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CanadaApr 28, 2020

Nova Scotia has 3 deaths reported at the Northwood long term care home in Halifax

Nova Scotia is reporting three more deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the province's total to 27. Health officials are also reporting 15 new cases of the virus bringing the total of confirmed cases to 915. The province says the newly reported deaths occurred at the Northwood long-term care home in Halifax, which has been hardest hit by the disease. There are 10 licensed long-term care homes and unlicensed seniors facilities in Nova Scotia with cases of COVID-19, involving 218 residents and 95 staff. Nova Scotia has registered 26,902 negative test results, while 522 people have recovered.
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CanadaApr 28, 2020

Ontario reports an increase of 3.5 per cent of COVID-19 cases

Ontario is reporting 525 new COVID-19 cases today, and 59 more deaths. That ends three consecutive days of declining numbers of new cases. The new provincial total of 15,381 cases is an increase of 3.5 per cent over the previous day's total and includes 951 deaths and 8,964 resolved cases. Hospitalizations went up, but the numbers of people in intensive care and on ventilators declined slightly.
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CanadaApr 28, 2020

83 new COVID-19 deaths in Quebec, total number rises to 1,682

Quebec is reporting 83 new COVID-19 deaths, bringing the provincial total to 1,682. The province is also reporting a total of 25,757 confirmed cases. Premier Francois Legault says while 1,625 people are in hospital, 94 are long-term care patients who have recovered but aren't being returned to their homes. Legault says while the number of deaths have risen in long-term care homes, other deaths remain largely stable in the province. He says that's why the government is moving ahead with a plan to restart the economy and reopen primary schools and daycares.
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CanadaApr 28, 2020

COVID-19 modelling shows curve flattening; up to 3,883 deaths by May 5

Federal forecasting data suggests that by May 5, as many as 3,883 people could die due to COVID-19.And by the same date, there could be as many as 66,835 cases in Canada.Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the initial models released on April 9 under-predicted the number of deaths in Canada.But she says with a large number of outbreaks occurring in long-term care homes, there has been a higher fatality rate.Dr. Theresa Tam says so far, 740,000 tests have been carried out, with about 20,000 people getting tested daily.Seven percent have tested positive.Tam says the new models are p
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CanadaApr 28, 2020

COVID-19 numbers improving, Trudeau says, but too soon to life restrictions

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says in many parts of Canada the COVID-19 curve has flattened.He says that's the bottom line of new federal modelling data being released today.But he says while the measures taken so far to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus are working, Canadians can't let up.He says a coming national framework for easing up on some of those measures is based on ensuring COVID-19 can be contained.Trudeau says six million surgical masks will be shipped to the provinces and territories this week.He says 100,000 face shields are also on the way soon.Trudeau says ensuring wor
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CanadaApr 28, 2020

Kenney offers support to Fort McMurray as floods chase people from downtown

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he toured the damage caused by flooding in Fort McMurray and the province is ready to help.He and Environment Minister Jason Nixon went to northern Alberta on Monday afternoon.The city's entire downtown is under an evacuation order due to high water caused by spring ice breakup on the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers.Northern Lights Regional Health Centre and the nearby Grayling Terrace neighbourhood are exempt from the order.More than 5,000 people have registered at two evacuation centres and the municipality says that number is expected to grow because about
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IndiaApr 28, 2020

Lorry driver on sanitisation mission against COVID-19

A lorry driver here has been voluntarily doing sanitisation work by spraying sodium hypochlorite liquid on roads and vehicles passing by since March 26. Raveendra Reddy from Gannavaram village in Krishna district believes that action speaks louder than words. He wants to pay back something to the society during the crisis of coronavirus. Reddy hired a tractor, bought a handgun for spraying purposes. He filled the tractor with sodium hypochlorite and started spraying the chemical on the streets of Gannavaram, and on the vehicles going on the streets. Thus, he became a part of the sanitisation w
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CanadaApr 28, 2020

Canada: 48,500 COVID-19 cases and 2,707 deaths

There are 48,500 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 24,982 confirmed (including 1,599 deaths, 5,517 resolved) Ontario: 14,856 confirmed (including 892 deaths, 8,525 resolved) Alberta: 4,696 confirmed (including 75 deaths, 1,664 resolved) British Columbia: 1,998 confirmed (including 103 deaths, 1,137 resolved) Nova Scotia: 900 confirmed (including 24 deaths, 509 resolved) Saskatchewan: 365 confirmed (including 5 deaths, 288 resolved) Manitoba: 261 confirmed (including 6 deaths, 205 resolved), 11 presumptive Newfoundland and Labrador: 258 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 219 resol
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BCApr 28, 2020

Crash near Merritt, has left a baby boy dead and his parents injured

A single vehicle crash near Merritt, B.C. has left a baby boy dead and his parents injured. RCMP say the crash happened on Highway 97C near Loon Lake Road on Saturday. Investigators say the sport utility vehicle with the family of three inside left the highway and rolled. The couple's infant son was thrown from the vehicle even though police say the baby was secured in an child seat. Police say both parents were wearing seatbelts and were injured in the crash. While the cause is under investigation, police say there's no evidence to suggest a criminal act contributed to the crash.

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CanadaJun 06, 2025

PM Carney defends decision to invite PM Modi to G7 summit

Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending his decision to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 Summit in Alberta later this month, as security officials investigate links between the Indian government and murder of a Canadian two years ago. Carney says that it makes sense to have India at the G7 table as one of the world's largest economies. The prime minister says the invitation was extended with a commitment to continued law enforcement discussions. Former prime minister Justin Trudeau said in 2023 that agents of the Indian government were linked to the murder of Sikh separatis
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CanadaJun 06, 2025

After WSO, NDP too condemn PM Modi's G7 invitation

On Friday, NDP critic for Public Safety and National Security Jenny Kwan and NDP critic for Foreign Affairs Heather McPherson expressed deep concern and solidarity with the Sikh community following Prime Minister Mark Carney’s inappropriate invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the upcoming G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta.“This decision is profoundly troubling and deeply hurtful to the Sikh community in Canada,” said Kwan. “It is unconscionable that the government would roll out the red carpet for Prime Minister Modi, whose regime has been directly implicated in
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IndiaJun 06, 2025

Bengaluru stampede case: Complaint filed against Virat Kohli

A complaint has been filed against cricketer Virat Kohli at the police station in India in connection with the stampede that took place outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on June 4. Social activist HM Venkatesh has held Kohli responsible for the accident in his complaint. 11 people died in this stampede. According to reports, no FIR has been registered against Kohli yet. So far, a case has been registered against Royal Challengers Bangalore, an event management company and the Karnataka State Cricket Association in this case and 8 officers including the Police Commissioner have be
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CanadaJun 06, 2025

World Sikh Organization of Canada Condemns Carney’s Invitation to Modi

The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) condemns Prime Minister Mark Carney's invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the upcoming G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta. The timing and nature of this announcement have caused outrage and pain within the Sikh community across Canada. On May 21, the WSO sent a formal letter to Prime Minister Carney urging him not to invite Prime Minister Modi (original letter follows below). WSO says, the letter detailed India’s well-documented campaign of transnational repression targeting Sikhs in Canada, including the 2023 assassination
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BCJun 06, 2025

B.C. gained 13,000 jobs in May

Diana Gibson, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation, has issued a statement on the release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for May 2025. Minister's statement “Now, more than ever, it’s critical for B.C. to focus on diversifying our economy and protecting jobs for British Columbians, and we are doing that work. “This week, we announced the launch of our ease-of-doing-business review, to continue the work to cut red tape, modernize our regulatory and permitting systems, and foster innovation, as we secure B.C.’s position as the engine of Canada’s new eco