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Asian stocks steady after plunge on virus, oil crash
BEIJING - Asian stock markets rebounded Tuesday from record-setting declines after U.S. futures rose following President Donald Trump's announcement he would ask Congress for a tax cut and other measu...
Mar 11, 2020
Stocks fall again on Wall Street as wild swings continue
NEW YORK - Stocks are sinking again Wednesday, wiping out half of a huge rally from a day earlier as Wall Street continues to reel on worries about the coronavirus. Another big central bank made an em...
Mar 11, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the novel coronavirus and the illness dubbed COVID-19 (all times Eastern): 9:15 a.m. The federal government is spending $1 billion to help provinces respond to the novel coronavirus...
Mar 11, 2020
New Canadian rugby league franchise to be known as the Ottawa Aces
Ottawa has a new team wearing red and black - rugby league's Ottawa Aces. Toronto Wolfpack co-founder Eric Perez unveiled details of his new franchise Monday in Ottawa. The Aces are slated to begin pl...
Mar 11, 2020
Virus locks down Italy amid global push to contain outbreak
ROME - The boisterous hum of Rome dwindled to a whisper and police patrols kept people apart in cafes as Italy enforced an extraordinary, sweeping lockdown in hopes of not becoming the next epicenter ...
Mar 11, 2020
Harry, Meghan do their last royal job at Commonwealth event
LONDON - Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, are making made their final appearance as senior royals at Westminster Abbey, joining Queen Elizabeth II and other members of Britain's royal family Monday ...
Mar 11, 2020
Weinstein faces sentencing, prison in landmark #MeToo case
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein is back in court Wednesday for the final act of the rape trial that landed him behind bars: a sentencing hearing where the once-powerful film producer will learn just how l...
Mar 11, 2020
Prison riots hit Italy amid virus; 6 die in overdose
ROME - Tensions in Italy's overcrowded prisons erupted Monday over new coronavirus containment measures, with riots in at least two dozen lock-ups and the deaths of six inmates who broke into an infir...
Mar 11, 2020
'Exorcist' actor Max von Sydow dies at age 90
COPENHAGEN - Max von Sydow, the self-described "shy boy"-turned-actor known to art house audiences through his work with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman and later to moviegoers everywhere when he play...
Mar 11, 2020
Manitoba government says budget will tackle possible coronavirus effects
WINNIPEG - It's budget day in Manitoba and the Progressive Conservative government says the new fiscal plan will take into consideration the economic effects of the novel coronavirus. Premier Brian Pa...
Mar 11, 2020