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LESSONS FROM HISTORIC RESPONSE TO 1918-1919 FLU PANDEMIC CAN OFFER INSIGHTS FOR CANADIANS FACING COVID19 TODAY
The lessons from Canada's historic response to the 1918-1919 Spanish Flu pandemic offer important and timely insights for Canadians looking for ways to cope with the current COVID-19 outbreak and pote...
Apr 01, 2020
Supply-line disruptions could cause Canadian drug shortage
OTTAWA - The deputy minister of Health Canada says the COVID-19 pandemic will likely lead to shortages of drugs and medical devices that treat other conditions. A lack of medications to fill ordinary ...
Apr 01, 2020
Police confirm arrest in triple-homicide case
Prince Albert Police have confirmed a lone male suspect has been arrested in connection to a triple-homicide investigation.The bodies of two adults, and a seven-year-old boy were found late Sunday aft...
Apr 01, 2020 Three bodies were discovered last Sunday at this house on MacArthur Drive. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Fundraisers set up to help families after P.A. triple homicide
As the unsettling news of last weekend's triple-homicide continues to sink in for the community, financial support has been pouring in for the families of the victims.According to police, the bodies o...
Apr 01, 2020 A photo taken of Denis Carrier and Sandra Henry, with their grandson Bentlee. (Submitted photo/ Sherry McLennan)
Wimbledon cancelled for 1st time since WWII because of virus
Wimbledon was cancelled on Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, the first time since World War II that the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament won't be played. The All England Club announced...
Apr 01, 2020
Troops await word on quarantine location upon return from Ukraine
OTTAWA - Canadian troops returning from Ukraine this month have not been told whether they will allowed to quarantine at home or be forced to spend the two weeks somewhere else. The 200 troops first d...
Apr 01, 2020
Liberals must provide clarity, not more confusion on wage subsidy: Scheer
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says confusion over who is eligible for the government's promised wage subsidy must be cleared up. Scheer says the legislation as written - and hastily passe...
Apr 01, 2020
'Signs of hope:' Scientists say ocean ecosystems can be restored within 30 years
We've saved the whales, at least some of them. Now, scientists say, we have a chance to save the rest of the life in oceans by expanding what's already happening around the globe. "A lot of us have ch...
Apr 01, 2020
Survey: US manufacturing slides in March
WASHINGTON - American manufacturing slid last month for the first time since December, dragged down by economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak. The Institute for Supply Management, an associati...
Apr 01, 2020
Wimbledon cancelled for 1st time since WWII because of virus
Wimbledon was cancelled on Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, the first time since World War II that the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament won't be played. The All England Club announced...
Apr 01, 2020