CANADA
Supreme Court won’t hear man’s appeal of sentence over mother’s death
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of a Winnipeg man who hoped to challenge an order to spend more time in jail for leaving his mother on a floor for weeks until she died. Ronald Siwicki’s 89-year-old mother,…
Tighter COVID-19 restrictions likely to exacerbate already grim jobs toll
TORONTO — An already grim economic and employment toll looks set to worsen Thursday as governments and health authorities further tighten already tight restrictions on people and businesses aimed at curbing the viral spread of COVID-19.…
Ottawa owes less than feds calculated in First Nations child welfare case: PBO
OTTAWA — Canada's parliamentary budget officer says Ottawa will have to pay up to $2.9 billion in compensation to First Nations children and families torn apart by an underfunded child welfare system — a figure that is half the amount…
Osler Foundation to raise $1 million for COVID-19 response
April 1, 2020, BRAMPTON— William Osler Health System Foundation (Osler Foundation) is committing to raise $1 million for William Osler Health System’s (Osler) novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response. The Health Care Heroes campaign was…
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WORLD
U.S. Coast Guard rules cruise ships must stay at sea with sick onboard
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Plans to get nearly 250 Canadians off the MS Zaandam and its sister ship, the MS Rotterdam, were still in doubt Wednesday morning despite assurances from U.S. President Donald Trump. The U.S. Coast Guard has…
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‘Signs of hope:’ Scientists say ocean ecosystems can be restored within 30 years
We've saved the whales, at least some of them. Now, scientists say, we have a chance to save the rest of the life in oceans by expanding what's already happening around the globe. "A lot of us have chronicled ocean depletion over the…
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Trudeau ‘proud’ of Canadian response to COVID-19 as U.S. caseload soars
WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump slowly comes to grips with his country's grim prognosis for COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau conceded Monday he's taking a measure of comfort from early signs that the caseload in Canada is on…
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