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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 13, 2020
New COVID-19 measures and the rush on wills; In The News for April 13
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 13. What we are watching in Canada ... F...
Apr 13, 2020
Battleford and area residents invited to show support, respect for Cave family
The untimely death of NHL hockey player Colby Cave has sent shock waves through the hockey world and in particular, his home town of Battleford.The 25-year-old Edmonton Oilers forward died Saturday af...
Apr 12, 2020 (file photo/Canadian Press)
40th anniversary of Marathon of Hope can inspire Canadians during COVID battle
VANCOUVER - Forty years after Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope, his brother says the message he shared is particularly poignant as Canadians deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Port Coquitlam, B....
Apr 12, 2020
Canada asks Iran to delay download of Flight 752 black boxes due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - Canadian authorities are blaming travel restrictions related to COVID-19 for a request that Iran hold off on downloading the flight recorders from a commercial jetliner shot down in January. ...
Apr 12, 2020
Almost twice as many recoveries as new COVID-19 cases in Sask. on Sunday
There are seven new confirmed COVID-19 cases and two new presumptive cases in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total up to 298 reported cases as of April 12.There was another big uptick in recove...
Apr 12, 2020 A warning sign outside a local business in Prince Albert during the COVID-19 pandemic. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Online service held for Kennedy family members who drowned
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - A family member said thousands of people attended a virtual memorial service over the weekend for Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean and her son, Gideon, extended members of the powerful K...
Apr 12, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:10 p.m. Nova Scotia is reporting 17 new cases of COVID-19 for a total of 445 confirmed cases. Health officials say the...
Apr 12, 2020
Saskatoon unlikely to host NHL playoff games, says Sasktel Centre boss
On Friday, ESPN reported that one of the options for a potential return of the National Hockey League season would be to hold neutral site playoff games and Saskatoon was one of the cities listed as a...
Apr 12, 2020 (NHL/Facebook)
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:10 p.m. Nova Scotia is reporting 17 new cases of COVID-19 for a total of 445 confirmed cases. Health officials say the...
Apr 12, 2020