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GoFundMe goal doubled thanks to generous support for Northern Sask.
On Thursday a GoFundMe campaign with a $15,000 goal launched to help get food and supplies to people in La Loche.By Friday night, overwhelming support allowed organizers to dream bigger - doubling the...
May 10, 2020
Canadian military postpones, curtails numerous overseas missions due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is postponing the deployment of a warship and surveillance aircraft to help enforce United Nations' sanctions against North Korea because of the COVID-19 pandemic. T...
May 10, 2020
P.C. Party questions government zoning off of the north
The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is calling for the provincial government to review its policy of blocking off the north.The party's leader Ken Gray said in a media release that his ...
May 10, 2020
Another Cargill plant closes after COVID-19 outbreak
CHAMBLY, Que. - A Cargill meat-processing plant south of Montreal is closing temporarily after at least 64 workers tested positive for COVID-19, marking the second time the company has experienced an ...
May 10, 2020
Amid coronavirus news, many need to step away
NEW YORK - Heidi Van Roekel makes instructional art videos for YouTube when coronavirus news overwhelms her. Bill Webb takes his boat out. Stacy Mitchell searches her TV for something - anything - to ...
May 10, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 11 a.m. A Cargill meat-processing plant south of Montreal is closing temporarily after at least 64 workers tested positiv...
May 10, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:51 a.m. ET on May 10, 2020: There are 67,996 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 36,986 confirmed (in...
May 10, 2020
A big-city orchestra salvages a student's cancelled recital
Devastated after her graduate recital was cancelled due to coronavirus concerns, Brooke Mead nearly gave up. Faced with recording the concert alone, at home, the 23-year-old viola student stopped prac...
May 10, 2020
'Go back to the old way:' First Nations return to land during COVID-19 pandemic
First Nations leaders who have called on their communities to return to the land to find food during the COVID-19 pandemic are also seeing people reconnect with their traditions. "The blood of the Den...
May 10, 2020
Fort McMurray homeowners clean up as insurance questions linger after flooding
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Cora Dion's voice echoes as she films a video showing what's left in the basement of her home in downtown Fort McMurray after several days of flood cleanup. The couch and c...
May 10, 2020
