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MILWAUKEE • Wisconsin voters faced long lines at limited polling locations yesterday, as the state’s presidential primary and local elections moved ahead despite mounting fears about the coronavirus outbreak in the US. Outside Riverside High School in Milwaukee – where officials were forced to close 175 of 180 normal voting sites due to a lack of poll workers – masked […]
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A chunk of land between 24th and 25th Street will be the site of a new downtown library. A Saskatoon Public Library (SPL) spokesperson confirmed Monday to Global News that it bought land at 321 2nd Ave. N. for roughly $9 million. Part of the land purchase is the former site of the Patricia Hotel and the other piece of […]
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Hamilton Public Health (HPH) reported 13 new cases of COVID-19 on April 7, bringing the city’s overall total of positive tests to 183. The city says 55 of the cases are connected to travel, while 42 indicate spread within the community. Nineteen people are in Hamilton hospitals receiving treatment for the disease: 12 at Hamilton Health Sciences facilities and seven […]
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US Navy Secretary Thomas Modly came under fire for insulting the captain of a coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier. Acting US Navy Secretary Thomas Modly offered his resignation after coming under fire for his handling of a crisis involving the captain of a coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier, US officials confirmed on Tuesday. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he had accepted Modly’s resignation offer […]
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Peterborough Public Health reported one new case of the novel coronavirus in its jurisdiction late Tuesday afternoon, bringing the Peterborough area’s overall total to 45 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by virus. In its daily situation report released at 4:40 p.m., the health unit reported the one new case following two consecutive days of 44 confirmed cases of […]
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In these uncertain times, Canadians are hungry for accurate, informative news. Armed with questions about coronavirus, citizens from coast to coast are searching for the best ways to keep themselves and their families safe. Amazon has partnered with Global News to do just that — provide live, 24/7 national and regional news and information to more Canadians as they navigate […]
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Alberta’s top trial judge says the justice system is working towards reducing a rising backlog of cases brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of measures have been taken to try to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, including suspending jury selections, jury trials and, more recently, all sittings. Now, only emergency or urgent matters are being heard, […]
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Waterloo Public Health says 22 more people within the region have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The new numbers, released during the agency’s daily update on Tuesday, push the total number of cases in the region to 207. The agency made some adjustments to what information is available to the public, and the new data now offers a chance […]
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Western University announced its launching a new $1-million research fund aimed at supporting COVID-19 pandemic research. In a statement released Tuesday, the university says the new catalyst fund is open to a “range of projects that will help build resilience and recovery from disease outbreaks, both now and beyond the current COVID-19 pandemic.” “The main focus here is to expand […]
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Residents at two long-term care homes in the Dartmouth area have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Ocean View Continuing Care Centre in Eastern Passage and Admiral Long Term Care Centre in Dartmouth have confirmed that residents in their facilities have tested positive. In a news release Tuesday, Admiral Long Term Care Centre said five employees and two residents have […]
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