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ROTHENBURGER: Prof. Mel’s quick guide to the language of COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - WE'RE LEARNING A WHOLE NEW LINGO during this COVID-19 pandemic.Some of it is evolving. For example, what began as a need to "flatten the curve" has become a goal to "plank the curve."That c...
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Iraq appoints third PM-designate, after second withdraws
BAGHDAD - Iraq's intelligence chief was appointed the country's third prime minister-designate in just over a month Thursday after the resignation of the most recent candidate amid political infightin...
Apr 09, 2020

Researchers to study whether plasma of recovered patients can treat COVID-19
MONTREAL - Researchers from across Canada will collaborate on a vast clinical trial to study whether the plasma of recovered patients can be used to treat COVID-19. The study, the largest to date ever...
Apr 09, 2020

StatCan to detail March jobs and WHO on defensive; In The News for April 9
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 April 9 ... COVI...
Apr 09, 2020

People needing addiction services feeling 'abandoned' during pandemic
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's former provincial health officer says he has "grave concerns" about reduced services because of COVID-19 for people struggling with drug addiction,&n...
Apr 09, 2020

StatCan set to release March jobs numbers, and window on COVID-19 crisis
OTTAWA - Canada's national statistics agency is set this morning to release a snapshot of the labour force from March as the COVID-19 virus plunged the country into economic u...
Apr 09, 2020

'Heightened sense of anxiety:' Police increasingly face COVID-19 threats
The head of the Canadian Police Association says he is worried about the increasing number of COVID-19 threats officers face while responding to calls. "During this particular pandemic there is a...
Apr 09, 2020

Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Canada's chief public health officer and her provincial counterparts are encouraging people to wash their hands, give ea...
Apr 09, 2020

Feds to reveal grim jobless rate, projections for Canadian deaths from COVID-19
OTTAWA - Canadians will get a double-barrelled blast of grim news today: the first jobless numbers since the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered businesses from coast to coast as well as the first nation...
Apr 09, 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 9, 2020: There are 19,291 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 10,031 confirmed (...
Apr 09, 2020

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