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Lebanon holds Baalbek concert despite virus, economic crisis
BAALBEK, Lebanon - For the first time ever, Lebanon on Sunday hosted its annual music festival in the ancient northeastern city of Baalbek without an audience, a move organizers dubbed "an act of cult...
Jul 5, 2020
Tories, NDP lay out demands as Liberals prepare to reveal state of economy
OTTAWA - Opposition parties have laid out their demands as the federal Liberal government prepares to update Canadians on the state of the economy after four months of COVID-19. Wednesday's fiscal sna...
Jul 5, 2020
Alberta NDP MP concerned over lack of Conservative attendance at virtual committee meetings
EDMONTON - Alberta's only non-Conservative member of Parliament says she's disappointed some of the province's Tory MPs haven't been participating in virtual House of Commons special COVID-19 committe...
Jul 5, 2020
P.E.I. reports 2 new COVID-19 cases linked to local man who returned from Nova Scotia
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island has reported two new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to five in the past 48 hours after the province went more than two months without a positive test. ...
Jul 5, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, July 5
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2:23 p.m. ET on July 5, 2020: There are 105,536 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 55,863 confirmed (including 5,574 deaths, 25,346 res...
Jul 5, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from the COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces and territories have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfo...
Jul 5, 2020
COVID-19 scare sees Latvia-bound troops turn around, return to Canada
OTTAWA - A military plane carrying Canadian troops to Latvia was forced to turn around because of concerns those on board might have been exposed to COVID-19. Defence Department spokeswoman Jessica La...
Jul 5, 2020
Biden could be swayed to supporting Keystone XL: Kenney
OYEN, Alta. - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he believes United States presidential hopeful Joe Biden can be swayed to supporting the Keystone XL pipeline.The presumptive Democratic nominee has vow...
Jul 5, 2020
State of Local Emergency and Evacuation orders lifted for Watino area
Residents of the tiny hamlet of Watino and surrounding low-lying areas can return to their homes, as Birch Hills County has lifted both a state of local emergency and mandatory evacuation order for th...
Jul 5, 2020
Bottas shows he can handle pressure in winning Austrian GP
SPIELBERG, Austria - Valtteri Bottas insisted before the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday that he has what it takes to win the Formula One world championship. That's a tall order with six-...
Jul 5, 2020