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Peer harm reduction workers move to unionize in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - When the overdose crisis struck British Columbia four years ago, Dave Apsey was among a small group of people in a unique position to respond. As a drug user who helped open a needle excha...
Mar 14, 2020
Call out to retired doctors: you're needed if COVID-19 keeps spreading in Canada
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's call for recently retired doctors to return to work if the COVID-19 pandemic worsens is spurring other provinces to make similar emergency preparations, says the&nb...
Mar 14, 2020
AP sources: Travel ban to extend to United Kingdom, Ireland
WASHINGTON - The White House is expected to announce that the U.S. will broaden its European travel ban, adding the United Kingdom and Ireland to its list. Under the restrictions, American citizens, g...
Mar 14, 2020
White House now conducting temperature checks amid outbreak
WASHINGTON - The White House announced Saturday that it is now conducting temperature checks on anyone who is in close contact with President Donald Trump and Vice-President Mike Pence. The move is be...
Mar 14, 2020
Federal child-care cash linked to daycare fee drop in some cities, study says
OTTAWA - A new report says federal spending on child care has eased costs in a handful of cities countrywide when the cash was used to reduce fees. The annual report on child-care fees from the C...
Mar 14, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 11 a.m. Quebec is reporting four new cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial tally up to 21. Provincial health ...
Mar 14, 2020
The latest numbers of COVID-19 cases in Canada as of March 14, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of March 13, 2020: - Ontario: 101 confirmed (five cases resolved.) - British Columbia: 64 confirmed, including&nbs...
Mar 14, 2020
Quebec woman, Italian companion released in West Africa: Champagne
MONTREAL - A Canadian woman and her Italian travelling companion who were suspected to have been abducted in West Africa 15 months ago have been released. Edith Blais, 35, of Sherbrooke, Que...
Mar 14, 2020
Iraq officials: 2nd attack in days hits base with US troops
BAGHDAD - A barrage of rockets hit a base housing U.S. and other coalition troops north of Baghdad on Saturday, Iraqi security officials said, just days after a similar attack killed three servicemen,...
Mar 14, 2020
Cavalry FC signs centre back Robert Boskovic on loan from Toronto FC 2
CALGARY - Cavalry FC has acquired Robert Boskovic from Toronto FC on a season-long loan. The 21-year-old centre back from Mississauga, Ont., played more than 50 games for Toronto FC 2 p...
Mar 14, 2020
