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Asian celebs work to combat racist attacks amid pandemic
NEW YORK - Actress Olivia Cheng was recently volunteering in Vancouver when she says she witnessed a man drive up to an elderly Chinese woman, roll down his window and yell, "This is your fault!" befo...
Apr 28, 2020
Winfrey, Roberts to appear in global virus relief livestream
LOS ANGELES - Oprah Winfrey, Julia Roberts and former President George W. Bush will be among 200 star-studded participants in a 24-hour global livestream event. The Call to Unite event will kick off F...
Apr 28, 2020
House of Commons sitting today and the PPE supply; In The News for April 28
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 28 ... ---...
Apr 28, 2020
Canadians divided over making COVID-19 vaccine mandatory: Poll
OTTAWA - While researchers across the planet race to find a vaccine for COVID-19, a new poll suggests Canadians are divided over whether getting it should be mandatory or voluntary. The poll conducted...
Apr 28, 2020
Doctors say they see little progress on improving PPE supply: survey
OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association says a new survey of its members found that most have not seen an improvement in the supply of personal protective equipment in the last month. Getting v...
Apr 28, 2020
RCMP to boost social media mining for threats ranging from disease to shootings
OTTAWA - Canada's national police force wants a digital tool to harvest data from a sweeping variety of online sources to provide early information on threats such as disease outbreaks ...
Apr 28, 2020
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer looks for answers in return of House of Commons
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party is poised to press the government on numerous issues during a modified version of a House of Commons sitting today. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he's looking ...
Apr 28, 2020
Local restaurants feel squeezed by delivery apps' commission fees
VANCOUVER - Restaurants struggling to survive during the COVID-19 crisis have turned to take-out and delivery, but the fees charged by food-delivery companies are eating away their bottom line, s...
Apr 28, 2020
38 COVID-19 cases in La Loche area as elder death is confirmed
Community leaders and health officials have offered an update on the COVID-19 outbreak in La Loche and area that has claimed the life on an elder and has infected almost 50 people. 11 of the 12 new ca...
Apr 27, 2020 (Village of La Loche/Facebook)
Physical distancing a challenge for the blind in Saskatchewan
Keeping a proper social distance of two metres is not so simple for people who are blind or partially sighted.Ashley Nemeth is a Saskatchewan advocate for the blind community and for the Canadian Nati...
Apr 27, 2020 Ashley Nemeth and her guide dog. (Ashley Nemeth/Submitted)