020
US, UK brace for soaring death tolls as pandemic bears down
LONDON - The U.S. and Britain braced for what could be one of their bleakest weeks in memory Monday as the human and financial toll of the coronavirus outbreak mounted. But new deaths and infections a...
Apr 06, 2020
At home with kids, pets and spouses, country stars play on
NASHVILLE - Country music's biggest stars should have been on the carpet of the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday in Las Vegas, but like most of America, they were homebound because of the cor...
Apr 06, 2020
NBA coaches prepare for possible intriguing playoff matchups
With NBA games indefinitely on hold there has been a lot of discussion about post-season possibilities - including by coaches around the league. They're preparing for what a resumption of the season t...
Apr 06, 2020
UK's Johnson 'in good spirits' in hospital, stays in charge
LONDON - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was in good spirits Monday after spending the night in a London hospital after being admitted with the new coronavirus. Johnson's spokesman said...
Apr 06, 2020
Changes to emergency-relief program coming to expand eligibility, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says 240,000 people successfully applied for emergency relief amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the first few hours after the federal government opened the process t...
Apr 06, 2020
Impressions of America, in a word: Trump, president, chaos, in that order
WASHINGTON - Canadians, it seems, had a number of choice words for the United States last year - and most of them revolved around President Donald Trump. The Washington-based Pew Research Center asked...
Apr 06, 2020