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Mass killing: Nova Scotia has been through hard times before, but not like this
DEBERT, N.S. - On days when he's feeling up to it, Nick Beaton heads to a rural road just outside of Debert, N.S., where a makeshift memorial pays tribute to his late wife and unborn child. It's ...
May 18, 2020
Feds quietly probe expanded role for child care in post-pandemic recovery
OTTAWA - The federal government has been quietly probing how to provide provinces with more money annually for child care, as part of what sources describe as an issue that is at, or near, the top of ...
May 18, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 5:34 p.m. on May 17, 2020: There are 77,001 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 42,920 confirmed (includ...
May 17, 2020
Powell: Recovery may begin by summer, will likely be slow
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell expressed optimism Sunday that the U.S. economy can begin to recover from a devastating recession in the second half of the year, assuming the coronavi...
May 17, 2020
Canadian Forces Snowbird plane crashes in B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A Canadian Forces Snowbirds plane crashed in a residential area of Kamloops, B.C., shortly after takeoff on Sunday, sending neighbours pouring onto the street where they said a h...
May 17, 2020
Alberta COVID-19 update for May 17
Alberta Health officials have released Sunday's update regarding the COVID-19 update in the province. Officials say Alberta's COVID-19 hospitalization rates remain low with 57 people currently in hosp...
May 17, 2020
Churches may reopen, but many services won’t have singing
(RNS) - They are words the Rev. John Witvliet, an expert on Christian worship, never thought he would hear himself say. "Based on the science that we are learning about this week, we are urging and I ...
May 17, 2020
Bayern Munich wins as Bundesliga restart continues
BERLIN - Defending champion Bayern Munich returned to action Sunday with a 2-0 win at Union Berlin as the restart of German soccer continued in empty stadiums. Players' shouts echoed off the empty row...
May 17, 2020
Chinese consulate blasts Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for COVID-19 criticism
EDMONTON - The Chinese Consulate-General in Calgary is firing back at Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for his rebuke of China's handling of the initial outbreak of the novel coro...
May 17, 2020
Barring Taiwan from WHO a 'serious' health concern: Canada, U.S., allies say
OTTAWA - Canada, the United States and six major allies have told the World Health Organization that its ongoing exclusion of Taiwan has created a serious public health concern dur...
May 17, 2020