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Barring Taiwan from WHO a 'serious' health concern: Canada, U.S., allies say
OTTAWA - Canada, the United States and six major allies have told the World Health Organization that its ongoing exclusion of Taiwan has created a serious public health concern dur...
May 17, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 11:25 a.m. Public health officials in New Brunswick are reporting no new cases of COVID-19. The number of confirmed cases...
May 17, 2020
Halifax lab team to conduct first Canadian trials for possible COVID-19 vaccine
HALIFAX - The first Canadian clinical trials for a possible COVID-19 vaccine will be conducted by a Halifax research team that also was involved in trials that eventually led to a vaccine fo...
May 17, 2020
Health researcher hopes COVID-19 means new policies for Indigenous peoples
SASKATOON - A health researcher studying COVID-19 as part of a national immunity task force hopes the pandemic elevates concern for persistent health issues, such as...
May 17, 2020
More provinces preparing to loosen COVID-19 restrictions
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau will take a break today and tomorrow from his COVID-19 briefings to spend some long weekend time with his family at the Harrington Lake prime ministerial retreat in Gatine...
May 17, 2020
'I don't want to be scared anymore:' physical distancing tough for the blind
The physical distancing rules put in place across Canadian society are supposed to shield everyone from the ravages of COVID-19, but Nick D'Ambrosio doesn't feel protected. Maintaining a two-metr...
May 17, 2020
Unaffected by isolation, B.C. lighthouse keepers continue work
VANCOUVER - As British Columbia begins to reopen and reduce social distancing guidelines, life hasn't changed much for Spencer Wilson. Wilson is one of the roughly 54 lighthouse keepers working across...
May 17, 2020
'I don't want to be scared anymore:' physical distancing tough for the blind
The physical distancing rules put in place across Canadian society are supposed to shield everyone from the ravages of COVID-19, but Nick D'Ambrosio doesn't feel protected. Maintaining a two-metr...
May 17, 2020
CSIS says proposed federal privacy reforms could hinder spy operations
OTTAWA - Canada's spy agency has warned the Trudeau government that proposed changes to bolster privacy could undermine the ability of intelligence agents to collect and use information about cit...
May 17, 2020
Fire, explosion in Los Angeles injures 11 firefighters
LOS ANGELES - An explosion Saturday at a hash oil manufacturer in downtown Los Angeles injured 11 firefighters who had gone inside the building after an initial report of a fire and then had to run fo...
May 16, 2020