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Luis de Guindos: Interview in Expresso

Interview with Mr Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the European Central Bank, and Expresso, conducted by Mr João Silvestre on 15 April 2020.




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Shelters, community groups allotted $3M from COVID-19 relief fund

Seventy-three homeless shelters and other community organizations are getting extra funding to help pay for basics like extra food, cleaning and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.



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Western Quebec schools prepare to open — with few students

Schools in western Quebec are getting ready to welcome students back next week, but things will look a lot different — and classrooms will likely be far from full. 



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Gilles and Poirier finally win Canadian title after being 5-time runners-up

Skating to Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now," Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier captured their first Canadian ice dance title on Saturday.



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A spot at world championships on line for Canadian skaters at Four Continents

For Canadian champion Roman Sadovsky and former Canadian champions Nam Nguyen and Keegan Messing, the Four Continents results will determine who takes the one spot available in the men's event at the worlds.



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Kurt Browning, figure skaters worldwide unite digitally to help healthcare workers

Despite having no ice on which to perform, more than 40 figure skaters from nine countries will take part in a fundraiser Friday to help health care workers on the front lines battling the new coronavirus.



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Figure skater and composer Eric Radford plays the piano for COVID-19 fundraiser

The World pairs champion and Olympic gold medallist played the piano during a special hosted by fellow Canadian figure skater Kaitlyn Weaver, to raise funds for the United Nation's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.




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Retired Canadian Olympian Joannie Rochette to work at Quebec long-term care homes

Former Canadian figure skater and Olympic medallist Joannie Rochette will be working at Quebec's long-term care homes hit hard by COVID-19.



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Remembering Terrence McNally

Music Division Archivist Morgen Stevens-Garmon reflects upon American playwright, screenwriter, and librettist Terrence McNally, who died of complications due to COVID-19 on March 24, 2020.




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An Illustrated Letter for Mother’s Day

While traveling in Israel in 1948, Leonard Bernstein wrote a letter to his mother with beautiful illustrations by artist Jossi Stern. In anticipation of Mother's Day weekend, "In the Muse" highlights that digitized letter from the Leonard Bernstein Collection and encourages readers to send illustrated letters of their own.




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Toronto photographer's iconic shot of Kawhi Leonard's buzzer-beater wins top sports pic

For all the sporting moments Mark Blinch has captured through his lens for nearly two decades, there is only one he has taken the trouble to hang in his home.




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Notre Dame women's basketball coach Muffet McGraw retires after 33 years, 2 titles

Notre Dame women's basketball coach Muffet McGraw is retiring after winning two national championships in 33 years with the Irish.




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International restrictions pose a challenge for resuming pro sports

As the NHL, NBA and MLB consider resuming play, the issue of international travel poses another hurdle for Canadian-based teams.




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Some White House staff to wear masks after valet tests positive: Trump – Times of India

  1. Some White House staff to wear masks after valet tests positive: Trump  Times of India
  2. U.S. President Trump says will be tested for coronavirus daily  The Hindu
  3. US VP Mike Pence’s staffer, married to a Trump aide, tests positive for Covid-19  Livemint
  4. Trump's U-turn on the coronavirus task force wasn't really a U-turn at all  The Independent
  5. Aide to Vice President Pence tests positive for coronavirus  Times of India
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Decorate a guitar, skateboard, or bike to help veterans, foster children – AZFamily

Decorate a guitar, skateboard, or bike to help veterans, foster children  AZFamily



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Netizens celebrate as Kamal Haasan crosses 6 million mark on Twitter – DNA India

Netizens celebrate as Kamal Haasan crosses 6 million mark on Twitter  DNA India



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To a sister, till we meet again – The Tribune India

To a sister, till we meet again  The Tribune India



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Retired goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc 'stronger' following separation from newborn daughter

Karina LeBlanc was returning home from her second hospital visit after giving birth to her first child, only this time she would have to spend 14 days in self-isolation after doctors feared she contracted COVID-19 during her stay.




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What's next for U.S. women's soccer team after unequal pay lawsuit denied

A federal judge threw out the unequal pay claim by players on the U.S. women's national soccer team but allowed their allegation of discriminatory travel accommodations and medical support services to go to trial.




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Toronto FC's home becomes a massive kitchen to bolster meal program

In the first two weeks of the operation, the sports organization's meal program has used almost 25,000 pounds of chicken, 15,000 pounds of potatoes, 10,000 pounds of mixed vegetables and 8,000 pounds of pasta.



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2 Whitecaps players to self-quarantine after violating B.C. physical distancing guidelines

The Vancouver Whitecaps said it has ordered two player to self-quarantine for 14 days after they violated club and league orders to abide by physical distancing guidelines in B.C.



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At least 18 First Nations in northeastern Ontario close borders to keep outsiders and COVID-19 away

More than a dozen First Nations in northeastern Ontario have closed their borders to outsiders during the pandemic. It's creating some friction, but in the long-run could help to better define what Indigenous self-government really means. 



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Food security fears after COVID-19 case closes La Loche, Sask., grocery store

One of the two grocery stores in La Loche, Sask., has shut temporarily after one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19, according to an executive at the North West Company. 




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Supporters propose changes to N.B. motor vehicle act to honour Brady Francis

Friends and family of Brady Francis, a 22-year-old man who died in 2018 after a hit-and-run collision, are proposing changes to make reporting vehicle collisions with wildlife mandatory in New Brunswick.




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Manitoba First Nation proposal to repurpose youth centre as field hospital passed over for temporary shelters

Mathias Colomb Cree Nation is wondering why the federal government ignored their community's proposal for an emergency COVID-19 response space in favour of a Calgary company's. 




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With the goal of better representation in media, this college is launching an Indigenous cinema program

Kiuna College hopes to play an active role in the emergence of the next generation of Indigenous filmmakers and creators.




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What you need to know about COVID-19 in Waterloo region on May 7

More than 400 people have recovered from COVID-19 in Waterloo region, new numbers released by Region of Waterloo Public Health Thursday morning showed.



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Police say 2 Waterloo Regional Police Service badges stolen

Waterloo regional police two police badges were stolen from a home in Cambridge.



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3 new deaths from COVID-19 reported in Waterloo region

Ten new cases of COVID-19 reported as of Friday morning, bringing the total of cases to 897. Three more people in Waterloo region have also died from COVID-19.



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Half of COVID-19 cases in Waterloo region marked as resolved

About half of the confirmed or presumptive cases of COVID-19 in Waterloo region have been marked as resolved, according to numbers released by Region of Waterloo Public Health on Saturday.



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Diverting water from Lake Diefenbaker could help expand Sask. agriculture, Ralph Goodale says

Ralph Goodale says building water diversion conduits in Lake Diefenbaker could help grow Saskatchewan's economy and environment but it comes with a $3 billion price tag.



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Sask. economy has hopefully 'bottomed out' after losing 53,000 jobs in April, says economist

Saskatchewan's unemployment rate soared in April due to the COVID-19 economic shutdown but an economist says it's not likely to get much worse.



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Seeds of hope: Spring on the farm brings new beginnings, no matter what we've gone through

As a farmer, spring means a fresh start, a chance for new life, hope and opportunities.



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Saskatoon police looking for three suspects after two men allegedly forcibly confined, assaulted

Police say the two men, ages 38 and 45, were confined and assaulted in a motel in the 600 block of Idylwyld Drive on Tuesday between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. CST.



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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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La Loche shutters SLGA, offsale as it tries to get handle on COVID-19 outbreak

Officials with the Saskatchewan Health Authority have said people are still gathering and drinking together which has contributed to the spread of the virus.



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Saskatoon woman with COVID-19-like symptoms says it took 5 days to get tested after referral



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Drew Brees to join NBC after playing career is over: report

The New York Post is reporting that Drew Brees will join NBC after he retires. The 41-year old New Orleans Saints quarterback will be going into his 20th NFL season this year.



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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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Business break and enters spike by 562% since COVID-19

New statistics from the Victoria Police Department show a major shift in crime rates during COVID-19 compared to this time last year. Meanwhile in Kamloops city officials point to court "inaction" as contributing factor.



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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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Distressed seabird rallies after dinner and a warm bed in Newfoundland home

When Antje Springman spotted something huddled outside her home, she thought it was one of her chickens. It turned out to be a Great Cormorant.



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'Its hooves came within 6 inches of my eyes,' Quebec senior says of terrifying encounter with ox

Laura Chouinard's encounter with the runaway ox had her gripped by fear. But in the midst of the battle she resolved, "I am not going to die today."



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