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Merkel in quarantine after doctor tests positive for virus
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into quarantine after being informed that a doctor who administered a vaccine to her has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Merkel's spokesman s...
Mar 22, 2020
Spanish opera singer Plácido Domingo has coronavirus
MADRID - Spanish opera singer Plcido Domingo said Sunday that he's infected with the coronavirus. The 79-year-old Domingo said in a post on his personal Facebook account Sunday that "I feel it is my m...
Mar 22, 2020
Erin O'Toole latest to call for delay in Conservative leadership vote
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Erin O'Toole is adding his voice to the chorus of people calling for the June 27 vote to be delayed. O'Toole, a former cabinet minister and current...
Mar 22, 2020
Parliament set to reconvene on Tuesday to pass COVID-19 measures
OTTAWA - The House of Commons will reconvene Tuesday to vote on measures to ease the burden of COVID-19 on individuals and businesses. Government officials say they've been working behind the scenes w...
Mar 22, 2020
The latest numbers of COVID-19 cases in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:19 a.m. ET on March 22, 2020: There are 1,385 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ British Columbia: 424 ...
Mar 22, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 10:55 a.m. Conservative leadership candidate Erin O'Toole is calling for the race to be suspended. O'Toole is the l...
Mar 22, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Spike in campfire incidents sparks reminder of dry condition risks in Kamloops, and social distancing
KAMLOOPS - As warmer, spring weather begins to arrive in the region, Kamloops Fire Rescue is reminding the public to be fire smart with their outdoor activities. KFR Platoon Captain Darryl Cooper says...
Mar 22, 2020 File photo of Kamloops Fire Rescue engine (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Self-isolated NFL players engage in group chats, workouts
Tennessee Titans offensive tackle Dennis Kelly has been hunkered down with his family in the Indianapolis area since the birth of his third daughter a month ago. He has been self-isolating before the ...
Mar 22, 2020
Global athletes group calls for postponement of Olympics
A worldwide group representing Olympic hopefuls is calling on the IOC to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until the coronavirus pandemic is under control. "As the world unites to limit the spread of Covid-...
Mar 22, 2020
Canadian scientists fight coronavirus pandemic on dozens of fronts
Public health officials across Canada and around the world are working flat out to test as many people as possible for the novel coronavirus. Srinivas Murthy is working to figure out how to help&...
Mar 22, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
