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Russia's Putin orders month of non-work to curb coronavirus
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin has ordered most Russians to stay off work until the end of the month to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Speaking in a televised address to the nation on Thursday...
Apr 02, 2020
Hockey players in the minors face uncertainty, job fears
Tom Parisi made the long drive from South Carolina to his home just south of Boston with a lot on his mind. The ECHL season had just been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the 26-year...
Apr 02, 2020
Rugby in crisis as unions engage in 'unprecedented dialogue'
USA Rugby has filed for bankruptcy. The Australians are facing a black hole of more than $70 million. England leaders have drawn up worst-case scenarios of an even bigger financial hit. The coronaviru...
Apr 02, 2020
Supreme Court won't hear man's appeal of sentence over mother's death
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of a Winnipeg man who hoped to challenge an order to spend more time in jail for leaving his mother on a floor for weeks until she di...
Apr 02, 2020
Ottawa owes less than feds calculated in First Nations child welfare case: PBO
OTTAWA - Canada's parliamentary budget officer says Ottawa will have to pay up to $2.9 billion in compensation to First Nations children and families torn apart by an underfunded child welfare system ...
Apr 02, 2020
MPs to quiz Morneau on COVID-19 bailout as PBO releases new estimates
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog says three federal measures to help low-income earners, families and seniors weather the economic shock from COVID-19 will cost over $8 billion. The reports thi...
Apr 02, 2020
A record 6.6 million seek US jobless aid as layoffs mount
WASHINGTON - More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week - doubling a record high set just one week earlier - a sign that layoffs are accelerating in the midst of the c...
Apr 02, 2020
Ill-fated cruise ships awaiting approval to dock in Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Two ill-fated cruise ships waited just off Fort Lauderdale's shores on Thursday to learn when they'll be allowed to dock at Port Everglades after Carnival Cruise Line reached a...
Apr 02, 2020
Poorer NYC neighbourhoods hit hardest by virus
NEW YORK - The coronavirus pandemic has touched every part of New York City, but new data shows it is hitting especially hard in neighbourhoods that tend to be poorer and might be more likely to have ...
Apr 02, 2020
Cenovus Energy suspends dividend, cuts capital spending plan, salaries
CALGARY - Cenovus Energy Inc. is temporarily suspending its dividend and cutting its capital spending plan by an additional $150 million on top of a reduction announced last month.The company says the...
Apr 02, 2020 Cenovus CEO Alex Pourbaix (Canadian Press File Photo)