Among the 2,400 passengers stranded off the California coast on a cruise ship carrying at least 21 people infected with coronavirus, few people aboard likely have more to lose than Kari Kolstoe, a retiree from North Dakota with stage-4 cancer. Kolstoe, 60, said she and […]
Some Lethbridge residents with disabilities have concerns about annual individual assessments of their provincial self-managed care, resulting in funding cuts. MLA Shannon Phillips is hearing about it first hand. Phillips says four constituents tell her this year’s questionnaire is longer, with more invasive questions. Her […]
(Reuters) – Two former presidential rivals endorsed Joe Biden on Friday in the latest sign that the Democratic establishment is coalescing around the former vice president to stop the candidacy of Bernie Sanders, who ratcheted up attacks on his rival ahead of crucial contests next […]
On Toronto’s 186th birthday, a new poll by Myseum of Toronto suggests Torontonians want to know more about the city’s Indigenous history. Toronto was incorporated as the City of Toronto on March 6, 1834, but before European settlers arrived here, Canada’s largest city was home […]
The Nova Scotia Health Authority announced Friday that patients with upcoming appointments at the QEII’s Halifax Infirmary cardiology clinics and diagnostics will soon be contacted with location change details for their clinic or diagnostic appointment. The NSHA said notifying patients will continue over the weekend. […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has created a special envoy for Africa’s Sahel region, a State Department spokesman said on Friday, to counter rising violence from groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State which are expanding their foothold. Envoy Peter Pham, started his […]
Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs say Premier John Horgan wasn’t truthful when he said the province had no control over the RCMP before Mounties enforced an injunction against pipeline opponents in northern British Columbia last month. The chiefs have jointly released a letter with the B.C. Civil […]
A Moncton pianist won’t be travelling to Taiwan to perform later this month after his tour was put on hold due to COVID-19 concerns. Roger Lord, who is also a professor at Université de Moncton, admits he’s disappointed the tour had to be postponed. The […]
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Twenty-one people aboard a cruise ship that was barred from docking in San Francisco have tested positive for coronavirus, U.S. officials said on Friday, as half a dozen states reported their first cases of the fast-spreading respiratory disease. Vice President […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is weighing tax relief for airline, cruise and travel industries to help such companies cope with a growing coronavirus outbreak that has dried up bookings, a source familiar with the plan said on Friday. The move, which could include […]
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