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Mackenzie Tour waiting for border to reopen as golf courses allowed to start play
TORONTO - Golf may be returning to Canada soon, but the nation's professional golf tour is still waiting to see what happens next. Scott Pritchard, executive director of the Mackenzie Tour, says ...
May 14, 2020
Gradual reopenings and the battle against superbugs; In The News for May 14
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 May 14 ... --- C...
May 14, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: ...
May 14, 2020
Alberta to reopening economy today with delays in two COVID-19 hotspots
EDMONTON - Alberta will allow all stores and daycares to reopen today, but two areas in the southern part of the province will have to wait a little longer for hair cutting se...
May 14, 2020
Optional buyback program could see assault-style gun ban unravel, group warns
OTTAWA - A leading proponent of stricter gun control says allowing owners of recently banned firearms to keep them would make it easier for a different government to reverse the ban in future. In a le...
May 14, 2020
First Nations, governments to sign agreement reached during pipeline protests
SMITHERS, B.C. - Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and representatives of the federal and provincial governments are expected to sign an agreement today that politicians say will rebuild relationships af...
May 14, 2020
First Nations, governments to sign agreement reached during pipeline protests
SMITHERS, B.C. - Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and representatives of the federal and provincial governments are expected to sign an agreement today that politicians say will rebuild relationships af...
May 14, 2020
Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic could herald a rise in superbugs
OTTAWA - Experts say necessary measures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic could be setting Canada back in the battle against superbugs. They say drug resistant organisms, or superbugs, are just as g...
May 14, 2020
Volunteer shortage as seniors who are self-isolating over COVID stay home
Ian Hartley has been volunteering for years, offering his services as a hospital chaplain, working at the Central Alberta Pregnancy Care Centre and as a member of th...
May 14, 2020
Schools face daunting, unique reopening challenges during pandemic
As Canada begins grappling with the issue of recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, the question of how to safely reopen schools has emerged as a particularly thorny topic. Physical constraints, econo...
May 14, 2020
