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Libertarians debate: How to respond to coronavirus pandemic?
NEW YORK – Steve Baker, one of the British parliament’s leading libertarians, was nearly in…
Quebec premier says 31 people have died at troubled long-term care home
A police investigation is underway at a private long-term care facility in western Montreal where…
Easter tornado threat poses safety dilemma during pandemic
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The threat of strong tornadoes and other damaging weather on Easter posed…
Are schools open? Governor, NYC mayor give different answers
NEW YORK – Governor and mayor locked horns again Saturday, this time over whether school…
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:01 p.m.…
Coronavirus ravages storied New Orleans Mardi Gras group
NEW ORLEANS – On Fat Tuesday, 51-year-old Cornell Charles was taking part in a storied…
Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave dies at age 25 after suffering brain bleed
TORONTO – The way Colby Cave’s personality could fill up a room is what Mark…
Concerns raised about COVID-19 quarantine rules for migrant workers
OTTAWA – Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is raising concern about temporary foreign workers arriving…
UN Mideast envoys urge warring parties to cease fighting now
TANZANIA, Tanzania – The United Nations envoys in Middle East hot spots urged all warring…
The week that was: Stories from the coronavirus saga
As coronavirus cases topped 1.75 million in the world during the past week — Holy…
British Columbians urged to avoid Easter travel as COVID-19 death toll climbs
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s top public health doctor called on residents to avoid travel and…
Changes coming to allow seasonal workers to apply for CERB: Qualtrough
OTTAWA – Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says the federal government is working on ways to…
Police: Miami officer handcuffed black doctor outside home
MIAMI – An internal investigation has been launched into why an African American doctor known…
93-year-old: The pandemic is what ales her
SEMINOLE, Pa. – A 93-year-old Pittsburgh-area woman is using the powers of the internet to…
Pope: Easter gives hope in our ‘darkest hour,’ despite fear
VATICAN CITY – Easter offers a message of hope in people’s “darkest hour,” Pope Francis…
Judge releases Michael Avenatti from jail over virus threat
LOS ANGELES – A judge has allowed Michael Avenatti to be temporarily freed from a…
Netanyahu rival seeks extension in Israel coalition talks
JERUSALEM – Benny Gantz, leader of Israel’s Blue and White Party, on Saturday asked the…
Chicago mayor takes hard line fighting coronavirus outbreak
CHICAGO – As large American cities try various strategies to keep people home to limit…
New Orleans archbishop takes to sky for coronavirus blessing
NEW ORLEANS – The archbishop of New Orleans sprinkled holy water from a World War…
Judge rules cities’ Affordable Care Act lawsuit can proceed
BALTIMORE – A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that a lawsuit by several cities…
6 hospitalized after shooting breaks out at California party
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – A shooting broke out at a party in central California, sending six…
‘We’re all in with our patients’: An ER doctor’s virus fight
NEW YORK – The call comes over the emergency-room loudspeakers: Sick patient. Everyone needed. The…
Key events in Canada since WHO declared the COVID-19 pandemic
Saturday marks one month since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Here…
Bangladesh executes killer of country’s independence leader
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Authorities in Bangladesh have executed a killer of the country’s independence leader…