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Social distancing: what to do and what not to do to curb spread of COVID-19
OTTAWA - Social distancing is one of the most effective ways to contain the spread of COVID-19. While specific restrictions on what Canadians can do vary from province to province, here are the basic ...
Mar 19, 2020
Ottawa to take charge of housing asylum seekers for 14-day isolation period
ST-BERNARD-DE-LACOLLE, Que. - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says that as of tomorrow all asylum seekers entering Quebec from the United States at Roxham Road will be temporarily ho...
Mar 19, 2020
Moguls king Mikael Kingsbury says another winning season his strongest yet
Mikael Kingsbury's moguls season was short, but sweet. The Canadian won seven of 10 World Cups, and finished second in the other three, to claim the men's season title for a record...
Mar 19, 2020
Los Angeles Rams release running back Todd Gurley
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Rams have released Todd Gurley, their superstar running back with a massive contract and a troubling injury history. The Rams made the move Thursday, several minutes befo...
Mar 19, 2020
Families of Canadians in Peru look for answers in face of flight cancellations
Parents in Canada whose children are stuck in Peru following border closures are anxiously waiting for any concrete information on how to get their kids home. Amit Konorty's son, Jacob, 24, ...
Mar 19, 2020
Canadians in Hong Kong settle in to new life under the cloud of the coronavirus
OTTAWA - Karen Grepin's family arrived in Hong Kong six months ago to start a grand adventure in a new country after she took a job as a professor of public health at the University of Hong Kong. They...
Mar 19, 2020
NewsAlert: Manitoba government cuts some taxes, sets money aside for emergencies
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is keeping a tight leash on spending and delaying some promised tax cuts as the province prepares for the economic effects of a stock-market plunge and COV...
Mar 19, 2020
Inside the week that has left the NBA and NHL shut down
It has been just one week. That's all. Just one full week since Utah Jazz centre Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19, just one full week since the NBA became the first of the North American pro s...
Mar 19, 2020
We won't know if isolation is working for weeks, months: Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's top doctor says it could be weeks or even months until we know whether social distancing measures being employed across the country are slowing the spread of COVID-19. The numbe...
Mar 19, 2020
Cannes Film Festival postponed, potentially to June or July
NEW YORK - France's Cannes Film Festival, arguably the world's most prestigious film festival and cinema's largest annual gathering, has postponed its 73rd edition due to the coronavirus pandemic. Org...
Mar 19, 2020