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Provincial government adjusts K-12 Education Funding
K-12 education funding temporarily adjusted to match costMarch 28, 2020 Media inquiries With in-school classes cancelled indefinitely, funding for K-12 education is being temporarily adjusted to refle...
Mar 28, 2020 File
Ontario allows youth to remain in care after passing cut-off age during pandemic
TORONTO - Youth in Ontario's child welfare system who pass the cut-off age during the COVID-19 pandemic will remain in care, says a new moratorium issued by the province. That means the ...
Mar 28, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern); 4:15 p.m.Saskatchewan is reporting 30 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, and officials say there's been a large increase in cases con...
Mar 28, 2020
Brian's Custom Sports shifts to producing medical supplies to fight COVID-19
It only took a single text message for the sewing team at Brian's Custom Sports to join the fight against the spread of COVID-19. The goalie equipment manufacturer had been approached by Windsor-Essex...
Mar 28, 2020
Rosneft hands Venezuelan oil business to Russian state firm
MOSCOW - Russia's Rosneft oil company said Saturday that it's halting operations in Venezuela and selling its assets there to a company fully owned by the Russian government, a move apparently intende...
Mar 28, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2:15 p.m. on March 28, 2020: There are 5,416 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 2,498 confirmed (includ...
Mar 28, 2020
Second Colorado Avalanche player tests positive for COVID-19
DENVER - A second player on the Colorado Avalanche has tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced Saturday afternoon. The player is in self-isolation and all other Avalanche players and sta...
Mar 28, 2020
BoC drops key interest rate as part of quantitative easing
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Bank of Canada's drop in its key interest rate should grease the wheels of the national economy seized by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Medicine Hat investment advisor.O...
Mar 28, 2020
Trudeau says air, train travel to be denied for anyone with COVID-19 symptoms
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that as of Monday, boarding of domestic flights and trains will be denied to people showing any symptoms related to COVID-19.Trudeau made the announcement i...
Mar 28, 2020
Former Sen. Tom Coburn, known as a political maverick, dies
OKLAHOMA CITY - Former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma family doctor who earned a reputation as a conservative political maverick as he railed against federal earmarks and subsidies for the rich, ha...
Mar 28, 2020