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Spain to declare state of emergency over virus outbreak
MADRID - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Snchez says the government will declare a two-week state of emergency in a bid to contain the new coronavirus outbreak. Snchez said Friday that Spain will "mobili...
Mar 13, 2020
Surprise retirement leaves military searching for sixth vice-chief in four years
OTTAWA - The Canadian military is searching for its sixth second-in-command in less than four years after Lt.-Gen. Jean-Marc Lanthier's surprise decision to retire this summer. The turnover in vice-ch...
Mar 13, 2020
Boston Marathon postponed until Sept. 14 amid virus concerns
BOSTON - Organizers of the Boston Marathon, the planet's most celebrated footrace, are postponing the event until Sept. 14 because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh a...
Mar 13, 2020
Boston Marathon postponed until Sept. 14 amid virus concerns
BOSTON - Organizers of the Boston Marathon, the planet's most celebrated footrace, are postponing the event until Sept. 14 because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh a...
Mar 13, 2020
Asian shares sink after Dow hits bear level on pandemic news
TOKYO - Asian shares plunged Thursday after the World Health Organization declared a coronavirus pandemic and indexes sank on Wall Street. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 dived 4.9% to 18,468.99. Austral...
Mar 13, 2020
The latest numbers of COVID-19 cases in Canada as of March 13, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of March 13, 2020: - Ontario: 60 confirmed (five cases resolved) - British Columbia: 53 confirmed, including ...
Mar 13, 2020
Stocks surge on Wall Street; Dow jumps 800 points, or 4%
NEW YORK - Stocks are opening sharply higher on Wall Street a day after the worst drop since 1987. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 800 points, or 4% early Friday. That's far less than half of ...
Mar 13, 2020
Philadelphia officer shot and killed while serving warrant
PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia police officer was shot and killed early Friday as he served a homicide warrant at a home. Cpl. James O'Connor, 46, was shot around 5:45 a.m. in the city's Frankford sect...
Mar 13, 2020
Weinstein gets 23 years in sentence hailed by accusers
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison after breaking his courtroom silence with a rambling plea for mercy in which he professed to be "totally confused" by the #MeT...
Mar 13, 2020
Beaverlodge resident loses $20,000 to CRA scammer
The Beaverlodge RCMP is warning the public of a possible Canadian Revenue Agency scam, after a local resident reported being defrauded of $20,000.The 56-year-old resident reported to police that a mal...
Mar 13, 2020