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UK braces for more virus deaths; Johnson reported stable
LONDON - Britons braced Thursday for several more weeks in lockdown as Prime Minister Boris Johnson remained stable in a London hospital after three nights in intensive care for treatment of his coron...
Apr 09, 2020
Controls can keep Canadian COVID-19 deaths under 22,000, health agency says
OTTAWA - With strong control measures, the federal public health agency projects that 11,000 to 22,000 Canadians could die of COVID-19 in the coming months.The Public Health Agency of Canada says shor...
Apr 09, 2020
Virtual choir brings N.L. students together in song, with cameo from Trudeau
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A "virtual choir" has brought students across Newfoundland and Labrador, along with professional musicians and politicians, together in song during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Newfou...
Apr 09, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 8:10 a.m. Canada Goose Holdings Inc. is moving to increase its domestic production of personal protective equipmen...
Apr 09, 2020
Iraq appoints third PM-designate, after second withdraws
BAGHDAD - Iraq's intelligence chief was appointed the country's third prime minister-designate in just over a month Thursday after the resignation of the most recent candidate amid political infightin...
Apr 09, 2020
Researchers to study whether plasma of recovered patients can treat COVID-19
MONTREAL - Researchers from across Canada will collaborate on a vast clinical trial to study whether the plasma of recovered patients can be used to treat COVID-19. The study, the largest to date ever...
Apr 09, 2020
StatCan to detail March jobs and WHO on defensive; In The News for April 9
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 9 ... COVI...
Apr 09, 2020
People needing addiction services feeling 'abandoned' during pandemic
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's former provincial health officer says he has "grave concerns" about reduced services because of COVID-19 for people struggling with drug addiction,&n...
Apr 09, 2020
StatCan set to release March jobs numbers, and window on COVID-19 crisis
OTTAWA - Canada's national statistics agency is set this morning to release a snapshot of the labour force from March as the COVID-19 virus plunged the country into economic u...
Apr 09, 2020
'Heightened sense of anxiety:' Police increasingly face COVID-19 threats
The head of the Canadian Police Association says he is worried about the increasing number of COVID-19 threats officers face while responding to calls. "During this particular pandemic there is a...
Apr 09, 2020