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Prospects ready for their closeup on draft night from home
Yetur Gross-Matos would have liked to have been in Las Vegas for the NFL draft on Thursday night, but the Penn State defensive lineman is OK participating from home. Gross-Matos is one of 58 prospects...
Apr 23, 2020
Virus warnings back safety over tradition during Ramadan
ISLAMABAD - The coronavirus pandemic is cutting off the world's 1.8 billion Muslims from their cherished Ramadan traditions as health officials battle to ward off new infections during Islam's holiest...
Apr 23, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: In the aftermath of Portapique, we owe a huge debt to our RCMP
KAMLOOPS - IN THE SAD AFTERMATH of the horrible events in Nova Scotia, questions are being raised about the slowness with which RCMP alerted the public about a killer on the loose.The inference is tha...
Apr 23, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Mobilizing scientists and easing COVID-19 restrictions; In The News for April 23
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 23 ... ---...
Apr 23, 2020
StatCan to release survey of how COVID-19 is affecting us
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is promising to release today the results of a survey on how Canadians are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency is calling its voluntary online survey a "crowdsou...
Apr 23, 2020
Virtual commemoration planned for second anniversary of Toronto van attack
Toronto will commemorate the second anniversary of a deadly van attack virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor John Tory is set to deliver a statement on YouTube this morning and an online vigil...
Apr 23, 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 23, 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 23, 2020: There are 40,190 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 20,965 confi...
Apr 23, 2020
Saskatchewan to announce today when businesses shut by COVID-19 can reopen
REGINA - Saskatchewan residents are to learn more today about which businesses closed due to COVID-19 will be allowed to reopen next month. Premier Scott Moe announced in a televised address Tues...
Apr 23, 2020
Sentencing for Alberta teen found guilty of shooting German tourist
CALGARY - A sentencing hearing is to be held today for a youth found guilty of shooting a German tourist in the head on a highway west of Calgary in 2018. Last October, a judg...
Apr 23, 2020
