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6.5-magnitude Idaho earthquake felt in Calgary

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 3:23:52 PM
Calgary, a prairie city far from any nearby fault lines, felt an unfamiliar sensation early Tuesday evening — an earthquake.

'That was the master plan': Why Harry and Meghan were going to California — just maybe not so soon

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 2:07:44 PM
Prince Harry and Meghan’s move from Canada to California in recent days seems likely to have been the inevitable end goal for the couple who have officially started their life outside the senior ranks of the Royal Family this week. It just...

What is a ventilator and who gets one if COVID-19 turns catastrophic in Canada?

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 1:09:36 PM
In critical cases, COVID-19 attacks the lungs and restricts breathing to the point where a patient needs a ventilator to stay alive. However, in Canada, as in most other countries, there is a limited supply of these potentially life-saving...

'We're all struggling': Tenants — and landlords — anxious as April 1 rent day arrives

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 11:39:15 AM
April 1 is the first time many people are paying rent since COVID-19 became a pandemic, raising anxieties about how to survive until government assistance kicks in.

Trudeau is projecting a sense of calm and continuity — but what happens when things get worse?

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 10:55:41 AM
After a bruising election campaign that left him with a weakened mandate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau scaled back his public appearances. But the pandemic has made him, for better or worse, the face of Canada's response to a global...

6 flights set to repatriate Canadians stuck in India due to COVID-19

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 10:19:50 AM
The first of six flights to repatriate some of the 15,000 Canadian passport-holders stranded in India due to the COVID-19 pandemic is scheduled to leave Delhi on Saturday.

Class action launched after airlines give vouchers, not refunds for cancelled trips

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 9:50:02 AM
A British Columbia woman is launching a class-action lawsuit against several major Canadian airlines and travel companies over the decision to issue credits and vouchers instead of refunds for flights and vacations cancelled due to the...

Volunteer dies of COVID-19 as daughter races across Canada to be near her

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 9:18:20 AM
Last week, Pam Smith set out on a race against time driving from B.C. to Ontario, hoping to be near her mother as she took her last breaths. She didn’t make it.

Bill Blair asks prison, parole heads to consider releasing some inmates to stop spread of COVID-19

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 7:47:01 AM
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has asked the heads of Canada's prison system and parole board to consider early release for some federal inmates to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 behind bars.

U.S. has dropped idea of placing troops near Canadian border: official

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 7:12:55 AM
The United States has dropped its controversial proposal to station American troops near the shared border as part of its COVID-19 containment strategy.