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Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Medical officers of health and Canada's chief public health officer are encouraging people to wash their hands, giv...
Apr 03, 2020
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 April 3, 2020: There are 11,283 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 5,518 confirmed (including...
Apr 03, 2020
How doctors in Canada will decide who lives and dies if pandemic worsens
When there's only one ventilator but two patients who need it, how should a doctor decide who gets the chance to survive? Medical ethicists across the country are working to help frontline workers ans...
Apr 03, 2020
Researchers look at humidity as a weapon in the fight against airborne viruses
The ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic could get a boost if Canadians paid more attention to the relative humidity levels in public and private spaces, according to a growing body of internat...
Apr 03, 2020
Cardboard cutouts pose as guests for wedding amid COVID-19
DOWAGIAC, Mich. - Cardboard cutout wedding guests will make for a not-so-cookie-cutter wedding as a Michigan couple prepares to tie the knot during the coronavirus pandemic. After Amy Simonson and Dan...
Apr 02, 2020
Indigenous strategy launched to help communities access credible COVID-19 information
A new strategy developed in Saskatchewan, geared to Indigenous communities, is looking to provide credible, and easy to access information on the COVID-19 global pandemic."Protecting Our Home Fires" w...
Apr 02, 2020 "Protecting Our Home Fires" is a strategy geared to show Indigenous communities credible information amid the COVID-19 global pandemic. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Judge lets rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine go home, citing COVID-19
NEW YORK - Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was ordered immediately freed from a Manhattan federal lockup four months early Thursday by a judge who cited his asthma and the greater danger he would face behind b...
Apr 02, 2020
MMSA asking house league players to register now, even with softball activities suspended
Organizers of the Melfort Minor Softball Association (MMSA) are trying their best to make sure the COVID-19 pandemic doesn't have too much of an effect on the upcoming season.On Thursday, April 1, MMS...
Apr 02, 2020 The Melfort U14 Spirit team had plenty of success last season, including winning bronze at provincials, and then going to Quebec for Nationals later in the summer. (Facebook/Regina Minor Softball League)
Words to remember: Canadian newsmakers have their say on COVID-19
A look at some of the top quotes from across Canada on Thursday in relation to COVID-19: "It's kind of a done deal we're getting off this pleasure cruise." - Ottawa's Catherine McLeod, aboard a...
Apr 02, 2020
Muskoday First Nation closes borders due to COVID-19 pandemic
The Muskoday First Nation has officially closed its borders.According to a media release, as of March 30 band leadership implemented their Community Protection Law and Land Resolution. The law is mean...
Apr 02, 2020 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)