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Chiefs concerned about mental health impacts of COVID-19 in their First Nations
OTTAWA - A few months before the novel coronavirus arrived in Canada, the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation at Loon Lake, Sask. was already raising the alarm over suicides in the community...
May 03, 2020
Civil service saw COVID-19 benefit programs as 'Dunkirk'-style rescue effort
OTTAWA - It was a sunny March 18 when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau presented the government's first big attempt at containing the economic fallout from COVID-19 in the form of an $82-billio...
May 03, 2020
Looser COVID-19 rules mean more activity, but there may be some confusion
WINNIPEG - People in some provinces will enjoy more freedom Monday as restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic are loosened. But the change appears set to leave some workers looking for child car...
May 03, 2020
S Korea says troops exchange fire along N Korean border
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea says its troops have exchanged fire with North Korea along their tense land border. The Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul says North Korean troops fired several bu...
May 02, 2020
Soaked walls and muddy basements: Fort McMurray residents survey their flooded homes
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - When Norm Sutton was allowed to return to his home in Fort McMurray, he could see that his wife's car had been totally submerged and floodwater had completely filled his fi...
May 02, 2020
Week in Review — Week of April 27, 2020
Welcome to Week in Review.This week, event cancellations impacting local tourism.B.C Seniors Advocate expects long term changes to seniors care.And the successes, and challenges of remote learning.WAT...
May 02, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Adam Donnelly)
Stars deliver inspirational messages in Call to Unite event
LOS ANGELES - Director Lee Daniels talked about past drug use and urged people not to give into the temptation to abuse drugs during the coronavirus pandemic, saying "You are not alone." Actress Eva L...
May 02, 2020
Two additional deaths, and 26 new COVID-19 cases identified in B.C
VICTORIA - The province announced 26 new cases of COVID-19 today (May 2), for a total of 2,171 cases in B.C. In Saturday's update, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says of those cases, 72 pe...
May 02, 2020 Chief Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry providing an update on COVID-19 on April 30, 2020 (Image Credit: Province of British Columbia)
Navy helicopter debris suggests sudden descent, as probe face challenges:experts
HALIFAX - Former senior Canadian Armed Forces officers say it appears a naval Cyclone helicopter struck the waters off Greece with sudden and massive velocity, ...
May 02, 2020
Doug Ford takes aim at Trudeau government's gun control measures
OTTAWA - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is taking aim at the federal government's new gun control measures, saying he believes the feds should focus on smuggling of illegal weapons at the border ...
May 02, 2020
