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CanadaApr 28, 2020

COVID-19 numbers improving, Trudeau says, but too soon to life restrictions

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says in many parts of Canada the COVID-19 curve has flattened.He says that's the bottom line of new federal modelling data being released today.But he says while the measures taken so far to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus are working, Canadians can't let up.He says a coming national framework for easing up on some of those measures is based on ensuring COVID-19 can be contained.Trudeau says six million surgical masks will be shipped to the provinces and territories this week.He says 100,000 face shields are also on the way soon.Trudeau says ensuring wor
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CanadaApr 28, 2020

Kenney offers support to Fort McMurray as floods chase people from downtown

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he toured the damage caused by flooding in Fort McMurray and the province is ready to help.He and Environment Minister Jason Nixon went to northern Alberta on Monday afternoon.The city's entire downtown is under an evacuation order due to high water caused by spring ice breakup on the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers.Northern Lights Regional Health Centre and the nearby Grayling Terrace neighbourhood are exempt from the order.More than 5,000 people have registered at two evacuation centres and the municipality says that number is expected to grow because about
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CanadaApr 28, 2020

Canada: 48,500 COVID-19 cases and 2,707 deaths

There are 48,500 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 24,982 confirmed (including 1,599 deaths, 5,517 resolved) Ontario: 14,856 confirmed (including 892 deaths, 8,525 resolved) Alberta: 4,696 confirmed (including 75 deaths, 1,664 resolved) British Columbia: 1,998 confirmed (including 103 deaths, 1,137 resolved) Nova Scotia: 900 confirmed (including 24 deaths, 509 resolved) Saskatchewan: 365 confirmed (including 5 deaths, 288 resolved) Manitoba: 261 confirmed (including 6 deaths, 205 resolved), 11 presumptive Newfoundland and Labrador: 258 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 219 resol
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CanadaApr 27, 2020

Federal officials warning Canadians recovered from COVID-19 against thinking they may be immune to the respiratory illness

Federal officials are warning Canadians who have recovered from COVID-19 against thinking they may be immune to the respiratory illness. While there has been talk in some countries of doling out ``immunity passports'' to those who have had the illness, Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the science around immunity is still unknown. Tam says it's expected that those who have had the illness have some type of immunity, but exactly how strong it is and how long it lasts still needs to be determined. Tam says public-health officials across the country are working to better
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CanadaApr 27, 2020

COVID-19: 198 residents and 95 staff reported positive in 10 licensed and unlicensed seniors' facilities in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is reporting 27 new cases of COVID-19, pushing the number of confirmed cases to 900. Health officials say 12 people are currently in hospital with three of those patients in intensive care. A total of 24 people have died as a result of contracting the virus, with the majority of the deaths occurring in nursing homes. The province says 10 licensed long-term care homes and unlicensed seniors' facilities have cases of COVID-19, involving 198 residents and 95 staff.
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CanadaApr 27, 2020

424 new COVID-19 cases, 57 new deaths reported in Ontario

Ontario is reporting 424 new COVID-19 cases, and 57 new deaths. That brings the total of cases in the province to 14,856, a 2.9 per cent increase over Sunday's total, continuing several days of lowering growth rates. Ontario's total number of cases includes 892 deaths and 8,525 resolved cases. In long-term care information that comes from a separate database there were 17 more deaths in the previous day and there are now outbreaks in 150 homes.
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CanadaApr 27, 2020

Survey shows half of Canadians who participated say their mental health has worsened due to the COVID-19

A new survey released today shows half of Canadians who participated report their mental health has worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study by the Angus Reid Institute aims to shed light on how the economic uncertainty and social distancing measures brought on by the pandemic have affected the psychological well being of Canadians. It says that when asked to describe their primary feelings in recent weeks, 44 per cent of respondents said they're worried, 41 per cent said they're anxious and 30 per cent said they're bored. But a third, 34 per cent also said they're grateful.
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CanadaApr 27, 2020

Quebec Premier thanked thousands of people, including Olympic medal winner Joannie Rochette and football player Laurent Duvernay-Tardif

Quebec Premier Francois Legault is announcing 84 more COVID-19 deaths in the province, for a total of 1,599. There are also 875 new cases, for a total of 24,982. Legault says the COVID-19 situation is largely under control with the exception of long-term care centres, where 75 of the 84 new deaths originated. He thanked the thousands of people who have submitted CVs to work in the facilities, including Olympic medal-winning figure skater Joannie Rochette and Super Bowl-winning football player Laurent Duvernay-Tardif.
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CanadaApr 27, 2020

Ontario: Restrictions introduced because of the COVID-19 pandemic will be eased in three stages

Ontario says its plan to ease restrictions introduced because of the COVID-19 pandemic will happen in three stages, though the steps unveiled today contain few specifics or timelines. Stage one in the framework published today could include opening select workplaces, opening parks, allowing for more people at certain events such as funerals and having hospitals resume some non-urgent surgeries. Stage two could include opening more businesses, more outdoor spaces, and allowing some larger public gatherings. Stage three would include having all workplaces open and further relaxing rules on publ

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CanadaFeb 27, 2026

Police seek second suspect in fatal Brampton shooting; Canada-wide warrant issued

Peel Regional Police homicide investigators are asking for the public’s help locating a second suspect wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Brampton last summer. In a news release, police say two men entered a residence near Castlemore Road and Humberwest Parkway on Aug. 19, 2025, where two people were shot. One victim died at the scene. The second person was taken to hospital with gunshot wounds and later released. In October 2025, police arrested 24-year-old Dilpreet Singh of Brampton and charged him with first-degree murder. Investigators have now identified a second suspect as 2
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RCMP investigating vehicle and mailbox vandalism in Nanaimo

Police in Nanaimo are appealing for witnesses after a vehicle and several community mailboxes were vandalized overnight earlier this week. According to the Nanaimo RCMP, officers responded to reports of damage in the 900 block of Old Victoria Road on the morning of February 25. A newer model Tesla that had been parked on the roadway was found with deep scratches across the hood and side panels, along with a shattered windshield. Investigators also discovered several Canada Post community mailboxes located a short distance away had been torn from their concrete base. Police say it is not yet cl
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CanadaFeb 27, 2026

Canada’s Economy Contracts in Fourth Quarter of 2025 as Annual Growth Slows

Canada’s economy recorded a contraction in the final three months of 2025, defying earlier expectations of stable growth, according to new data released by Statistics Canada on Friday. The federal agency reported that real gross domestic product declined at an annualized rate of 0.6 per cent in the October to December quarter. Economists had anticipated little to no change during that period. The slowdown was attributed in part to weaker residential investment and lower inventory rebuilding by manufacturers. Statistics Canada said companies met demand by drawing down existing inventories ins
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BCFeb 27, 2026

Vancouver Police seek witnesses after pedestrian struck in hit and run

Vancouver Police are investigating a hit and run collision that left a 39-year-old woman injured in the Downtown Eastside earlier this week. The incident happened around 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday at the intersection of East Hastings Street and Columbia Street. Police say the woman was crossing the street when she was struck by a black Kenworth dump truck pulling a trailer. She was taken to hospital and remains in stable condition. According to Const. Megan Lui of the Vancouver Police Department, the driver continued westbound after the collision and may not have realized a pedestrian had been hi
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IndiaFeb 27, 2026

Delhi court acquits Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia in excise policy case, CBI to appeal

A Delhi trial court has acquitted former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in the Delhi excise policy case, ruling that the prosecution failed to establish the charges beyond reasonable doubt. In its order, the court said the Central Bureau of Investigation did not present sufficient evidence to substantiate allegations linked to the now-scrapped liquor policy. The judge observed that serious criminal charges require strong and credible proof and cannot be based on assumptions. The case centred on alleged irregularities in the formulation and