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Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Canada's chief public health officer and her provincial counterparts are encouraging people to wash their hands, give ea...
Apr 16, 2020

Trudeau poised to announce more financial support for small businesses
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today more financial help for small businesses struggling to survive the COVID-19 pandemic that has brought much of Canada's ec...
Apr 16, 2020

Coronavirus: Hold music, noise wreck court hearing by phone
ATLANTA - It was a court hearing gone awry in the time of the coronavirus: Legal arguments in a lawsuit over gun carry licenses were repeatedly interrupted by hold music, background noise and failures...
Apr 15, 2020

Report: Halladay on drugs, doing stunts when plane crashed
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Baseball Hall of Famer Roy Halladay had high-levels of amphetamines in his system and was doing extreme acrobatics when he lost control of his small plane and nosedived into Ta...
Apr 15, 2020

Trump looks to ease distancing in places; CEOs urge caution
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Wednesday he's prepared to announce new guidelines allowing some states to quickly ease up on social distancing even as business leaders told him they need mor...
Apr 15, 2020

Restrictions at Canada-U.S. border could soon be eased, Trump suggests
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is suggesting that travel restrictions along the Canada-U.S. border could be relaxed sooner rather than later. Trump says Canada is doing well in controll...
Apr 15, 2020

Alberta working to get PPE for non-AHS facilities
The provincial government says it is working hard to source personal protective equipment (PPE) and expedite its distribution to groups and organizations in need. Many organizations have already recei...
Apr 15, 2020

Canada's Sports Hall of Fame closes museum for 2020, will still induct athletes
CALGARY - Canada's Sports Hall of Fame is closing the doors on its Calgary museum until the end of 2020, but will still announce a class of inductees this year. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the&n...
Apr 15, 2020

Apple rolls out cheaper iPhone as pandemic curbs spending
NEW YORK - Apple is releasing a new iPhone that will be vastly cheaper than the models it rolled out last fall when the economy was booming and the pandemic had yet to force people to rethink their sp...
Apr 15, 2020

Fed notes what most Americans see: A sharp economic downturn
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve is noting what most Americans are already acutely aware of: Economic activity contracted sharply and abruptly cross all regions of the country in recent weeks as the c...
Apr 15, 2020