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Amid coronavirus news, many need to step away
NEW YORK - Heidi Van Roekel makes instructional art videos for YouTube when coronavirus news overwhelms her. Bill Webb takes his boat out. Stacy Mitchell searches her TV for something - anything - to ...
May 10, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 11 a.m. A Cargill meat-processing plant south of Montreal is closing temporarily after at least 64 workers tested positiv...
May 10, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:51 a.m. ET on May 10, 2020: There are 67,996 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 36,986 confirmed (in...
May 10, 2020
A big-city orchestra salvages a student's cancelled recital
Devastated after her graduate recital was cancelled due to coronavirus concerns, Brooke Mead nearly gave up. Faced with recording the concert alone, at home, the 23-year-old viola student stopped prac...
May 10, 2020
'Go back to the old way:' First Nations return to land during COVID-19 pandemic
First Nations leaders who have called on their communities to return to the land to find food during the COVID-19 pandemic are also seeing people reconnect with their traditions. "The blood of the Den...
May 10, 2020
Fort McMurray homeowners clean up as insurance questions linger after flooding
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Cora Dion's voice echoes as she films a video showing what's left in the basement of her home in downtown Fort McMurray after several days of flood cleanup. The couch and c...
May 10, 2020
Employment lawyers on returning to work during and after the pandemic
TORONTO - As provinces begin the slow process of reopening their economies and people start returning to the workplace, questions abound about the rights of employees and responsibilities of...
May 10, 2020
Like their players, NHL coaches trying to stay sharp during pandemic pause
Bruce Cassidy loves the NHL's daily grind. The preparation, the teaching, the competition, the pressure. Rinse. Repeat. "When you're under duress and you've got a structured schedule - bang - you...
May 10, 2020
Vancouver's long-term care homes test for variety of symptoms for COVID-19
VANCOUVER - Seniors who complained of fatigue, confusion or just didn't seem like themselves were tested for COVID-19, allowing the Vancouver Coastal Health authority to get in front of the ...
May 10, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic prompts urbanites to rethink 'grand bargain' of dense city living
MONTREAL - The densely populated slums of Montreal's Griffintown were the subject of a famous 1897 study by businessman and philanthropist Herbert Ames, whose work on the disease-ridden tenements...
May 10, 2020