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Hunt for medical gear to fight virus becomes all-consuming
PARIS - The hunt for masks, ventilators and other medical supplies consumed the U.S. and Europe on Monday, as new coronavirus infections soared and political paralysis stalled efforts for a quick aid ...
Mar 23, 2020

Broadway actress Ruthie Ann Miles is pregnant
LOS ANGELES - Broadway actress Ruthie Ann Miles, who tragically lost her daughter and unborn child two years ago, is pregnant. The Tony-winner shared on Twitter Saturday that she is due this spring. I...
Mar 23, 2020

Plague as art: Over the centuries, many kinds of stories
NEW YORK - Lauren Beukes, a script and fiction writer, is drawn to narratives that allow her to probe themes of gender and power. For her upcoming novel, "Afterland," she imagined a plot twist in whic...
Mar 23, 2020

ROTHENBURGER: Why we must be told where COVID-19 is showing up
KAMLOOPS - THE SECRECY AROUND where COVID-19 cases are occurring has to stop.From the beginning of the contagion, B.C. medical health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has refused to reveal which communities a...
Mar 23, 2020 Image Credit: The Canadian Press

Federal Reserve to lend up to $300B to businesses, cities
WASHINGTON - In a series of sweeping steps, the U.S. Federal Reserve will lend to small and large businesses and local governments as well as extend its bond buying programs. The announcement Monday i...
Mar 23, 2020

Sixty-five people displaced after fire at Sandman Suites
KAMLOOPS - A fire caused fairly extensive damage last night at the Sandman Suites in the 500 block Columbia Street. Platoon Captain Troy Grant says crews were called out to the building at 8:20 PM. Wh...
Mar 23, 2020 Image Credit: Nathan Ritchie

COVID-19 cases in Canada surge to 1,472 as the death toll hits 21
OTTAWA - The number of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada rose to 1,472 by the end of Sunday, an increase of 141 over the previous 24 hours. And the country's death toll from the new c...
Mar 23, 2020

COVID 19 surges and hospital donations; In The News for March 23
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 23 ... COV...
Mar 23, 2020

2020 Watch: Can President Donald Trump reclaim control?
ATLANTA - The coronavirus outbreak has grounded the 2020 presidential race - but not ended it. What we're watching heading into a new week of what we used to call the campaign trail: ___ Days to next ...
Mar 23, 2020

A new breed of celebrity in the age of COVID-19: the chief medical officer
Day after day, premiers have announced new restrictions on Canadians' civil liberties that they say are critical to limiting the spread of COVID-19. But it is the&nb...
Mar 23, 2020

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