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Erin O'Toole latest to call for delay in Conservative leadership vote
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Erin O'Toole is adding his voice to the chorus of people calling for the June 27 vote to be delayed. O'Toole, a former cabinet minister and current...
Mar 22, 2020
Parliament set to reconvene on Tuesday to pass COVID-19 measures
OTTAWA - The House of Commons will reconvene Tuesday to vote on measures to ease the burden of COVID-19 on individuals and businesses. Government officials say they've been working behind the scenes w...
Mar 22, 2020
The latest numbers of COVID-19 cases in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:19 a.m. ET on March 22, 2020: There are 1,385 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ British Columbia: 424 ...
Mar 22, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 10:55 a.m. Conservative leadership candidate Erin O'Toole is calling for the race to be suspended. O'Toole is the l...
Mar 22, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Self-isolated NFL players engage in group chats, workouts
Tennessee Titans offensive tackle Dennis Kelly has been hunkered down with his family in the Indianapolis area since the birth of his third daughter a month ago. He has been self-isolating before the ...
Mar 22, 2020
Global athletes group calls for postponement of Olympics
A worldwide group representing Olympic hopefuls is calling on the IOC to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until the coronavirus pandemic is under control. "As the world unites to limit the spread of Covid-...
Mar 22, 2020
Canadian scientists fight coronavirus pandemic on dozens of fronts
Public health officials across Canada and around the world are working flat out to test as many people as possible for the novel coronavirus. Srinivas Murthy is working to figure out how to help&...
Mar 22, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
FSIN wants Saskatchewan borders closed
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations wants Saskatchewan to close its provincial borders.In a media release on Saturday, the FSIN announced they are calling on Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe ...
Mar 22, 2020 (file photo/CKOM)
Golf Canada CEO Applebaum asks golfers to stay home during COVID-19 pandemic
When restrictions on public gatherings to combat the novel coronavirus lift, Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum knows his sport will be ready. Until then, he hopes that amateur golfers follow the...
Mar 22, 2020
Opposition must take different approach in COVID-19 fight, says Andrew Scheer
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the fight against COVID-19 means sheathing partisan swords. Scheer says while the job of the Opposition is to challenge the government, what t...
Mar 22, 2020