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Nations's capital trying to keep crowds from cherry blossoms
WASHINGTON - As signature cherry blossom trees go through peak bloom in the nation's capital, officials in the District of Columbia are resorting to mass street closures to keep large crowds away in t...
Mar 22, 2020
Joyce Milgaard, tireless activist mother of wrongfully convicted son, dies
TORONTO - Joyce Milgaard, who spent decades fighting tirelessly for the exoneration of her wrongfully convicted son, David Milgaard, has died after a lengthy illness, his brother said on Sunday. Milga...
Mar 22, 2020
Blue Jays Shapiro says players, staff have not needed testing for COVID-19
Toronto Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro says none of the team's players or staff have had symptoms that warranted being tested for COVID-19. Shapiro spoke to media Sunday afternoon on a confe...
Mar 22, 2020
Rand Paul is 1st senator to report positive test for virus
WASHINGTON - Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul says he has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus. The Republican is the first member of the Senate to report testing positive. He said i...
Mar 22, 2020
Merkel in quarantine after doctor tests positive for virus
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into quarantine after being informed that a doctor who administered a vaccine to her has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Merkel's spokesman s...
Mar 22, 2020
Spanish opera singer Plácido Domingo has coronavirus
MADRID - Spanish opera singer Plcido Domingo said Sunday that he's infected with the coronavirus. The 79-year-old Domingo said in a post on his personal Facebook account Sunday that "I feel it is my m...
Mar 22, 2020
Erin O'Toole latest to call for delay in Conservative leadership vote
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Erin O'Toole is adding his voice to the chorus of people calling for the June 27 vote to be delayed. O'Toole, a former cabinet minister and current...
Mar 22, 2020
The latest numbers of COVID-19 cases in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:19 a.m. ET on March 22, 2020: There are 1,385 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ British Columbia: 424 ...
Mar 22, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 10:55 a.m. Conservative leadership candidate Erin O'Toole is calling for the race to be suspended. O'Toole is the l...
Mar 22, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Self-isolated NFL players engage in group chats, workouts
Tennessee Titans offensive tackle Dennis Kelly has been hunkered down with his family in the Indianapolis area since the birth of his third daughter a month ago. He has been self-isolating before the ...
Mar 22, 2020