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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 May 5, 2020: There are 60,772 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 32,623 confirmed (includi...
May 5, 2020
Feds to unveil emergency aid for agri-food sector hit hard by COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is expected to announce today significant, targeted financial support for farmers hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement will come just as some farmer...
May 5, 2020
Michael Phelps book tip helps Penny Oleksiak manage pandemic life
A Michael Phelps book recommendation resonates with Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak more than ever these days. Oleksiak has read Eckhart Tolle's "The Power of Now" multiple times since the A...
May 4, 2020
11 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, more recoveries in La Loche and surrounding area
There are a total of 98 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the La Loche area, with 16 recoveries.In a daily public health briefing on the local community radio station, La Loche mayor Robert St. Pierre wa...
May 4, 2020 (Submitted/(Northern Village of La Loche)
California governor says some business may reopen this week
YUBA CITY, Calif. - With more local governments moving ahead with their own plans for reopening, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday the state will begin gradually allowing clothing stores, ...
May 4, 2020
Ceremony planned for service members killed in helicopter crash
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is planning to hold a ramp ceremony Wednesday to honour the six service members who went down with a military helicopter that crashed off the coast of Greece, even t...
May 4, 2020 Crew members aboard HMCS Fredericton pay their respects to the fallen during the vigil for the deceased members of the CH-148 Cyclone accident on May 1, 2020 in this handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Canadian Armed Forces, Able Seaman Madison Cross
Source: CFL, CFLPA to resume talking about potential contingency plans
TORONTO - The CFL and CFL Players' Association are going to get back to talking. A league source said Monday the two sides have agreed to resume discussions on potential conti...
May 4, 2020
Stranger helps police nab vehicle vandal
Prince Albert police are crediting the help of a passerby, with the arrest Sunday of a man observed causing damage to a parked vehicle.The incident happened near sixth Ave. E and sixth St. E. Accordin...
May 4, 2020 Police and paramedics observed on scene Sunday night near sixth Ave. E and sixth St. E. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
China says faulty masks a 'contractual' matter that has been fixed
OTTAWA - The Chinese embassy in Ottawa claimed Monday that the one million faulty N95 masks that arrived in Canada from China last month were the result of a "contractual" issue that has now been...
May 4, 2020
Carlton High School basketball star nets scholarship
A Prince Albert Carlton Crusader senior will be heading to the Okanagan this fall after receiving a scholarship.Josh Guenther, has signed with the Okanagan College Coyotes of the Pacific Western Athle...
May 4, 2020 Josh Guenther. (photo/Louis Christ)
