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Decade-long health care battle draws to a close today in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - A constitutional challenge by a doctor who argues patients should have the right to pay for private care if the public system leaves them waiting too long is expec...
Feb 28, 2020
Timeline of COVID-19 cases in Canada
Public health officials say 14 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus have been diagnosed in Canada so far, with seven cases reported in Ontario and seven in British Columbi...
Feb 28, 2020
Ontario confirms seventh coronavirus case; man had travelled to Iran
TORONTO - Ontario now has seven confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, with the three most recent patients all having recently travelled to Iran. The outbreak of the virus known as COVID-19 began i...
Feb 28, 2020
Suspect charged with first-degree murder in death of 13-year-old Quebec girl
ST-JEROME, Que. - A 51-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the violent death of a teenage girl who was found by the side of a road in Quebec's ...
Feb 28, 2020
The latest on protests across Canada in support of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs
Here is the latest news on protests across Canada over a natural gas pipeline project in British Columbia (All times Eastern): 12:30 p.m. ET The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake is proposing that it...
Feb 28, 2020
B.C. couple in South Korea say country is paralyzed by fear of new coronavirus
Courtney McCann was used to giving lectures in her classroom, not receiving them at her local convenience store. But the sight of her ill-fitting mask turned the tables as she was browsing the near-de...
Feb 28, 2020
Whitefish to stand again for NDP in Sask Rivers
New Democrats for the Saskatchewan Rivers constituency have chosen their candidate for the 2020 provincial election.Lyle Whitefish, who ran for the NDP in the constituency last election, won a contest...
Feb 28, 2020 Lyle Whitefish, right, pictured with leader Ryan Meili, was nominated by the Saskatchewan NDP in the Saskatchewan River constituency Thursday evening. (Facebook/Saskatchewan New Democrats)
Death toll rises to 24 from Delhi riots during Trump trip
NEW DELHI - At least 24 people were killed and 189 injured in three days of clashes in New Delhi that coincided with U.S. President Donald Trump's first state visit to India, with the death toll expec...
Feb 28, 2020
Virus fears keep guests trapped in sunny 'luxurious prison'
MADRID - They signed up for a bit of a beach holiday to break up the winter. Instead, hundreds of holidaymakers, mainly from northern Europe, are set for a two-week lock-down as a result of an outbrea...
Feb 28, 2020
Trump urges calm even as US reports worrisome new virus case
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that a widespread U.S. outbreak of the new respiratory virus sweeping the globe isn't inevitable even as top health authorities at his side warne...
Feb 28, 2020
