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Fake test kits and other COVID online scams play on public anxiety: fraud centre
VANCOUVER - The new coronavirus has spawned an increase in online and telephone crime, targeting anxious Canadians who are self-isolating at home in front of their computers, experts sa...
Apr 2, 2020
A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID-19
COVID-19 has sickened thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed more than 100. Here are the stories of some of those who have lost their lives: Shawn Auger HIGH PRAIRIE, Alta. - Shaw...
Apr 2, 2020
Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Medical officers of health and Canada's chief public health officer are encouraging people to wash their hands, giv...
Apr 2, 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. ET on April 2, 2020: There are 9,729 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 4,611 confirmed (in...
Apr 2, 2020
Feds asked to automatically approve veterans' claims backlog amid COVID-19 fears
OTTAWA - One of Canada's largest veterans' organizations is urging the federal government to automatically approve roughly 44,000 outstanding applications for disability benefits to help injured veter...
Apr 2, 2020
Feds amplify stay-home message as cost of compensating for financial loss mounts
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers are expected today to amplify their message that Canadians have a duty to stay home, even as the massive cost of compensating them for doi...
Apr 2, 2020
Royal Canadian Legion branches adapt to support veterans during pandemic
TORONTO - Royal Canadian Legion branches are adapting their services to support veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic, even as the national organization warns financial pressures could ...
Apr 2, 2020
Pakistan court overturns conviction in death of Daniel Pearl
KARACHI, Pakistan - A Pakistani court Thursday overturned the murder conviction of a British Pakistani man found guilty of the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street journalist Daniel Pearl. Instead, th...
Apr 2, 2020
New Orleans jazz patriarch Ellis Marsalis dead at 85
NEW ORLEANS - Ellis Marsalis, jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical family that includes famed musician sons Wynton and Branford, has died. He was 85. New Orleans Mayor LaToya C...
Apr 1, 2020
Words to remember: Canadian newsmakers have their say on COVID-19
A look at some of the top quotes from across Canada on Thursday in relation to COVID-19: "If we all stopped moving for two weeks and nobody talked to anybody for two weeks and we all just staye...
Apr 1, 2020