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The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 8:40 a.m. Hamilton police say they've charged a teenage fast-food employee after she allegedly faked a doctor...
Mar 27, 2020

Service Canada offices to shutter for in-person services over COVID-19 concerns
OTTAWA - The federal government is shutting down the network of in-person Service Canada centres over COVID-19 concerns.Some of the offices, such as one tucked inside Ottawa's city hall, have already ...
Mar 27, 2020 Service Canada - The Canadian Press

British Prime Minister Johnson tests positive for virus
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Johnson's office says he was tested after showing mild symptoms, Downing St. says Johnson is self-isolating a...
Mar 27, 2020

Canadian swimmer Markus Thormeyer feels free and fast after coming out
Fear of the unknown was holding Markus Thormeyer back in the pool. When the Canadian swimmer told teammates he was gay, the walls he'd built up came down and Thormeyer felt liberated to swim fast...
Mar 27, 2020

'The value of a statistical life' and tiptoe through Dutch tulips; In The News for March 27
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 27 ... COV...
Mar 27, 2020

Hold the elevator? How to stay safe in close quarters during COVID-19
It's becoming an increasingly ambiguous scenario: the elevator door opens and someone is already inside. Do you go in, or do you wait for the next one? Public health officials have been urging Canadia...
Mar 27, 2020

Canadian family rides out COVID-19 pandemic on remote tropical island
TORONTO - A Canadian family on a round-the-world trip plans to ride out the COVID-19 pandemic on a remote tropical island in the South Pacific despite the risk of dengue fever. Emmanuel Samoglou, his ...
Mar 27, 2020

Leaders detail concerns about COVID-19 impacts on Indigenous populations
OTTAWA - Indigenous leaders from across Canada say they are worried supports promised by the federal government to help First Nations, Inuit and Metis deal with the fallout of COVID-19 might not do en...
Mar 27, 2020

Conservatives suspend party's leadership race citing COVID-19
OTTAWA -- The Conservative party is suspending its leadership race in the face of the ongoing crisis caused by COVID-19.The June 27 election date has been shelved, with the leadership organizing commi...
Mar 26, 2020

Service Canada offices to shutter for in-person services over COVID-19 concerns
OTTAWA - The federal government is shutting down the network of in-person Service Canada centres over COVID-19 concerns.This includes the Service Canada centre in Red Deer located at 4901 46 Street.So...
Mar 26, 2020