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Trump emplanes for US after concluding India visit

Concluding his jam-packed maiden two-day visit to India, United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday night emplaned for his country from New Delhi. The US President participated in a host of engagements over the course of his...

13 deaths reported, Harsh Vardhan, Manoj Tiwari visit Delhi violence injured at GTB Hospital

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Tuesday visited Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital here to review the condition of people injured in violence in parts of North-East Delhi. Speaking to media, Vardhan informed that 81 people were admitted to the hospital on Monday and 69 on Tuesday. While a few of them have been discharged after treatment, others are being treated for their injuries. "On Monday, 81 patients arrived here and 69 on Tuesday. 13 deaths have occurred. Doctors told either they have been brought dead or in a critical condition. 30 to 40 per cent have gone b...

RCMP falsely reports child's death in vehicle crash in BC

The RCMP say they have mistakenly reported the death of a child in a crash near Kamloops, B.C. The Mounties issued a news release Monday saying a 47-year-old man and two children, ages eight and six, died following a crash on Highway 5A near Stump Lake on Sunday. In a correction issued Tuesday, Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says a five-year-old is still alive but remains in ``grave condition'' at a hospital in Vancouver. Shelkie says the update comes after further confirmation from health officials. She says police won't share further information about the child's medical status out of respect for the fa...

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Patty Hajdu: COVID-19 is spreading, Canadians have to be prepared for that

Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu says it's clear that COVID-19 is spreading around the world and Canadians have to be prepared for that. Currently there are 11 confirmed or presumptive cases of the virus reported in Canada, bu...

Six people arrested at Port of Vancouver blockade

Vancouver police say they arrested six people who refused to abide by a court order that prohibits the main entrance to the city's port from being blocked. Protesters arrived outside the port Monday afternoon and police say they reminded them of the injunction and asked them to leave prior to the arrests today. The injunction was granted to the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority on Feb. 9. Several people were taken into custody by police when a similar blockade was removed nearly three weeks ago. ...

Marc Garneau: CN and CP railways have been co-operating to move freight, despite the blockade

Transport Minister Marc Garneau says the CN and CP railways have been co-operating to move freight between Toronto and Montreal despite the blockade of a key CN track. That blockade has been taken down but rail service has yet to...

No new cases of a new coronavirus in BC, Dr. Bonnie Henry

B.C.'s provincial health officer says there are no new cases of a new coronavirus in the province since a seventh case was identified over the weekend. But she says all those who have been diagnosed with the flu-like respiratory ...

Marc Miller: communication has been challenging, but government closer to getting a meeting with chiefs

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says communication has been challenging, but he thinks government ministers are closer to getting a meeting with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs in British Columbia. That's as more rail blockades are springing up in Quebec and Ontario. Miller says the government is still working to find an agreement on the chiefs' demands that the RCMP leave their territory. On their way in and out of a cabinet meeting today, Miller and several other cabinet ministers maintained the position that rail blockades must come to an end. ...

All Canadians evacuated from Wuhan released from quarantine at CFB Trenton

Canada's top health official has released the final 195 Canadians and their families who were brought home from Wuhan, China after two weeks of observation for the novel coronavirus.All the Wuhan evacuees were quarantined at Canad...