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Canadian Forces close colleges and training centres to fight COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Canadian military is closing its colleges, recruit school and training institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those include the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont., and the Colle...
Mar 24, 2020
Alberta confirms second COVID-19 death
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The provincial government says there are now two people in Alberta who have died of COVID-19.According to Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw, this patient was a woman i...
Mar 24, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)
Online meeting: Indigenous health managers to discuss response to COVID-19
Hundreds of Indigenous health managers from across Canada are to meet online Wednesday to discuss how to prepare for the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their communities. The Assembly of Firs...
Mar 24, 2020
Taylor Swift's publicist takes aim at Kim Kardashian in feud
LOS ANGELES - The Kanye West and Taylor Swift public beef has reignited again with the ongoing feud now involving his wife and Swift's publicist. Swift's publicist, Tree Paine, fired back Monday night...
Mar 24, 2020
Mets star Noah Syndergaard to have Tommy John surgery
NEW YORK - Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard has a torn elbow ligament and needs Tommy John surgery that will keep him out of action this year. New York medical director Dr. David Altchek will operate Thu...
Mar 24, 2020
Canadian women's soccer coach looks to reset preparation for Tokyo Olympics
The COVID-19 outbreak has forced Canada Soccer staff to think outside the box in looking after their players scattered around the globe. The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to 2021 poses a lot more...
Mar 24, 2020
Panthers release quarterback Cam Newton
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Cam Newton era is over in Carolina, as the Panthers released the 30-year-old quarterback after nine seasons. The move became a mere formality after the Panthers made it clear las...
Mar 24, 2020
Six-time Super Bowl champ Brady looking forward, not behind
TAMPA, Fla. - Tom Brady says one day he'll have time to reflect on a historic 20-year stint with the New England Patriots. Right now, the six-time Super Bowl champion and newest member of the Tampa Ba...
Mar 24, 2020
Quebec prosecutor's office clears provincial police chief after probe
Quebec's director of criminal and penal prosecutions says there will be no charges against the head of the provincial police force. But Chief Martin Prud'homme will have to wait before he's permitted ...
Mar 24, 2020
Community spread of COVID-19 in Canada now equal to those from travel
OTTAWA, ON - Canada's Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam says, overall in Canada, an equal number of Canadians who have tested positive for COVID-19 contracted the virus from travel and from...
Mar 24, 2020 Canada's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Theresa Tam. (Supplied by The Canadian Press)