Robbyn Plumb tried to balance a career in the public service with looking after two kids, one with special needs. When the pandemic hit she finally hit a wall and decided to stop working. She writes about how hard it is for parents trying to do it all during COVID-19.

The soil is ready to be tilled and seeds wait to be planted at community gardens across Ottawa after the province reversed a decision declaring them off limits during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Seventy-three homeless shelters and other community organizations are getting extra funding to help pay for basics like extra food, cleaning and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Park ambassadors" will soon be on patrol at some of Ottawa's busiest public green spaces to help confused residents navigate the newly loosened COVID-19 restrictions, Mayor Jim Watson announced Friday.

Safe Wings Ottawa is urging cat owners to help protect the city's bird population by keeping their felines fenced in.

Schools in western Quebec are getting ready to welcome students back next week, but things will look a lot different — and classrooms will likely be far from full. 

The upcoming debate about whether to expand the urban boundary is one of the city's big issues this term. But instead of delaying it, the city's testing out a never-before-attempted democratic process. Should they?

Skating to Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now," Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier captured their first Canadian ice dance title on Saturday.

Despite having no ice on which to perform, more than 40 figure skaters from nine countries will take part in a fundraiser Friday to help health care workers on the front lines battling the new coronavirus.

The Canadian four-time world champion figure skater hammed it up along with fellow Canadian skater Kaitlyn Weaver, to raise funds for the United Nation's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.

Notre Dame women's basketball coach Muffet McGraw is retiring after winning two national championships in 33 years with the Irish.

The NBA has pushed back plans that would allow teams to reopen their practice facilities for at least one week, and cautioned that the new target is far from set in stone.

If the NBA can't salvage the remainder of the season, Terence Davis said he won't be sad for the illustrious complete rookie year that could have been. But he would rue a missed post-season run.

The NBA is looking at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla., as a possible playing site should the 2019-20 season resume, and has even gotten the OK from Disney to use the site, Stadium's Shams Charania reported Wednesday.

The NBA gave its approval for teams to reopen their practice facilities on a limited basis on Friday, but only three teams have confirmed they will. And Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is in no hurry for his team to join the list.

Toronto Mayor John Tory said Tuesday that there have been preliminary talks with Major League Baseball's Blue Jays and the NBA's Raptors about a return to action as restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic begin to ease.

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Grit and red wine: Famous war photographer beats virus at 97  WSET

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2. U.S. President Trump says will be tested for coronavirus daily  The Hindu
3. US VP Mike Pence’s staffer, married to a Trump aide, tests positive for Covid-19  Livemint
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With ‘Four More Shots Please!,’ India Gets Its Own ‘Sex and the City’  The New York Times

'Creative Music Making' Documentary to Air on Nine Network - MPress  Maryville University News

11 startups to pitch at NEXT Canada's virtual Venture Reveal  BetaKit

Govt hikes borrowing limit by over 50% to Rs 12 trn as virus grips economy  Business StandardRaghuram Rajan says monetisation neither a game changer nor catastrophe  LivemintBank credit up 6.74% to Rs 102.69 lakh crore; deposits ris...

Happy birthday Vijay Deverakonda: Tollywood's 'Dear Comrade' who auctioned his first Filmfare Award for charity  The New Indian Express

Visions 2020: Nydia Han and 6abc celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - 6abc  WPVI-TV

"So there are days when I feel down and out, but I remember the gratitude bit in the back of my head (sic)."

Decorate a guitar, skateboard, or bike to help veterans, foster children  AZFamily

1. Salman Khan shoots song titled 'Tere Bina' with Jacqueline Fernandez at his Panvel farmhouse; reveals det  NewsEverything
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3. Salman Khan’s ladylove Iulia Vantur feels he looks like a “Supermodel” in his latest picture with Niketan  Times of India
4. Iulia Vantur asked when she is marrying Salman Khan, says ‘spending your life with someone’ more important...  Hindustan Times
5. Salman Khan's caravan Being Haangryy provides essentials to needy people of Mumbai  Bollywood Life
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How Do American Indians Celebrate Mother's Day? | Smithsonian Voices | National Museum of the American Indian  Smithsonian.com

From stage to sofa: NAC brings local arts to homes in new livestream initiative  Connected to India

Netizens celebrate as Kamal Haasan crosses 6 million mark on Twitter  DNA India

As 'Fitspo' turns off many women, it's Bollywood dance to the rescue  The Age

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Every day there is something or the other happening in the entertainment industry the proceeds of which are being given away for fighting the corona crisis.

In isolation with dog Charlie, Canadian soccer legend Christine Sinclair recalls "dream come true" of 2012 Olympic bronze and "heartbreak" of repeat in Rio in an interview with CBC Sports.

Bayern Munich has secured Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies for another two years through June 2025, with club officials and the teenager donning surgical masks to ink the deal during the global pandemic.

The German soccer league reported 10 positive tests for the coronavirus among 36 clubs in the Bundesliga and second division on Monday.

A federal judge threw out the unequal pay claim by players on the U.S. women's national soccer team but allowed their allegation of discriminatory travel accommodations and medical support services to go to trial.

In the first two weeks of the operation, the sports organization's meal program has used almost 25,000 pounds of chicken, 15,000 pounds of potatoes, 10,000 pounds of mixed vegetables and 8,000 pounds of pasta.

The Vancouver Whitecaps said it has ordered two player to self-quarantine for 14 days after they violated club and league orders to abide by physical distancing guidelines in B.C.

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The programmed supply reduction could potentially bring a supply shock and large price implications.

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"We don't have the big hospitals and specialized care. Should COVID-19 spread, we don't have the capacity or the resources to deal with it," said Cree Grand Chief Abel Bosum.

The number of cases of COVID-19 in First Nations reserves continues to rise this week, with 161 confirmed positive cases reported as of May 5.