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Coronavirus returns long-banned drive-in movies to Iran
TEHRAN, Iran - The new coronavirus pandemic has brought back something unseen in Iran since its 1979 Islamic Revolution: a drive-in movie theatre. Once decried by revolutionaries for allowing too much...
May 05, 2020
MEG Energy cuts capital spending plan again, reports $284M Q1 loss
CALGARY - MEG Energy Corp. cut its capital spending guidance for a second time due to the COVID-19 pandemic as it reported a first-quarter loss of $284 million.The company now expects its capital spen...
May 05, 2020
In 'Becoming,' a starring role for Michelle Obama
NEW YORK - In the backstage hallways of Washington D.C.'s Capital One Arena, Michelle Obama walks arm-in-arm with her husband, Barack Obama. She has just finished the third stop on what would be a 34-...
May 05, 2020
Colson Whitehead's 'The Nickel Boys' wins Pulitzer Prize
NEW YORK - Colson Whitehead became the rare author to receive Pulitzers for consecutive books when his novel about a brutal Florida reform school during the Jim Crow era, "The Nickel Boys," was awarde...
May 05, 2020
Small local charities ask for public support during COVID-19 as Giving Tuesday arrives
It is Giving Tuesday around the world.For those familiar with the day, it usually happens annually the Tuesday after Black Friday.The day is meant to raise awareness and ask citizens around the world ...
May 05, 2020 Photo: Giving Tuesday Facebook
Philippines orders leading TV network to halt operations
MANILA, Philippines - A Philippine government agency on Tuesday ordered the country's leading broadcast network, which the president has targeted for its critical news coverage, to halt operations. Th...
May 05, 2020
COVID-19 aid for farmers and rescuing Cirque du Soleil; In The News for May 5
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 5 ... --- CO...
May 05, 2020
Most Canadians comfortable with pace of easing restrictions: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are in step with their federal and provincial governments as they begin to gently lift restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 this month....
May 05, 2020
Vancouver biotech company discovering antibodies for COVID-19 treatment
VANCOUVER - There may be another valuable shield in the fight against COVID-19, and the head of a Vancouver biotech firm says it could buy time as researchers race to develop a vaccine. Carl...
May 05, 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 5, 2020: There are 60,772 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 32,623 confirmed (includi...
May 05, 2020