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Most abiding by COVID-19 rules, back fines, arrests of those who aren't: Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests most Canadians are doing what they're told to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and would support harsher measures to punish those who aren't. Of the 1,590 adults survey...
Mar 31, 2020
COVID-19 silver lining: experts predict innovation in medicine, education, remote work
MONTREAL - Despite years of discussions between politicians and doctors, the Quebec government couldn't find a way to pay its general practitioners for phone and video consultations wit...
Mar 31, 2020
Canadians asked to wash mailboxes, keep dogs at bay, to ensure safe mail delivery
OTTAWA - The union representing Canada Post employees is asking Canadians to disinfect their mail boxes to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. And the post office itself is asking Canadians with dogs...
Mar 31, 2020
Hope floats: Alberta town ravaged by flood rolls out parade float for COVID-19
HIGH RIVER, Alta. - A parade float parked on a downtown street in High River, Alta., seems strangely out of place in a world dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. But longtime Mayor Craig...
Mar 31, 2020
China state media reports 19 people killed in forest fire
BEIJING - Nineteen people have died while fighting a raging forest fire in southwestern China and reinforcements were sent to fight the blaze and evacuate nearby residents, officials and state media r...
Mar 30, 2020
What'sHappeningNOW March 30, 2020
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with Reporter Alison Sandstrom about a creative surprise birthday party.
Mar 30, 2020
Friends creatively celebrate local teen's birthday together, while staying apart
Family and friends of a local high school student found a way to figuratively come together to give her a birthday surprise, despite social distancing protocols.Sarah Szell, 19, organized around a doz...
Mar 30, 2020 Sarah (left) and Bria Szell (right) pose on their family's driveway surrounded by birthday messages for Bria. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
B.C. court considers ways to deliver Meng decision in socially distant manner
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court is considering creative ways to deliver a decision in an extradition hearing for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou as a global pandemic restricts travel and ga...
Mar 30, 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...
Mar 30, 2020
CFL postpones training camps in response to COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - The CFL postponed the start of training camps Monday due to the COVID-19 pandemic."The ongoing global pandemic and the resulting directives issued by various governments make it unsafe to pr...
Mar 30, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
