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'The value of a statistical life' and tiptoe through Dutch tulips; In The News for March 27
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 27 ... COV...
Mar 27, 2020
Hold the elevator? How to stay safe in close quarters during COVID-19
It's becoming an increasingly ambiguous scenario: the elevator door opens and someone is already inside. Do you go in, or do you wait for the next one? Public health officials have been urging Canadia...
Mar 27, 2020
Canadian family rides out COVID-19 pandemic on remote tropical island
TORONTO - A Canadian family on a round-the-world trip plans to ride out the COVID-19 pandemic on a remote tropical island in the South Pacific despite the risk of dengue fever. Emmanuel Samoglou, his ...
Mar 27, 2020
Leaders detail concerns about COVID-19 impacts on Indigenous populations
OTTAWA - Indigenous leaders from across Canada say they are worried supports promised by the federal government to help First Nations, Inuit and Metis deal with the fallout of COVID-19 might not do en...
Mar 27, 2020
Canfor to curtail production at all mills starting Mar. 30 due to impacts from COVID-19
VANCOUVER - Months after shutdowns and curtailments across B.C. mills, putting thousands of people out of work, Canfor is announcing more slowdowns in production as a result of COVID-19. The company s...
Mar 26, 2020
B.C. government introduces new clinical guidance to help at-risk population during COVID-19 outbreak
VICTORIA - The provincial government is providing additional support for vulnerable and at-risk people, specifically those entrenched in addiction during the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of Mental Heal...
Mar 26, 2020
Conservatives suspend party's leadership race citing COVID-19
OTTAWA -- The Conservative party is suspending its leadership race in the face of the ongoing crisis caused by COVID-19.The June 27 election date has been shelved, with the leadership organizing commi...
Mar 26, 2020
Service Canada offices to shutter for in-person services over COVID-19 concerns
OTTAWA - The federal government is shutting down the network of in-person Service Canada centres over COVID-19 concerns.This includes the Service Canada centre in Red Deer located at 4901 46 Street.So...
Mar 26, 2020
Former Astros star Jimmy 'The Toy Cannon' Wynn dies at 78
Jimmy Wynn, the slugger who earned his nickname of "The Toy Cannon" during his days with the Houston Astros in the 1960s and '70s has died. Wynn was 78. The Astros said he died on Thursday in Houston,...
Mar 26, 2020
Tough decisions ahead, Blazers with glut of 20 year olds in 2020-21
KAMLOOPS ---- Now that the Blazers season is over with the cancellation of the playoffs in the Western Hockey League, the planning starts for next season.There will be some tough decisions to make ahe...
Mar 26, 2020 Image credit: Kamloops Blazers
