Kelly Geraldine Malone
Reporter with the Canadian Press | Winnipeg, Manitoba
About Kelly Geraldine Malone
First Nations return to land during COVID-19 pandemic
First Nations leaders who have called on their communities to return to the land to find food during the COVID-19 pandemic are also seeing people reconnect with their traditions.
Doctors say people dying because they're avoiding ERs due to COVID-19 fear
Health-care providers are warning of an unseen toll COVID-19 could take if people die because they are too afraid to go to an emergency room for serious health issues unrelated to the pandemic.
Truckers, COVID-19 and growing concerns
Long-haul truckers are playing an important role in bringing supplies into Canada, but some people are concerned not enough is being done to ensure they aren't transporting COVID-19 with them.
Police increasingly face COVID-19 threats
The head of the Canadian Police Association says he is worried about the increasing number of COVID-19 threats officers face while responding to calls.
Canadian-U.S. border communities separated by COVID-19
When the mayor of a village in southern Alberta stares across the border, he sees family and friends who just happen to call Montana home.
'There isn't consistency:' COVID-19 response varies for children in care facilities
Phones have been ringing continuously at the office of the First Nations family advocate in Manitoba as parents, children and social workers look for answers about what will happen to some of society's most vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic
Testing backlog linked to shortage of chemicals needed for COVID-19 test
Regions across Canada are ramping up efforts to identify people with COVID-19 but some labs are facing a backlog due to diminishing supplies of essential chemicals needed for tests.
Indigenous women facing barrage of online threats and racism
Michele Audette feels disappointed when she looks online and sees a barrage of violent threats towards Indigenous women.
New rail restrictions after oil spill in Saskatchewan
Both of Canada's major railways are restricting permits for shipping dangerous goods after a fiery train derailment last week in Saskatchewan that spilled about 1.2 million litres of oil.
Trudeau government orders slower speeds for oil trains
The federal government on Thursday, February 6, 2020, ordered lower speed limits for all trains carrying large amounts of dangerous goods, hours after a fiery derailment in rural Saskatchewan sent thick black smoke into the air.