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New York state reports more than 1,700 previously undisclosed COVID-19 deaths

New York state is now reporting more than 1,700 previously undisclosed COVID-19 deaths at nursing homes and adult care facilities, raising the total in the homes to more than 4,800. Exactly how many nursing home residents have di...

Dr. Theresa Tam: Canada is monitoring children for signs of the inflammatory syndrome known as Kawasaki disease

Canada's chief public health officer says the daily increase of COVID-19 cases in Canada has slowed to about three per cent. Dr. Theresa Tam says that trend, coupled with statistics showing the percentage of tests coming back pos...

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Quebec Premier: 11,200 workers are absent from the health-care network

Quebec is announcing 118 new COVID-19 deaths compared with the prior day, for a total of 2,398. The province is also recording another 794 positive cases of COVID-19, for a total of 33,417 confirmed cases. Quebec Premier Francois...

B.C. Wildfire Service interactive wildfire app provides timely fire data

The B.C. Wildfire Service is launching its new wildfire app, aimed at providing consistent, accurate and timely information about wildfires when they occur.A statement from the wildfire service says the app can provide real-time wildfire information and an interactive map that can be customized to display specific data.It could include everything from current fire danger ratings, active fires and evacuation orders or alerts to BC Parks closures and advisories or closures listed on DriveBC, the province's website providing road conditions.The map can also be customized to provide a ``near me''...

Trudeau pledges $252M for COVID-19 aid to agri-food sector

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising a $252 million aid package for Canada's agriculture and food industries in the COVID-19 pandemic.He says $77 million of that will go to measures to keep workers in food processing safe w...

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Single car crash kills driver on Sea-to-Sky Highway near Squamish

One man has died in a single-vehicle crash along a section of British Columbia's Sea-to-Sky Highway just south of Squamish.RCMP say the crash happened midday Monday and involved a black BMW coupe.The driver, a man in his 20s, was airlifted from the scene with critical injuries and died in hospital.Traffic was tied up for hours and police say an investigation could take some time to complete.They want to speak to anyone who may have seen the car or have dashcam video of it as it travelled north between Horseshoe Bay and Squamish.All northbound traffic was rerouted into one of the southbound la...

Case filed against Punjabi pop singer Sidhu Moose Wala, five cops

A criminal case has been filed against Punjabi pop singer Sidhu Moose Wala and five police personnel, after a video showing him shooting at a firing range went viral on social media. Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta has also ordered the im...

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COVID-19: Positive cases in Canada surpass 60,000

There are 60,772 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 32,623 confirmed (including 2,280 deaths, 7,578 resolved) Ontario: 17,923 confirmed (including 1,300 deaths, 12,505 resolved) Alberta: 5,836 confirmed (including...

Surrey RCMP: A tip from the public led to the seizure of illegal drugs, weapons and cash in Newton

Surrey RCMP say a tip from the public led to the seizure of a stash of illegal drugs, weapons and cash. Police say a month-long investigation led to the execution of a search warrant at a home in Newton last Tuesday. Officers sei...