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Some businesses take first, cautious steps to reopening after long weekend
OTTAWA - Businesses in some provinces begin reopening today as the government eases restrictions aimed at curbing the COVID-19 pandemic. While a number of them spent the long weekend prepari...
May 19, 2020
Belmont set for June 20 without fans, leads off Triple Crown
The Belmont Stakes will be run June 20 without fans and serve as the opening leg of horse racing's Triple Crown for the first time in the sport's history. The New York Racing Association on Tuesday un...
May 19, 2020
CAS to hear Manchester City's appeal against two-year ban in June
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Manchester City's appeal against a two-year ban from European soccer will be heard over three days in June, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said Tuesday. CAS set aside June ...
May 19, 2020
Scheer says no Taiwan at WHO a 'shame', and says Trudeau support came late
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says it is a shame that Taiwan was not admitted to key meetings this week of the World Health Organization. Scheer says Canada's efforts on behalf ...
May 19, 2020
Warning signs of N.S. mass shooter's paranoia, guns, prior abuse noted in warrant
HALIFAX - Information used by police to obtain a search warrant details warning signals of paranoid behaviour and unusual purchases of gasoline by the gunman who burned homes and killed 22 people...
May 19, 2020
U.S. agrees to Canada's request to extend non-essential travel ban into June
WASHINGTON - The United States has agreed to Canada's request to extend the mutual ban on non-essential cross-border travel until June 21. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed the extension to...
May 19, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on May 19, 2020: There are 78,072 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 43,627 confirmed (includ...
May 19, 2020
Full powers of Parliament must be reinstated, Conservatives' Scheer says
OTTAWA - Opposition leader Andrew Scheer says more powers of Parliament must be restored to properly scrutinize the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. He says the existing thric...
May 19, 2020
AT&T quits Venezuela as US sanctions force it to defy Maduro
MIAMI - AT&T said Tuesday it will immediately abandon Venezuela's pay TV market as U.S. sanctions prohibit its DirecTV platform from broadcasting channels that it is required to carry by the socia...
May 19, 2020
Appeals court OKs June 23 NY Democratic presidential primary
New York's Democratic Party leadership gave up its attempt to cancel the state's June 23 presidential primary Tuesday after an appeals court rejected arguments that holding it during the coronavirus p...
May 19, 2020