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Nearly 26,000 nursing home COVID-19 deaths reported to feds
WASHINGTON - Federal health authorities have received reports of nearly 26,000 nursing home residents dying from COVID-19, according to materials prepared for the nation's governors. That number is pa...
Jun 01, 2020
Linda Seymour named new president and chief executive of HSBC Canada
VANCOUVER - HSBC Canada says Linda Seymour has been appointed as the bank's president and chief executive, effective Sept. 1. She will replace Sandra Stuart, who is retiring after five years as p...
Jun 01, 2020
Violence-stricken US cities clean up, brace for more unrest
WASHINGTON - A country convulsed by violent protests picked up the pieces Monday and braced for more trouble amid a coast-to-coast outpouring of rage over police killings of black people. President Do...
Jun 01, 2020
Sentencing hearing for woman convicted in death of Edmonton toddler
EDMONTON - A woman convicted in the death of a toddler whose lifeless body was found outside an Edmonton church is back in court today for a sentencing hearing. Tasha-Lee Doreen Mack was convicte...
Jun 01, 2020
Trudeau rejects Trump suggestion to readmit Russia to G7, citing Crimea invasion
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Russia is not welcome in the G7 any time soon. Trudeau is flatly rejecting today a suggestion by U.S. President Donald Trump to readmit Russia, which was ki...
Jun 01, 2020
Trudeau promises to speed $2.2 billion in funding for strapped cities
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is rushing $2.2 billion in expected infrastructure funding to Canada's cities. He says sending gas-tax funds months sooner ...
Jun 01, 2020
Promising summer after lacklustre spring, Weather Network predicts
Most Canadians may have missed out on spring, but one of the country's most prominent weather forecasters says they'll likely get to enjoy a more seasonal summer. The Weather Network is calling for sl...
Jun 01, 2020
April construction spending falls 2.9% as virus upends work
WASHINGTON - U.S. construction spending fell 2.9% in April, the largest drop in 18 months, with broad declines across all building activity as shutdowns hobbled projects and workers were told to stay ...
Jun 01, 2020
Spain reports no virus deaths for first time since March
MADRID - Spain on Monday reported no official deaths from the new coronavirus in a 24-hour period for the first time since March. The development is "very, very encouraging," emergency health response...
Jun 01, 2020
As Americans protest police behaviour, hardline anti-riot tactics draw fire
WASHINGTON - As anguished Americans flood the streets to rage against police brutality in the United States, some say the aggressive pushback from heavily armoured riot squads is p...
Jun 01, 2020
