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Social distancing: what to do and what not to do to curb spread of COVID-19
OTTAWA - Social distancing is one of the most effective ways to contain the spread of COVID-19. While specific restrictions on what Canadians can do vary from province to province, here are the basic ...
Mar 19, 2020
Ottawa to take charge of housing asylum seekers for 14-day isolation period
ST-BERNARD-DE-LACOLLE, Que. - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says that as of tomorrow all asylum seekers entering Quebec from the United States at Roxham Road will be temporarily ho...
Mar 19, 2020
Saskatchewan reports four new COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 20
Saskatchewan has recorded four new presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the province's total so far to 20. One of those was in Southend in the north and related to the first case reported there on ...
Mar 19, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
McPhail calls for reduced business hours, uniplex preparations as COVID-19 spreads
La Ronge Coun. Jordan McPhail didn't find support at a regular town council meeting Wednesday when he sought to change the hours of restaurants, liquor establishments and retail stores among other COV...
Mar 19, 2020 Coun. Jordan McPhail didn't find any support for the motion. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Moguls king Mikael Kingsbury says another winning season his strongest yet
Mikael Kingsbury's moguls season was short, but sweet. The Canadian won seven of 10 World Cups, and finished second in the other three, to claim the men's season title for a record...
Mar 19, 2020
Los Angeles Rams release running back Todd Gurley
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Rams have released Todd Gurley, their superstar running back with a massive contract and a troubling injury history. The Rams made the move Thursday, several minutes befo...
Mar 19, 2020
Families of Canadians in Peru look for answers in face of flight cancellations
Parents in Canada whose children are stuck in Peru following border closures are anxiously waiting for any concrete information on how to get their kids home. Amit Konorty's son, Jacob, 24, ...
Mar 19, 2020
Canadians in Hong Kong settle in to new life under the cloud of the coronavirus
OTTAWA - Karen Grepin's family arrived in Hong Kong six months ago to start a grand adventure in a new country after she took a job as a professor of public health at the University of Hong Kong. They...
Mar 19, 2020
NewsAlert: Manitoba government cuts some taxes, sets money aside for emergencies
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is keeping a tight leash on spending and delaying some promised tax cuts as the province prepares for the economic effects of a stock-market plunge and COV...
Mar 19, 2020
Inside the week that has left the NBA and NHL shut down
It has been just one week. That's all. Just one full week since Utah Jazz centre Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19, just one full week since the NBA became the first of the North American pro s...
Mar 19, 2020