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Sing Green Is the Colour to Wash Your Hands
COVID-19 can be spread by touching surfaces with the virus on it and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes before washing your hands. While it is not yet known exactly how long COVID-19 lives on surf...
Apr 06, 2020

British Open cancelled until '21 as golf schedule reworked
The British Open will not be played this year for the first time since 1945, with the R&A choosing to play golf's oldest championship next year at Royal St. George's and move the 150th Open at St....
Apr 06, 2020

Wisconsin moves ahead with election, awaits Supreme Court
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin moved forward Monday with plans to hold in-person voting for its presidential primary on Tuesday amid the coronavirus pandemic with help from National Guard members staffing ...
Apr 06, 2020

Gould, aid groups discuss helping world's poorest with $100M funding boost
OTTAWA - Days before Canada announced more than $100 million in new foreign aid to fight COVID-19, a federal minister and a leading aid advocate said the country can't afford to scrimp on its overseas...
Apr 06, 2020

Humboldt Broncos bus crash anniversary recognition plans change due to COVID-19
The City of Humboldt is still recognizing the second anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, despite the restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.The City has announced that they and t...
Apr 06, 2020 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 7 a.m. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canadian passengers on the Coral Princess cruise sh...
Apr 06, 2020

New federal aid and COVID-19 survival instinct; In The News for April 6
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 6 ... COVI...
Apr 06, 2020

Japan PM to declare state of emergency as early as Tuesday
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says that he will declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as Tuesday to bolster measures to fight the coronavirus outbreak,...
Apr 06, 2020

As COVID-19 triggers survival instinct, unwise decisions can result
MONTREAL - When a Quebec couple recently travelled to the far reaches of Yukon in a bid to escape the novel coronavirus, only to be turned away, it seemed a textbook case of pandemic-generated pa...
Apr 06, 2020

First COVID-19 case in James Smith Cree Nation
James Smith Cree Nation has its first confirmed case of COVID-19.A public notice signed by Chief Wally Burns was sent to community members on Sunday, April 5. It said the individual was tested on Frid...
Apr 05, 2020 Stores that are still open, like pharmacies, have taken extra precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic.