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CanadaApr 25, 2020

43,888 COVID-19 cases in Canada, 2,302 deaths reported so far

There are 43,888 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 22,616 confirmed (including 1,340 deaths, 4,724 resolved) Ontario: 13,519 confirmed (including 763 deaths, 7,087 resolved) Alberta: 4,017 confirmed (including 72 deaths, 1,397 resolved) British Columbia: 1,853 confirmed (including 98 deaths, 1,114 resolved) Nova Scotia: 850 confirmed (including 16 deaths, 392 resolved) Saskatchewan: 341 confirmed (including 4 deaths, 280 resolved) Manitoba: 252 confirmed (including 6 deaths, 174 resolved), 11 presumptive Newfoundland and Labrador: 256 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 199 resolv
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BCApr 25, 2020

35 workers at a poultry in Vancouver have now tested poitive, new figures of COVID-19 in BC reported

Thirty-five workers at the United Poultry plant in Vancouver have now tested positive for COVID-19. That's up from 29 and in addition to two cases at a sister plant in Coquitlam. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix say in a joint statement that 10 cases of the virus in B.C. have been connected to the Kearl Lake project near Fort McMurray, Alta. Seventy-eight inmates and staff have also tested positive at the Mission Institution in the Fraser Valley. The province is reporting four more deaths, for a total of 98 deaths, and 29 new cases. The province has a
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BCApr 25, 2020

The BC legislature will be lit in red tonight to honour the 22 victims killed in Nova Scotia

The BC legislature will be lit in red tonight to honour the 22 victims who died in a killing rampage in Nova Scotia last weekend. A virtual vigil for the victims will be livestreamed on Facebook this evening since large gatherings are banned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The BC government says it stands in mourning with all Nova Scotians. Premier John Horgan says in a tweet that he is also wearing red today to show he is standing with the families in mourning.
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CanadaApr 25, 2020

Nova Scotia remembers: An online vigil with tributes and music honouring the 22 people who died

An online vigil with recorded tributes and music honouring the 22 people who died in a tragic rampage began Friday with a fiddle performance from the massacre's youngest victim. Nova Scotia residents spent the week gathering recorded tributes from public figures, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier Stephen McNeil and Governor General Julie Payette. Nova Scotia fiddler Natalie MacMaster recorded herself playing along with a video of 17 year old Emily Tuck performing the waltz ``In Memory of Herbie MacLeod,'' uploaded to Facebook a month before she was killed with her mother and fa
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CanadaApr 24, 2020

Government is promising wage subsidies for businesses that hire students this summer in Manitoba

The Manitoba government is promising wage subsidies for businesses that hire students this summer. Premier Brian Pallister says the government will pay half of eligible wages, up to $7 per hour, to a maximum of $5,000 per student aged 15-29. Each employer can get the subsidy for a maximum of five students, and the money will be paid out after summer ends. Pallister says the subsidy should help businesses hurt by the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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CanadaApr 24, 2020

Dr. Theresa Tam recites a poem of three children, calling their mother a hero

Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam says more than 2,000 people have died from COVID-19 and more than 643,000 tests have been administered, with over 6.5 per cent of people testing positive. Tam says she wants to recognize the work of health care workers who are going the extra mile to care for COVID-19 patients, especially those working in long-term care centres, where numerous outbreaks have caused many illnesses and deaths. She highlighted the story of Michelle, a nurse in Nova Scotia who was recently reassigned to work a nursing home and has decided live in a hotel to keep her fam
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BCApr 24, 2020

Flood warning issued for a river near Prince George

A flood warning has been issued for a river near Prince George, B.C., after it rose nearly 35 centimetres in a day. The B.C. River Forecast Centre, which assesses water supply, flood risk and predicts flows in provincial waterways, upgraded the warning for the Chilako River early Friday. It says the river and its tributaries southwest of Prince George are expected to continue to rise, possibly into the weekend. The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George issued evacuation orders late Thursday for 40 properties on part of Upper Mud River Road near the Chilako River, 30 kilometres southwest of
CanadaApr 24, 2020

"All clear" after investigation of reports of shots fired in two Halifax suburbs

RCMP have given the all clear after investigating reports of shots fired in two Halifax suburbs. The police say they extensively searched the area and found no evidence of shots having been fired. They say they will continue to patrol the area.
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CanadaApr 24, 2020

23 new cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, no new deaths reported

Nova Scotia is reporting 23 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 850. Health officials say 11 people are currently in hospital with three of those patients in intensive care. The province reported no new deaths on Friday and has registered a total of 16 deaths. Officials say 392 people have now recovered and their cases of COVID-19 are considered resolved.

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RCMP investigating five suspicious brush fires near Shuswap Lake amid extreme wildfire danger

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