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Trudeau wraps up cabinet retreat aimed at plotting course through pandemic, beyond

Trudeau wraps up cabinet retreat aimed at plotting course through pandemic, beyond

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to wrap up two and a half days of cabinet meetings today aimed at plotting a course through the COVID-19 health crisis.
5M people infected, India's virus outbreak still soaring

5M people infected, India's virus outbreak still soaring

NEW DELHI — India’s confirmed coronavirus infections passed 5 million on Wednesday, still soaring and testing the feeble health care system in tens of thousands of impoverished towns and villages.
B.C. government extends state of emergency to restrict spread of COVID-19

B.C. government extends state of emergency to restrict spread of COVID-19

The B.C. government has extended its state of emergency until September 29 – a move that enables Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth to continue to use extraordinary powers under B.C.
COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. rise to 18-week high

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. rise to 18-week high

The number of British Columbians in hospital with COVID-19 rose by five to an 18-week high of 63 on September 15, with 20 of those people in intensive care units.
Rampant COVID-19 school closures, lack of online learning plague poorer countries

Rampant COVID-19 school closures, lack of online learning plague poorer countries

OTTAWA — As fretful Canadian parents mull sending their children to school or opting for at-home learning, poorer countries are coming to grips with no school at all as the only option.
Rampant COVID-19 school closures, lack of online learning plague poorer countries

Rampant COVID-19 school closures, lack of online learning plague poorer countries

OTTAWA — As fretful Canadian parents mull sending their children to school or opting for at-home learning, poorer countries are coming to grips with no school at all as the only option.
Rampant COVID-19 school closures, lack of online learning plague poorer countries

Rampant COVID-19 school closures, lack of online learning plague poorer countries

OTTAWA — As fretful Canadian parents mull sending their children to school or opting for at-home learning, poorer countries are coming to grips with no school at all as the only option.
Hundreds of billions in planned military spending 'secure' despite COVID-19: Sajjan

Hundreds of billions in planned military spending 'secure' despite COVID-19: Sajjan

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says hundreds of billions of dollars in planned spending for the military over the next two decades is "secure" despite the ballooning federal deficit to deal with COVID-19.
Hundreds of billions in planned military spending 'secure' despite COVID-19: Sajjan

Hundreds of billions in planned military spending 'secure' despite COVID-19: Sajjan

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says hundreds of billions of dollars in planned spending for the military over the next two decades is "secure" despite the ballooning federal deficit to deal with COVID-19.
Hundreds of billions in planned military spending 'secure' despite COVID-19: Sajjan

Hundreds of billions in planned military spending 'secure' despite COVID-19: Sajjan

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says hundreds of billions of dollars in planned spending for the military over the next two decades is "secure" despite the ballooning federal deficit to deal with COVID-19.