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US unemployment applications are set to shoot up again
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government is poised Thursday to announce the latest alarming report on the layoffs that have been sweeping across the economy since the coronavirus outbreak struck hard last mon...
Apr 16, 2020
China delays pandemic warning and 'Canada Together: In Concert'; In The News for April 16
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 April 16 ... COV...
Apr 16, 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. EST on April 16, 2020: There are 28,379 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 14,860 confirmed...
Apr 16, 2020
Senior podcasters take on tech to stay connected with each other and the world
VANCOUVER - Podcasting seemed like a frightening technological venture for Sylvie Anderson before she "gave it a whirl" with a group trying to stay connected during the pandemic through...
Apr 16, 2020
Supreme Court to decide whether to hear appeal of La Loche shooter
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is to decide today whether it will hear an appeal from a young man who killed four people and injured seven others in a mass sho...
Apr 16, 2020
Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Canada's chief public health officer and her provincial counterparts are encouraging people to wash their hands, give ea...
Apr 16, 2020
Trudeau poised to announce more financial support for small businesses
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today more financial help for small businesses struggling to survive the COVID-19 pandemic that has brought much of Canada's ec...
Apr 16, 2020
Coronavirus: Hold music, noise wreck court hearing by phone
ATLANTA - It was a court hearing gone awry in the time of the coronavirus: Legal arguments in a lawsuit over gun carry licenses were repeatedly interrupted by hold music, background noise and failures...
Apr 15, 2020
Report: Halladay on drugs, doing stunts when plane crashed
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Baseball Hall of Famer Roy Halladay had high-levels of amphetamines in his system and was doing extreme acrobatics when he lost control of his small plane and nosedived into Ta...
Apr 15, 2020
Masella wins Raiders' Humanitarian of the Year
In his two and a half years as a Prince Albert Raider, Jeremy Masella did a lot more than just play hockey. For the second consecutive year, Masella won the Raiders' Travis Laycock Award as Humanitari...
Apr 15, 2020 Jeremy Masella did a lot for the Raiders on and off the ice. (Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff)
