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HALIFAX — Capt. Jennifer Casey died while supporting an important mission that seemed "designed for her," her family said Wednesday in their first public statement since the Snowbirds aerobatic team member was killed in a plane crash on Sunday.

OTTAWA — The federal government wants to ensure the global COVID-19 pandemic doesn't make someone miss a crucial deadline in a bankruptcy case, divorce proceeding or other civil matter.

HALIFAX — An Immigration and Refugee Board member has ruled that an American fugitive wanted for murder in Texas will be deported, with a wide publication ban on details of his case.

What started as a way to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope ended within minutes as runners and T-shirts sold out online.

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 May 20 ... --- COVID-19 in Canada ...

OTTAWA — As provinces take their cautious first steps to allow people back into local businesses, a new poll suggests most Canadians don't think province-wide measures are the best way to reopen the economy.

Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19.

OTTAWA — The Bloc Quebecois is threatening to support a resumption of in-person sittings of the House of Commons five days a week if the Trudeau government doesn't agree to a number of demands — including delivering an economic update next month and

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended Canada's bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council Tuesday by linking the rebuilding of the world after COVID-19 to the aftermath of the Second World War.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:50 p.m. on May 19, 2020: There are 79,112 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.