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Sask. woman questions extent of COVID-19 restrictions at mother's long-term care facility

A Saskatchewan daughter said her mom has been “confined” to her room at a government run health-care facility due to COVID-19. 



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Northern Sask. mayor calls for checkpoints restricting out-of-province travellers

Green Lake’s mayor says he wants to see further measures introduced to prevent people who aren't from Saskatchewan from travelling through his community as the region deals with the COVID-19 pandemic. 



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Restrictions for some nurses up north causing confusion: SUN

The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) is raising concerns about some nurses who volunteered for remote assignments being told they need to refrain from working elsewhere for at least 14 days if they’ve worked in Lloydminster or La Loche.



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Los Angeles Rams sign former CFL all-star kicker Lirim Hajrullahu

Former CFL kicker Lirim Hajrullahu signed with the NFL's Los Angeles Rams on Monday to potentially replace veteran Greg Zuerlein.



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Bengals tap Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow as 1st pick of 2020 NFL Draft

In this most unique of drafts, filled with technological concerns and even uncertainty when real football might return, there was one constant Thursday night: Joe Burrow.



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Patriots not drafting QB after Brady departure 'wasn't by design', says Belichick

New England head coach Bill Belichick said not taking a quarterback in the Patriots' first post-Tom Brady draft "wasn't by design."



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Canadian NFLer Duvernay-Tardif joining medical front line in Quebec

A Quebec-born Super Bowl champion is making the move from the offensive line to the medical front line.



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NFL planning to kick off full season as scheduled

The National Football League (NFL), the only major American sporting league so far largely unaffected by the coronavirus outbreak, says it is on course to begin its season on time in September.



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TransLink suspends service reductions, rescinds layoffs

TransLink is suspending the service reductions it planned for later this month and is rescinding layoff notices to around 1,500 employees.



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Vancouver to run 'micro-wedding' pilot project this summer

The space near City Hall will allow weddings celebrations with up to 10 people.



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B.C. government extends deadline on Victoria tent city closures

The province has extended the deadline for people to leave tent cities in Victoria until May 20. The original deadline was May 9 for campers to be out of Vancouver's Oppenheimer Park as well as Topaz and Pandora parks in Victoria.



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Boa constrictor, weapons seized from Oppenheimer park by Vancouver police

Vancouver police officers have seized an eight-foot boa constrictor and multiple weapons from a tent at the Oppenheimer park encampment in Vancouver.



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Vancouver police investigate child luring incident in Point Grey neighbourhood

Vancouver police are investigating an incident where a man attempted to lure a child to his car in the city’s West Point Grey neighbourhood on Wednesday.



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This is what a trip to the dentist could look like in B.C. when offices reopen

Dentists in B.C. are trying to figure out how they might reopen by May 19 as the province begins to loosen restrictions after flattening the infection curve during the COVID-19 pandemic.



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B.C. Liberals try to create 'new normal' of politics during COVID-19 recovery

In the middle of a pandemic, who wants to see politicians engage in traditional games of partisan finger pointing and over-the-top attacks?



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25 years later, Johnny Cash fan searches for lost photo with music legend

Twenty-five years after meeting Johnny Cash, a Newfoundland musician is trying to track down a photo of the pair.



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Italian photographers showcase 'top model' chickens in new coffee table book

Matteo Tranchellini and Moreno Monti created a coffee table book called CHICken to showcase the natural beauty of the ubiquitous birds.



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Bomb scare at Windsor cultural centre turns out to be forgotten ghost-hunting device

It turns out a small black box with a dangling red wire and little blue light investigated by Windsor's bomb squad Tuesday isn't actually dangerous — at least to the living.



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How a $5 roadside tortoise turned into a Halifax icon

Gus has been captivating visitors to the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History for more than seven decades.



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Mickey Mouse display earns Canadian balloon twisting team 5 world awards

A team of Canadian balloon twisters earned five awards at the World Balloon Convention in California this month for their Mickey and Minnie Mouse as Romeo and Juliet design.



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New Waterford basketball team slip makes America's Funniest Home Videos final 3

The string of pratfalls that was the comedic highlight of this year's New Waterford Coal Bowl Classic in Nova Scotia will be seen by millions of TV viewers.



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Olympic Games Replay: Rugby 7s run wild at Rio 2016




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The Politics of a Pandemic

Trump wants us to see him as defeating a foreign enemy.




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The American-Iranian Psychosis, Next Chapter

The mullahs are cold calculators.




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Trump’s Dow-at-30,000 Dream Hurt America

Trump is Mark Twain’s king, the great American con man.




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Import and Export Prices

Import price indexes are compiled for the prices of goods that are bought in the United States but produced abroad and export price indexes are compiled for the prices of goods sold abroad but produced domestically. These prices, which exclude tariffs and taxes, measure underlying inflationary trends in internationally traded products.




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Life after trafficking - Mexico

For 10 years she was forced into prostitution by her husband. With the help of OM Mexico, Rocio is now building a new life.




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Victory over death in a cemetery - Zimbabwe

An OM team has a rare opportunity to share the Gospel with the Doma people at the funeral of a senior member of the community.




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From rickshaws to the Gospel - Bangladesh

Winning a rickshaw in a race sponsored by the OM sports ministry team in Bangladesh changes Anwar's life and his family's life.




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Ten years later hearts are changing - North Africa

After 10 years in North Africa, an OM worker sees a change in the hearts of neighbours and friends.




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John Tory says COVID-19 pandemic will cost Toronto $1.5B as city announces 249 new cases

Mayor John Tory, Dr. Eileen de Villa, the city's medical officer of health, and Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg, head of the city's emergency response team, spoke at a city hall news conference Thursday afternoon.



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44 positive cases of COVID-19 confirmed at Conestoga Meats: public health

Region of Waterloo Public Health says there are 44 positive cases of COVID-19 at the Breslau meat processing facility Conestoga Meats.



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Ontario rejects regional phase-outs of COVID-19 restrictions

Despite sharp differences in the impact of COVID-19 in different parts of Ontario, the Ford government is rejecting a region-by-region approach to loosening emergency restrictions.



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Nurse delivers baby in hospital parking lot during COVID-19 pandemic

Karla Bell was outside an Orangeville hospital waiting to start her nursing shift when she heard a cry for help from a car in the parking lot. She ran up to find a woman in labour in the passenger seat. Natalie Kalata tells us the incredible story of how this baby was born.



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The pandemic’s impact on Toronto’s islands

Toronto’s islands are closed to the public to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and there’s no word on when tourists can return. Ali Chiasson looks at the impact the pandemic will have on the islands.



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Toronto officials report 180 new cases of COVID-19 as city prepares to partially reopen some businesses

Toronto officials reported 180 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a figure that represents a dip when compared to the more than 200 cases announced daily this week. 



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Ontario has now lost more than 1 million jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic

Approximately one out of every seven Ontarians who were working before the coronavirus pandemic hit the province have now lost their jobs, according to Statistics Canada's latest national labour survey.



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What it's like to wait for a lung transplant during the COVID-19 pandemic

Lindsay Forsyth Brochu thought by now she'd have the double-lung transplant she's been waiting for. But she had the misfortune being put on the waitlist the day after most surgeries were suspended in Ontario due to COVID-19.



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Scammers taking advantage of rising demand for pandemic puppies

The COVID-19 pandemic has meant a spike in demand for puppies and an opportunity for scammers who are charging inflated prices for dogs not ready to be adopted out or with missing or bogus papers.



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Lambton County resident pleads with officials to address dangerous intersection

Lambton County resident Joeleen DeGurse-MacDonald still has memories of the fatal vehicle collisions she's witnessed at the intersection of Kimball Road and Petrolia Line. Now in her 50s, DeGurse-MacDonald said she vividly remembers an accident that took place when she was only five-years-old, eating a pear picked from an orchard on her family's farm at the northest intersection of Kimball and Petrolia. 



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OPP officer punished after delays allow driver to evade prosecution in fatal Kingsville crash

An Essex County OPP officer has been slapped with a cut in pay because of "inexplicable" investigative delays into a fatal collision, allowing the at-fault driver to "evade criminal prosecution."



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Essex County OPP release sketch of man who allegedly impersonated an officer

According to OPP, a man allegedly pulled over a woman on April 23 driving on Naylor Side Road near the intersection of North Talbot Road, while "wearing clothing resembling the uniform of a police officer."



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Former teacher found guilty of professional misconduct, has teaching licence revoked

Former Windsor high school drama teacher John Nabben was found guilty on Thursday, May 7 of professional misconduct, and has had his teaching licence revoked. 



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Madagascar ships unproven herbal remedy for COVID-19 to several African nations

Madagascar is putting its self-proclaimed, plant-based "cure" for COVID-19 on sale and several countries in Africa have already put in orders for purchase, despite warnings from the World Health Organization that its efficacy is unproven.




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Vice-president's press secretary the latest White House staffer to test positive for coronavirus

The White House says it is conducting contact tracing after the U.S. vice-president's press secretary, Katie Miller, tested positive for coronavirus.




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COVID-19 pandemic unleashing 'tsunami of hate,' says UN chief

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Friday the coronavirus pandemic keeps unleashing "a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and scaremongering" and appealed for "an all-out effort to end hate speech globally."




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Top White House officials buried CDC coronavirus report: AP

The decision to shelve detailed advice from the nation's top disease control experts for reopening communities during the coronavirus pandemic came from the highest levels of the White House, according to internal government emails obtained by The Associated Press.




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Putin presides over slimmed down Victory Day as coronavirus cases rise

Russia marked 75 years since the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War on Saturday, but the coronavirus outbreak forced it to scale back celebrations seen as boosting support for President Vladimir Putin.




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'Thanks for ripping me off': B.C. government, ICBC hit with $900M proposed class action lawsuit

A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed in B.C. Supreme Court which, if successful, could mean every ICBC-insured motorist and crash victim will be in line for a share of almost $1 billion. 



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Turmeric spice and a sporty life inspire B.C. designers

Kevin Khungay played high school basketball. His friend's older brother Sunny Basran was his coach. Years later, their unique designs are worn by some of the sports biggest stars.



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