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The toll of the virus on American military veterans has been particularly harsh. They are older, have underlying health problems, and many reside in facilities that have been breeding grounds for the disease.

The union backing Canada’s public employees is launching a nationwide effort to transform long-term care into a publicly funded, universal health care system in the midst of a pandemic it says has exacerbated problems in facilities across the country and led to the deaths of thousands of residents.

David Steeves of the province’s lands and forestry department said the wildfire in the Porters Lake area was 60 per cent contained by early afternoon Sunday, up from 30 per cent the previous evening.

The province has yet to set a date for the reopening of child-care centres, but operators are making plans for how they can safely let children return.

The 35-year-old military public affairs officer and Halifax native died in the crash of a Snowbirds Tutor jet in a residential area of Kamloops, B.C., last Sunday.

Masks, Plexiglas barriers, frequent disinfecting and no-touch browsing are some of the measures being put in place by retailers beginning Monday as Montreal becomes the final region in the province to be allowed to reopen retail stores, as long as they have a door to the outside.

Police say people were shooting at each other from their vehicles at Danforth and Warden Avenues.

The Liberals will seek to advance their proposal that the full resumption of Parliament be waived in favour of expanding the special COVID-19 committee, while the Conservatives are expected to push for the resumption of “normal” House of Commons sittings, albeit with only 50 MPs in the chamber at any time.

The Aug. 9 election will see Alexander Lukashenko, who has suppressed opposition and independent news media during a quarter-century in power, run for a sixth term.

Netanyahu faces charges of fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in a series of corruption cases stemming from ties to wealthy friends.