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OTTAWA — Researchers at the University of Toronto are rapidly trying to educate health-care workers about the barriers LGBTQ people face to accessing care during the COVID-19 crisis.

YELLOWKNIFE — Instrument failures, including one before takeoff, compounded by pilot error were behind a fatal airplane crash in the Northwest Territories, says the Transportation Safety Board.

HALIFAX — An online campaign has begun seeking to change the name of a Nova Scotia high school to honour the RCMP officer killed during the shooting rampage that claimed 22 lives in the province earlier this month.

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 27 ... --- COVID-19 in Canada ...

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta.

OTTAWA — Despite a surge in demand due to COVID-19, many distress centres across Canada are dangerously close to folding thanks to major declines in both volunteers and revenue.

CALGARY — The president of the Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers is worried the justice system will try to delay jury trials as it deals with COVID-19 at the expense of the rights of those accused of a crime.

OTTAWA — Canada's top military officer is urging his troops to reach out for help if it's required, as the use of mental-health services for military personnel has reached an all-time low.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:07 p.m. on April 26, 2020: There are 46,895 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 5:15 p.m. British Columbia has announced an additional $500,000 to help support caregivers and seniors as part of the province's emergency COVID-19 response plan.