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Actress-activist Shirley Douglas, daughter of medicare's Tommy Douglas, dies
TORONTO - Shirley Douglas, the impassioned Canadian activist and veteran actress who was mother to actor Kiefer Sutherland and daughter of medicare founder Tommy Douglas, has died....
Apr 05, 2020
‘Quite a shock:’ COVID-19 patient recounts experience at Christopher Lake snowmobile rally
Marg Clair never imagined helping out at a local snowmobile rally would lead to a close encounter with a global pandemic.Clair, 70, was one of the volunteers working the Lakeland Snowmobile Club Wilde...
Apr 05, 2020 Two people going for a snowmobile ride. File photo/CKOM Staff
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized with virus
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to a hospital with the coronavirus. Johnson's office says he is being admitted for tests because he still has symptoms 10 days after tes...
Apr 05, 2020
Bars, cannabis sector eligible for $40B credit program from government bank
TORONTO - Devastated bars and lounges as well as the country's hard-hit cannabis sector will have access to $40 billion in new credit being made available via the government's business bank durin...
Apr 05, 2020
18 more COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, four more in the North
Saskatchewan is reporting 18 more confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total up to 249. Of those, four new cases are in the North region-bringing its total up to 47. The Far North did ...
Apr 05, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab gives an update on COVID-19 results in the province. (Lisa Schick/CKOM News Staff)
Queen makes rare public speech in response to COVID-19 pandemic
WINDSOR, United Kingdom - Queen Elizabeth II addressed Great Britain, the Commonwealth, and the world in a rare speech calling for unity in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.Her Majesty The Queen addr...
Apr 05, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2:31 p.m. on April 5, 2020: There are 15,425 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 7,944 confirmed (includ...
Apr 05, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 2:10 p.m. Canada is increasing its international aid to help stop COVID-19 by more than $100 million. International Devel...
Apr 05, 2020
Ex-Gander mayor disappointed in lack of U.S.-Canada co-operation during pandemic
GANDER, N.L. - Former Gander, N.L., Mayor Claude Elliott knows a thing or two about co-operation between Canada and the United States in a crisis - and he's not liking what he's seeing during the COVI...
Apr 05, 2020
Canada looking to disinfect used masks, Tam asks they not be thrown away
OTTAWA - Canada's public health chief says hospitals should not throw away used masks and other protective equipment because experts are looking to see if they can be disinfected and reused. Dr. There...
Apr 05, 2020