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China's new virus cases fall again, deaths now exceed 1,100

The number of new cases of COVID-19 in China dropped for a second straight day, raising hopes the epidemic of the new coronavirus may be peaking. Chinese health officials report the outbreak has infected about 45,000 people and k...

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Renowned Indian Journalist Ravish Kumar on Sver Wala Show: NRIs need to start asking relevant questions

Magsaysay Award winning journalist Ravish Kumar joined Vijay Saini in Sver Wala Show this morning.He said that Non Resident Indians (NRIs) living in Canada need to start asking relevant questions from Indian politicians when they visit and hold stadium-size events here.Kumar alleged that the BJP-led Indian government is treating Muslims the same way the Congress-led government treated Sikhs in 1984. ...

Cruise ship barred by 4 governments set to dock in Cambodia

The operators of a cruise ship that was barred from docking by four governments say it will finally land and disembark passengers in Cambodia. Thailand had said it would not allow the MS Westerdam to dock at a Thai port after it had already been turned away by the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan. The ship has been unwelcome because of fears that those aboard could spread COVID-19, the new viral disease that originated in China. Holland America Line says no cases of the disease have been confirmed among the more than 2,200 passengers and crew on board. The ship is due to arrive in Sihanoukville,...

Trudeau in Senegal for final African stop of UN Security Council campaigning

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Senegal, Africa for an official visit that will test his commitment to gender equality with one of Canada's closest francophone partners.He was greeted at the airport near last night Dakar by Fo...

Throne speech overshadowed by pipeline protests

British Columbia's NDP government used today's throne speech to list its accomplishments since coming to power two-and-a-half years ago, but it is also touting new funding supplements for children and youth in care that are comin...

Former federal health minister Jane Philpott has a new job

Former federal health minister Jane Philpott has a new job. She will lead the faculty of health sciences at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. Philpott represented the Ontario riding of Markham Stouffville from 2015 until last year's federal election. The former politician made headlines last year when she resigned from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet over the SNC Lavalin affair. ...

Trudeau misses deadline for disclosing private interests to ethics commissioner

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has run afoul of federal ethics rules yet again, this time missing the deadline for filing a financial disclosure statement with the ethics commissioner. Every MP is required to file a disclosure sta...

Blockades may close 'significant' parts of rail network

Canadian National Railway Co. says it will be forced to close ``significant'' parts of its Canadian network unless blockades impeding its rail lines are removed. CN has halted more than 150 freight trains since Thursday evening, when demonstrators set up blockades in British Columbia and Ontario in solidarity with opponents of the Coastal GasLink pipeline project that crosses the traditional territory of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation in northwestern British Columbia. ...

Provincial health officer says four people with coronavirus in B.C. doing well

British Columbia's provincial health officer says four people diagnosed with the novel coronavirus are doing well in isolation and would be cleared of the illness after two negative tests, 24 hours apart. Dr. Bonnie Henry says the individuals in the Vancouver region are being monitored by health professionals and three of them are living in a home with others. She says those who are ill have been instructed to sleep in separate areas of the house, wear masks, not to share food and utensils, and to wash surfaces that could be infected with the virus. Henry says 371 people in the province have ...