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Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Medical officers of health and Canada's chief public health officer are encouraging people to wash their hands, giv...
Apr 01, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on April 1, 2020: There are 8,591 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 4,162 confirmed (in...
Apr 01, 2020
Long john producer Stanfield's reacts to COVID-19 with 'pivot' to medical gowns
HALIFAX - A historic Canadian undergarment factory famed for long johns and boxer shorts is about to rapidly reinvent itself as a domestic producer of medical gowns. Stan...
Apr 01, 2020
B.C. Premier calls on British Columbians to work together
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan went to the airwaves for a province-wide address on the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday evening. John Horgan used the opportunity to ask residents to support the effort t...
Mar 31, 2020
Joe Hicketts on the shut down of the season, and the future
KAMLOOPS --- When the pro hockey season at all levels shut down three weeks ago because of COVID-19, it left players in limbo, and scrambling to get home.One of those being Joe Hicketts from Kamloops,...
Mar 31, 2020 Image credit: contributed
Queen's Plate, Canadian Open close to decisions for 2020 during COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - While Toronto's ban on city-led events through June 30 does not prohibit professional sporting contests during the COVID-19 pandemic, two major annual events say they are close to ...
Mar 31, 2020
Feds urged to make air transport essential service for Inuit, North
OTTAWA - The national organization that represents Inuit in Canada is calling for air transportation to be designated an essential service in Canada's 51 Inuit communities for the duration o...
Mar 31, 2020
Words to remember: Canadian newsmakers have their say on COVID-19
A look at some of the top quotes from across Canada on Tuesday in relation to COVID-19: "They had nowhere to stay and didn't really know what they were doing in the community besides just comin...
Mar 31, 2020
Emergency vehicle parades to show appreciation to Royal Inland Hospital workers
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops ambulance paramedic says he wants to show workers at Royal Inland Hospital that their hard work fighting COVID-19 is not going unnoticed.Terry Jessup has organized what he is hop...
Mar 31, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc working on community connection during pandemic response
KAMLOOPS - Those working within the emergency operations centre for Tk'emlps te Secwpemc have spent the last few weeks focused on COVID-19 prevention efforts in the community. Tk'emlps offices and fac...
Mar 31, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Adam Donnelly)
