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Trudeau deflects Trump and Belgian bluebells in bloom; In The News for April 17

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 17 ... COVID-19 in Canada ...

Apr 17, 2020 5:06 AM Read more >

Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory.

Apr 17, 2020 1:00 AM Read more >

'Can we hook him up?' Turkey on the loose in Calgary wandering in search of mate

CALGARY — Turk Diggler is looking for love, and one Calgary city councillor is wondering whether to play matchmaker.

Apr 17, 2020 1:00 AM Read more >

Does letting kids get COVID-19 help build immunity among the wider society?

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has suggested that reopening schools and daycares could be a way to both kick-start its economy and slow the transmission of COVID-19 in the province.

Apr 17, 2020 1:00 AM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:27 p.m. ET on April 16, 2020: There are 30,106 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

Apr 16, 2020 6:26 PM Read more >

Advocacy group says undocumented migrants need access to government benefits

VANCOUVER — A section of Canada's workforce is being overlooked as the federal government expands subsidies for workers affected by COVID-19, a rights group says.

Apr 16, 2020 5:40 PM Read more >

Federal wage subsidy payments to flow first week of May, officials tell MPs

OTTAWA — The first payments from a $73-billion federal wage subsidy program will flow by the end of the first week of May, acting as a buttress against the economic shock from COVID-19.

Apr 16, 2020 5:35 PM Read more >

Federal inmate dies from COVID-19 complications at prison in Mission, B.C.

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Lawyers are strengthening their calls to thin prison populations following the first death related to COVID-19 at a federal institution.

Apr 16, 2020 4:58 PM Read more >

COVID-19's impact on nursing homes 'more severe' than expected: Trudeau

The sweep of COVID-19 throughout Canada's nursing homes is proving more devastating than expected, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday as he warned that reopening the economy too early would be "absolutely disastrous.

Apr 16, 2020 3:58 PM Read more >

Despite White House urgency, Canada closes door to reopening U.S. border

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to let Donald Trump down gently Thursday, warning that Canada is still a long way from being ready to agree to relax mutual travel restrictions along its border with the United States.

Apr 16, 2020 3:30 PM Read more >