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COVID-19 convalescent plasma for patients
Canadian Blood Services to participate in national clinical trialCanadian Blood Services is actively working with Health Canada and the international research community to contribute to the global eff...
Apr 02, 2020
UN: 95% of Europe's virus dead over 60 but young not immune
GENEVA - More than 95% of those who have died of coronavirus in Europe have been over 60 but young people should not be complacent, the head of the World Health Organization's office in Europe said Th...
Apr 02, 2020
Trump resists national shutdown, leaving it up to states
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is resisting calls to issue a national stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the new coronavirus despite his administration's projections that tens of thousands ...
Apr 02, 2020
Early Bird Deadline Tomorrow for BUH Monthly Lotto
The early bird deadline is tomorrow (Friday, Apr 3rd) for $1,000 prize! It could be you!Tickets are only $110 for 13 draws every month for the next 12 months. Join us and remember your 50/50 ticket fo...
Apr 02, 2020
Economic fallout mounts, along with competition for masks
NEW YORK - The economic damage from the coronavirus crisis piled up as an unprecedented 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits in a single week, and the competition for masks and other ...
Apr 02, 2020
Virus masks, apps: The race is on to avoid hidden carriers
PARIS - The worldwide race to protect people against being infected by unwitting coronavirus carriers intensified Thursday, pitting governments against each other as they buy protective gear and promp...
Apr 02, 2020
'Lost Children' author: Writers must 'document' pandemic
NEW YORK - Cooped up at her Bronx home with her daughter and a niece because of the coronavirus pandemic, Mexican writer Valeria Luiselli says she has lowered the "volume and speed" of her life. She i...
Apr 02, 2020
Montreal Lake Cree Nation calls for end to all liquor sales
The Montreal Lake Cree Nation wants the provincial government to end all liquor sales given the COVID-19 pandemic. It said the continued sale of alcohol was leading to high-risk behavior and an increa...
Apr 02, 2020 (file photo/Nigel Maxwell)
Ex-ski coach Bertrand Charest, jailed for sex abuse, granted parole
MONTREAL - Former national ski coach Bertrand Charest, who was jailed for sexually abusing young female skiers under his care, has been granted full parole. The Parole Board of Canada says in a r...
Apr 02, 2020
Ex-ski coach Bertrand Charest, jailed for sex abuse, granted parole
MONTREAL - Former national ski coach Bertrand Charest, who was jailed for sexually abusing young female skiers under his care, has been granted full parole. The Parole Board of Canada says in a r...
Apr 02, 2020