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Curiosity Club: 'Is anyone using the COVID Alert App?'
For our new series Curiosity Club, paNOW has asked you, our readers, to guide our reporting by telling us what you're wondering about. In this edition, we'll answer a question from a Facebook user who...
Apr 04, 2021
Canada's COVID-19 case count surpasses one million
Canada has recorded more than a million cases of COVID-19 since the virus arrived in the country more than a year ago. The national tally inched past the bleak threshold on Saturday when British Colum...
Apr 04, 2021
Indonesia boat collision kills 2 fishermen, 15 missing
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A collision between a cargo ship and a fishing boat killed at least two fishermen and left 15 missing off Indonesia's main island of Java, officials said Sunday. The fishing boat ...
Apr 04, 2021
Guardians of Edehzhie: Protecting the land during the pandemic
There was a time last year when the guardians of Edehzhie would head out on the land in the Northwest Territories and worry what their communities might look like when they returned. That was when COV...
Apr 04, 2021
First Nation Chiefs say new training program should help improve oral health equity
A new dental therapy program is expected to have a significant impact in meeting the needs of the dental workforce and patients' access to care on First Nations in the province.The Northern Inter-Trib...
Apr 04, 2021
Singing hymns through masks, Christians mark pandemic Easter
VATICAN CITY - Christianity's most joyous feast day was celebrated worldwide with faithful sitting far apart in pews and singing choruses of "Hallelujah" through face coverings on a second Easter Sund...
Apr 04, 2021
Northern Ireland police appeal for calm after violent unrest
LONDON - Police in Northern Ireland have appealed for calm after officers were attacked and cars were set on fire during a second night of unrest. Three cars were hijacked and set on fire Saturday nig...
Apr 04, 2021
Myanmar anti-coup protesters launch 'Easter egg strike'
YANGON, Myanmar - Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar, adept at finding themes to tie together protests nationwide, took to the streets holding painted eggs in a nod to the Easter holiday on Sunday. In...
Apr 04, 2021
Europe ramps up vaccinations as virus haunts Easter holidays
PARIS - The main stadium in the French city of Lyon opened as a mass vaccination centre during Easter weekend, and thousands of people spent the holiday lining up for injections elsewhere in France as...
Apr 04, 2021
Jordanian prince's criticism put kingdom's allies in bind
JERUSALEM - Jordan's allies on Sunday rallied around King Abdullah II after his half-brother unleashed unprecedented public criticism of how the country is run, complaining of corruption and lack of f...
Apr 04, 2021
