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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 May 1, 2020: There are 53,236 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 27,538 confirme...
May 01, 2020
China likes Canada's 'cool head' amid U.S. 'smears' over COVID-19, says envoy
OTTAWA - China's envoy in Ottawa says that while the United States is "smearing" his country over COVID-19, the People's Republic appreciates Canada's "cool-headed" co-operation on battling the pandem...
May 01, 2020
Day 3 of search for 5 Canadian service members after helicopter crashes into sea
OTTAWA - The search for five Canadian service members enters the third day today after a helicopter crashed off the coast of Greece during a NATO training mission. Chief of the defence staff Gen. Jona...
May 01, 2020
Lives Lost: Virus silences angelic voice of WWII evacuee
LISBON, Portugal - After Adolf Hitler annexed his native Austria and Allied bombs laid waste to Vienna, Hannelore Cruz travelled to Portugal without her parents as a refugee from hunger, cold and post...
Apr 30, 2020
B.C. Lions trade up to take linebacker Williams with first overall pick in draft
TORONTO - The B.C. Lions ensured Jordan Williams began his CFL tenure with a bang. The Lions opened the CFL draft Thursday night by moving up from No. 3 to first overall in a trade with the ...
Apr 30, 2020
Queen and Adam Lambert honour global COVID-19 'Champions'
LONDON - Queen and singer Adam Lambert have a message for workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 fight: "You Are the Champions." Brian May, Roger Taylor and Lambert recently gathered virtually to re...
Apr 30, 2020
Wet'suwet'en agree to deal with government over rights and title
SMITHERS, B.C. - Hereditary chiefs who oppose a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia say they will sign an agreement with the federal and provincial governments that affirms their ti...
Apr 30, 2020
Former NHL player Georges Laraque tests positive for COVID-19 virus
Former NHL player Georges Laraque has tested positive for COVID-19. The 43-year-old Laraque made the announcement on social media Thursday alongside a photo of himself in a hospital gown. The vet...
Apr 30, 2020
The Daily with LNN – April 30, 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 30, 2020 Lethbridge News Now
Wolfpack miss out on British government emergency loan to prop up rugby league
The British government is providing 16 million pounds ($28.1 million) to "safeguard the immediate future" of rugby league, which has been grounded by the global pandemic. But funds from the emergency ...
Apr 30, 2020