Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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Schools, businesses closed: Nunavut goes into territorywide lockdown today
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is shutting down for two weeks starting today to try to get cases of COVID-19 under control. All schools and non-essential businesses are closed, as are libraries, fitness c...
Nov 18, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:24 p.m. EST on Nov. 18, 2020:There are 311,110 confirmed cases in Canada._ Quebec: 127,233 confirmed (including 6,710 deaths, 108,625 r...
Nov 18, 2020
Capacity 'stretched' as Nunavut deals with rising COVID-19 cases: top doctor
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says capacity to deal with an outbreak of COVID-19 is "stretched," which is why the government has shut down the territory for two weeks to try...
Nov 17, 2020
Simple messages and coherent policy needed to clear up COVID confusion: experts
Simple, direct messaging from officials is necessary to clear up confusion about shifting public health restrictions amid skyrocketing COVID-19 infections in Canada, experts in health and communicatio...
Nov 17, 2020
Head of WHO praises Canada's anti-COVID response; warns vaccine won't be a panacea
TORONTO - Canada deserves praise for its efforts to fight COVID-19 both at home and abroad as well as for its commitment to public health, the head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. In...
Nov 17, 2020
Nunavut reports 34 new COVID-19 infections, more than doubling total cases
COVID-19 cases in Nunavut have more than doubled with 34 new infections. There are now 60 active cases in the territory. Nunavut's Health Department said Tuesday that an additional 26 cases have...
Nov 17, 2020
New Brunswick government crows about province's pandemic response in throne speech
FREDERICTON - Premier Blaine Higgs' government congratulated itself Tuesday for handling the COVID-19 pandemic better than most jurisdictions, saying in a throne speech that New Brunswick had received...
Nov 17, 2020
PM says military could help distribute COVID-19 vaccine, but Canada not there yet
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the military could play an integral part in rolling out COVID-19 vaccines across the country, though question marks remain around cost and distribution. As ...
Nov 17, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Nov. 17, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 8:25 p.m. Yukon has recorded another COVID-19 case, bringing the total in the territory to 25 since the pandemic started. Chief ...
Nov 17, 2020
COVID-19 crisis cascading in U.S. as presidential election drama recedes
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Every day, Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg joins the countless ranks of U.S. commuters still making their way to work in the national capital. In the city where she once worked as...
Nov 17, 2020
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Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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