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Province to begin matching donations to not-for-profits until May 31
The province of Alberta is announcing that it will match, dollar for dollar, donations to charities and non-profits up to $2 million.The program is in effect April 15 through May 31, and organizations...
Apr 12, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:10 p.m. Nova Scotia is reporting 17 new cases of COVID-19 for a total of 445 confirmed cases. Health officials say the...
Apr 12, 2020
Sunday marks 40 years since Marathon of Hope began
Day 15: 542 km - South Brook Junction, Newfoundland"Today we got up at 4:00 am. As usual, it was tough. If I died, I would die happy because I was doing what I wanted to do. How many people could say ...
Apr 12, 2020 (TerryFox.org)
Red Deer cheerleaders show spirit despite cancelled trip to Worlds
A talented group of 17 athletes, as well as coaches and parents, from Red Deer's Premier Academy were supposed to be preparing over the coming days for a trip to Orlando.The group was set to compete a...
Apr 12, 2020 (Supplied)
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:10 p.m. Nova Scotia is reporting 17 new cases of COVID-19 for a total of 445 confirmed cases. Health officials say the...
Apr 12, 2020
$73 billion wage subsidy bill gets green light after emergency sitting
Easter Sunday arrived with desperately needed aid for Canadian businesses and their workers to help blunt the financial devastation caused by the COVID-19 crisis.The federal government's $73-billion w...
Apr 12, 2020 Members of Parliament, seen here on April 11, 2020, attended in limited numbers proceedings in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, to consider a $73 billion wage subsidy plan. (The Canadian Press/Justin Tang)
COVID-19 a 'failure of early warning' for Canada, intelligence expert says
OTTAWA - It was last on a list of eight threat scenarios, but the danger of a global pandemic made the cut when the Liberal government issued a national security policy in 2004. With the then-recent S...
Apr 12, 2020
COVID-19 a 'failure of early warning' for Canada, intelligence expert says
OTTAWA - It was last on a list of eight threat scenarios, but the danger of a global pandemic made the cut when the Liberal government issued a national security policy in 2004. With the then-recent S...
Apr 12, 2020
Canadians mark Easter as COVID-19 continues to cause pain, grief for many
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other leaders across the country are taking a rare day off from updating the nation on the COVID-19 crisis as Canadians celebrate Easter today. Yet even as p...
Apr 12, 2020
Truckers taking precautions to fight COVID-19 amid spreading concerns
Long-haul truckers are playing an important role in bringing supplies into Canada, but some people are concerned not enough is being done to ensure they aren't transporting COVID-19 with them. "They g...
Apr 12, 2020