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Already stretched paramedic services crunched by COVID-19
OTTAWA - Paramedics across the country who were already working at capacity say they're being stretched by COVID-19 calls and the extra precautions that come with them. Paramedic Association of Canada...
Mar 24, 2020

CFL decides to postpone its 2020 global draft due to COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - The CFL postponed its 2020 global draft due to the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday. The draft was scheduled to be held April 16. It will now coincide with the opening of training camps. ...
Mar 24, 2020

Canadian athletes begin planning for, dreaming of, Tokyo 2021 Games
Canadian athletes quickly began recalibrating their lives Tuesday when the International Olympic Committee stated the Tokyo Games will be postponed until 2021. That development came less than 48 ...
Mar 24, 2020

TYH: Seasonal Allergies or COVID-19
Allergy season is here! I've suffered from seasonal allergies for as long as I can remember.I would try to ice my eyeballs with an ice pack to try and minimize the itch I felt, the itch that would mak...
Mar 24, 2020

India's prime minister decrees 21-day lockdown to curb virus
NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a "total lockdown" in the country of 1.3 billion people during a televised address Tuesday night, the most extensive stay-at-home order yet in...
Mar 24, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times eastern):-8:45 a.m.Ontario is expected to announce a temporary cut in hydro rates as many people work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic....
Mar 24, 2020 Photo courtesy Canadian Press

Trump's impatience with coronavirus measures continues to escalate
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump seems to be growing more impatient by the day with the economic fallout from U.S. efforts to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. Trump says via Twitter today...
Mar 24, 2020

Tories will support aid to Canadians, not Liberal 'power grab': Scheer
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says any conversation about new government powers should not get in the way of getting much-needed assistance out the door as Canadians struggle with the COV...
Mar 24, 2020

New home sales drop 4.4% in February
WASHINGTON - U.S. new home sales fell 4.4% in February with bigger declines expected in coming months as the coronavirus puts a major crimp on home sales. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that Feb...
Mar 24, 2020

Congress closing in on nearly $2 trillion virus aid package
WASHINGTON - Top congressional and White House officials say they expect to reach a deal Tuesday on a nearly $2 trillion measure aimed at easing the economic damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandem...
Mar 24, 2020