Sarah Mills: Throne speech was a big moment for Canada - and King Charles
Sarah Mills says no monarch can ever surpass Queen Elizabeth II, but if there was moment to finally feel that King Charl...
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Walkers, grocery store customers courteous with physical distancing
DELTA, B.C. - Walkers offer a nod, a smile or a "hello" to each other but only after stepping aside to leave a wide berth on trails at a park they've escaped to in the age of physi...
Mar 31, 2020
COVID-19 silver lining: experts predict innovation in medicine, education, remote work
MONTREAL - Despite years of discussions between politicians and doctors, the Quebec government couldn't find a way to pay its general practitioners for phone and video consultations wit...
Mar 31, 2020
Officials warn of COVID-19's impact on vulnerable people, restriction extensions
Officials across Canada took further steps to help the country's most vulnerable people on Tuesday as signs emerged that COVID-19 will continue to affect daily life for months. On a day school shutdow...
Mar 31, 2020
Canadians asked to wash mailboxes, keep dogs at bay, to ensure safe mail delivery
OTTAWA - The union representing Canada Post employees is asking Canadians to disinfect their mail boxes to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. And the post office itself is asking Canadians with dogs...
Mar 31, 2020
B.C. court considers ways to deliver Meng decision in socially distant manner
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court is considering creative ways to deliver a decision in an extradition hearing for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou as a global pandemic restricts travel and ga...
Mar 30, 2020
Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Medical officers of health and Canada's chief public health officer are encouraging people to wash their hands, giv...
Mar 30, 2020
Words to remember: Canadian newsmakers have their say on COVID-19
A look at some of the top quotes from across Canada on Monday in relation to COVID-19: "There's some donors, deceased organ donors, and we're not sending teams to procure those organs. It'...
Mar 30, 2020
Vancouver Convention Centre picked for off site COVID-19 treatment centre
VICTORIA - Vancouver's waterfront convention centre is being prepared as a health facility in British Columbia's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Monday. The centre...
Mar 30, 2020
Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames announce temporary layoffs
The Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames have announced temporary staff reductions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The moves on Monday come with nearly all major sports leagues and...
Mar 30, 2020
Donated organs not being used as hospitals scale back transplants for COVID-19
OTTAWA - Transplant centres across the country have massively scaled back organ transplants as hospitals try to make sure they are able to accommodate COVID-19 cases. Living-donor surgeries have large...
Mar 30, 2020
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Murray Wood: Throne speech shows Canada is not an extension of the U.S.
Murray Wood takes a look at King Charles' throne speech, which he delivered in Ottawa on Tuesday to lay out the federal ...
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