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OTTAWA — Canada and its G7 allies confronted U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday over his decision to cut funding to the World Health Organization, as they stressed solidarity with a key international organization during the COVID-19 crisis.

The Supreme Court of Canada has decided it will not hear the sentencing appeal of a student who killed four people and injured seven others in a mass shooting in La Loche, Sask., in 2016.

The bleak, stereotypical image of the lonely, socially isolated video game player is rapidly falling away.

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 16 ... COVID-19 in Canada ...

VANCOUVER — Podcasting seemed like a frightening technological venture for Sylvie Anderson before she "gave it a whirl" with a group trying to stay connected during the pandemic through shared stories. "I barely knew what it was," she says.

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

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:29 p.m. on April 15, 2020: There are 28,379 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 7:10 p.m. Yukon says six of the eight people diagnosed with COVID-19 in the territory have recovered.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signalled Wednesday that he's prepared to support easing travel restrictions along the Canada-U.S.

Corey Yanofsky, a data scientist living in Ottawa, took his dog out for a walk last week and ended up with an $880 fine for standing in the wrong place during the COVID-19 pandemic.