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'This is a war': Military fight against COVID-19 will be anything but easy
OTTAWA - When 40 Canadian Rangers swung into action in northern Quebec this week to set up heated tents for COVID-19 screening and conduct other tasks in their local communities due to the pandemic, t...
Apr 11, 2020
Problems at long-term care homes in spotlight as House of Commons returns
OTTAWA - As the House of Commons returns Saturday in an effort to pass the wage subsidy bill to help beleaguered businesses during the COVID-19 crisis, Canada must also contend with major problem...
Apr 11, 2020
RCMP investigation underway after body found in North Thompson
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are investigating the discovery of a body in the North Thompson river Thursday. Police were alerted to the body in the river near the northern outskirts of the city late Thursday after...
Apr 10, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today File
Cases still low but tougher days could come on reserves: Indigenous Services minister
OTTAWA - The federal minister of Indigenous services says that even though the number of COVID-19 cases on reserves remains low, no one should be complacent. Marc Miller told reporters during a news c...
Apr 10, 2020
Former NHL player, coach Tom Webster dies at the age of 71
Tom Webster was honoured by the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday as the NHL club announced his death at the age of 71. Webster was a player on the original New England Whalers in the inaugural seaso...
Apr 10, 2020
B.C. surpasses 1,400 COVID-19 cases; five new deaths announced
VICTORIA - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says five more people have died from COVID-19, and 40 new cases have been reported in B.C.In a news release, Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix ...
Apr 10, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Evan Fitzer
SOUND OFF: Non-medical cloth masks are your choice during COVID-19
FROM THE ONSET of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have regularly seen people choose to wear a variety of masks, from medical masks to cloth face coverings, in grocery stores and parks, on buses and sidewalk...
Apr 10, 2020 Image Credit: Flickr / BC Government
Canada, G20 mum on cutting oil output, but minister cites good co-operation
OTTAWA - Canada and its G20 partners won't yet be following OPEC nations by cutting production to stop spiralling oil prices caused by the COVID-19 crisis and a price war between S...
Apr 10, 2020
Eskimos sign wide receiver Armanti Edwards
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos announced on Friday that the club has signed wide receiver Armanti Edwards. Edwards, five-foot-11 and 183 pounds, entered the CFL in 2016 with the Saskatchewan Rou...
Apr 10, 2020
Federal government names group to ensure disabled Canadians included in COVID-19 response
The COVID-19 pandemic takes a particularly heavy toll on Canadians with disabilities and more efforts are needed to ensure they're included in national efforts to respond to the crisis, the minister o...
Apr 10, 2020
