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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on March 26, 2020: There are 3579 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. - Quebec: 1339 confirmed (including 6...
Mar 26, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern):5:10 a.m.The City of Pitt Meadows, B.C., is asking for tax deferrals and financial supports from the province.Mayor Bill Dingwall, a...
Mar 26, 2020 Photo courtesy Canadian Press
AP sources: US to indict Venezuela's Maduro, aides
MIAMI - The Trump administration will announce indictments against Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and members of his inner circle for effectively converting Venezuela's state into a criminal enterprise at...
Mar 26, 2020
Pandemic response must uphold human rights, avoid discrimination: B.C. commissioner
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's human rights commissioner is urging policy-makers, employers, landlords and service providers to keep human rights principles at the core of their response to the C...
Mar 26, 2020
Pandemic response must uphold human rights, avoid discrimination: B.C. commissioner
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's human rights commissioner is urging policy-makers, employers, landlords and service providers to keep human rights principles at the core of their response to the C...
Mar 26, 2020
Tokyo Olympics: Looking for a new date for opening, closing
TOKYO - The Tokyo Olympics need new dates for the opening and closing ceremonies in 2021. Nothing much can get done until those dates are worked out by the International Olympic Committee, the Japanes...
Mar 26, 2020
Judge: Tekashi 6ix9ine probably belongs at home, not jail
NEW YORK - The judge who sentenced the rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine to prison said Wednesday he would have ordered home confinement instead if he had known about the coronavirus in December. U.S. District J...
Mar 26, 2020
Global pandemic postpones this year's glitzy Tony Awards
NEW YORK - With Broadway shuttered amid the coronavirus pandemic, producers of the annual Tony Awards have postponed this year's celebration of American theatre. The show was originally scheduled for ...
Mar 26, 2020
Will Smith says he’s humbled by rapper’s tribute music video
LOS ANGELES - Will Smith says he was "humbled and honoured" after rapper Joyner Lucas released a tribute song honouring his career work. Lucas released the music video for his track "Will" on Monday. ...
Mar 26, 2020
Supreme Court to revisit Ontario's decision to cut the size of Toronto council
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will look at the legality of Ontario's decision to slash the size of Toronto's city council. Two years ago, Ontario Premier Doug Ford passed legislation midway thr...
Mar 26, 2020