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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on April 30, 2020: There are 51,596 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 26,594 confi...
Apr 30, 2020

Parliamentary budget officer weighs costliest federal emergency aid programs
OTTAWA - Canadians will get an update today on two of the costliest emergency aid programs the federal government has initiated to help them weather the COVID-19 crisis. The parliamentary budget offic...
Apr 30, 2020

Memo says California governor will order all beaches closed
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Gavin Newsom will order all beaches and state parks closed Friday after tens of thousands of people flocked to the seashore last weekend during a heat wave despite his stay-a...
Apr 29, 2020

John Bolton book again delayed, this time to June 23
NEW YORK - John Bolton's book has again been delayed, according to listings on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble, both of which say "What Happened In the Room" has been pushed back from May 12 to June...
Apr 29, 2020

Blood Reserve confirms first case of COVID-19
STANDOFF, AB. -- While other areas of the South Health Zone have been reporting COVID-19 cases on and off for the past month, the Blood Reserve had so far accomplished a stellar response and escaped t...
Apr 29, 2020 Blood Tribe Chief Roy Fox

The Daily with LNN – April 29, 2020
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere.The Daily is LNN's podcast-style news update, detailing some of the local, regional, and national stories we have been working on....
Apr 29, 2020 Lethbridge News Now

Ice jam intel: How the Athabasca River ice buildup is flooding Fort McMurray
Ice jams can stretch for kilometres, reach several metres in height and cause rivers to rise in a matter of hours, says one river ice expert. An ice dam roughly 25 kilometres long&...
Apr 29, 2020

CPL joins CFL in asking Ottawa for financial assistance during pandemic
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League has joined the Canadian Football League in asking the federal government for financial assistance during the global pandemic. The eight-team pro soccer league has...
Apr 29, 2020

Low oil prices to remain long after COVID crisis, driving Alberta's deficit to $20-billion
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says a global oil glut means Alberta's main industry will be dealing with low prices for a year or longer after the COVID-19 pandemic abates.Kenney says reduced demand ...
Apr 29, 2020 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. (The Canadian Press)

RCMP bid to be more transparent a work in progress, media experts say
OTTAWA - The fervent and sometimes frustrating quest for details of a Nova Scotia gunman's deadly rampage has rekindled concerns about the RCMP's traditional reticence concerning major criminal probes...
Apr 29, 2020