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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 14, 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 14, 2020: There are 25,682 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 13,557 confirmed ...
Apr 14, 2020
Canadians want serious progress on COVID-19 before returning to work: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests most Canadians want to see significant progress in the fight against COVID-19 before they would feel comfortable with people being allowed to return to work. The poll says...
Apr 14, 2020
More than 90 per cent of Canadian deaths from COVID-19 are those over age 60
OTTAWA - Quebec continues to lead the country in deaths and infections from COVID-19 with many of the victims being elderly. Canada has seen 25,682 confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases includ...
Apr 14, 2020
In shutdown, a glimpse of life without movie theatres
NEW YORK - Jennifer Page jokes that four months in, this decade is already the worst of her life. A server at a nearby resort, she's out of work due to the pandemic. After someone tested positive at h...
Apr 14, 2020
North Korea fires suspected cruise missiles in latest launch
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea fired several suspected cruise missiles off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a slew of weapons launches by the North despit...
Apr 13, 2020
Mom of T-wolves star Karl-Anthony Towns dies from COVID-19
MINNEAPOLIS - Jacqueline Cruz-Towns, the mother of Minnesota Timberwolves centre Karl-Anthony Towns, died Monday due to complications from COVID-19 after more than a month of fighting the virus. She w...
Apr 13, 2020
Shuswap Lake area residents anxious about arrival of seasonal visitors
NORTH SHUSWAP, B.C - Ahead of Easter long weekend, the provincial government repeatedly asked British Columbians who may have been planning to hit the road to avoid non-essential travel. However, in t...
Apr 13, 2020 (Image Credit: Adam Donnelly / CFJC Today)
A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID 19
COVID-19 has sickened thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed hundreds. Here are the stories of some of those who have lost their lives: Noble (Butch) Gullacher REGINA - Noble Gul...
Apr 13, 2020
Broncos looking at shortened season, more Interior games to reduce travel
KAMLOOPS - Broncos GM Jan Antons has put more work into scheduling a potential 2020 season than he has ever before assembling a junior football team. Antons, who is also a board member with the Canadi...
Apr 13, 2020 The Broncos in action against the Okanagan Sun in Kelowna last season (Image Credit: Jim Motokado)
