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Astronauts on coping with COVID-19: plenty of routine, keep sight of big picture
MONTREAL - In David Saint-Jacques' line of work, physical distancing comes with the job. The Canadian astronaut spent 204 days aboard the International Space Station, returning last June after nearly ...
Mar 26, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Feds seeking lower credit-card interest rates over COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal government is asking banks and credit-card companies to lower interest rates on Canadians struggling financially because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sa...
Mar 26, 2020
Feds make 14-day quarantine for returning travellers mandatory
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has again re-iterated that some Canadians are not taking COVID-19 seriously and now says the 14-day isolation for returning travellers is mandatory. Under the Quarantine ...
Mar 26, 2020
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. on March 26, 2020: There are 3579 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. - Quebec: 1339 confirmed (including 6...
Mar 26, 2020
AP sources: US to indict Venezuela's Maduro, aides
MIAMI - The Trump administration will announce indictments against Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and members of his inner circle for effectively converting Venezuela's state into a criminal enterprise at...
Mar 26, 2020
Pandemic response must uphold human rights, avoid discrimination: B.C. commissioner
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's human rights commissioner is urging policy-makers, employers, landlords and service providers to keep human rights principles at the core of their response to the C...
Mar 26, 2020
Tokyo Olympics: Looking for a new date for opening, closing
TOKYO - The Tokyo Olympics need new dates for the opening and closing ceremonies in 2021. Nothing much can get done until those dates are worked out by the International Olympic Committee, the Japanes...
Mar 26, 2020
Judge: Tekashi 6ix9ine probably belongs at home, not jail
NEW YORK - The judge who sentenced the rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine to prison said Wednesday he would have ordered home confinement instead if he had known about the coronavirus in December. U.S. District J...
Mar 26, 2020
Global pandemic postpones this year's glitzy Tony Awards
NEW YORK - With Broadway shuttered amid the coronavirus pandemic, producers of the annual Tony Awards have postponed this year's celebration of American theatre. The show was originally scheduled for ...
Mar 26, 2020
Will Smith says he’s humbled by rapper’s tribute music video
LOS ANGELES - Will Smith says he was "humbled and honoured" after rapper Joyner Lucas released a tribute song honouring his career work. Lucas released the music video for his track "Will" on Monday. ...
Mar 26, 2020