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Doctors say governments should released as many inmates as possible amid COVID
VANCOUVER - Government medical professionals say Canada's jails and prisons don't meet with physical distancing guidelines for COVID-19 and they want as many inmates as possible to be releas...
Apr 07, 2020
Bettman raises chance of NHL not completing regular season
For the first time since halting play four weeks ago, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman raised the possibility Tuesday of not completing the regular season in order to squeeze in time to award the Stanley...
Apr 07, 2020
Northern health centres need help on PPE shortages
Health centres offering service to the 33 communities that make up the Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) are sounding the alarm bell about shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE)...
Apr 07, 2020 The William Charles Health Centre at Montreal Lake is one of 28 facilities in NITHA. (submitted photo)
World Athletics suspends Tokyo qualifying, which changes marathon landscape
TORONTO - Changes in Tokyo Olympic qualifying dates have Canada's marathoners rearranging their race calendars. World Athletics, the global governing body for track and field, announced Tuesday it was...
Apr 07, 2020
Dr. Donald: why the U.S. president keeps touting an unproven COVID-19 treatment
WASHINGTON - Americans and Canadians alike are used to seeing gauzy, pastel-coloured pitches for medicines, therapies and treatments on cable television. They're less accustomed to ...
Apr 07, 2020
Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe bingeing his own team during NHL pause
TORONTO - Sheldon Keefe doesn't have Netflix and hasn't seen "Tiger King." In fact, when the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs heard about the cringe-inducing-but-can't-look-away series,...
Apr 07, 2020
Canada failed to learn from past pandemics: health-care associations
OTTAWA - Health-care associations and unions say Canada has failed to learn vital lessons from past pandemics, and front-line workers are now paying the price. They gave their testimony to the House o...
Apr 07, 2020
Freedom means more this year: how the COVID-19 pandemic is changing Passover
OTTAWA - There's a question asked each year by Jews as they begin the Passover holiday: "Why is this night different?" It's asked as a way into the telling of the Passover story, an ancient tale ...
Apr 07, 2020
National Aboriginal Hockey Championships returning to Sask. in 2022
A national hockey tournament is coming to Saskatchewan after all.The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) has been informed the National Aboriginal Hockey Championship will be held at the...
Apr 07, 2020 The jerseys worn by Team Saskatchewan at the 2022 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships will pay tribute to first nations' veterans as well as missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. (Facebook. Ken Thomas)
What'sHappeningNOW April 7, 2020
Senior Reporter Nigel Maxwell speaks with News Director Glenn Hicks about legal proceedings between Star Diamond Corp. and Rio Tinto.
Apr 07, 2020
