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Canadians can now download new COVID-19 exposure-alert smartphone app
OTTAWA - Canadians can now begin downloading a voluntary smartphone app meant to warn users they've been near someone who tests positive for COVID-19. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he downloaded ...
Jul 31, 2020
Carjacking suspect charged in shooting of 3 Chicago officers
CHICAGO - A convicted felon on parole has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of three Chicago police officers outside a station, authorities said Friday. Police said Lovelle Jordan, a ...
Jul 31, 2020
TV host Regis Philbin buried at Notre Dame, his alma mater
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Television host Regis Philbin, who died last week at 88, has been buried at the University of Notre Dame following a private funeral service at his alma mater, a school spokesman sa...
Jul 31, 2020
AP source: St. Louis-Milwaukee PPD after Cardinals positives
NEW YORK - Friday's game between St. Louis and Milwaukee has been postponed after multiple Cardinals employees tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a person with knowledge of the situatio...
Jul 31, 2020
Vancouver Canucks aim to avoid Minnesota Wild smothering in NHL play-in series
EDMONTON - The recently woebegone Vancouver Canucks are retooled and ready to make some noise in the NHL's return to play tournament, but first must avoid being smothered by the Minnesota Wild. The Ca...
Jul 31, 2020
Top court orders parts of N.S. cabinet docs to be disclosed in judges-salary case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled the vast majority of confidential cabinet documents in two provinces should remain secret, in cases dealing with how judges are paid. The decis...
Jul 31, 2020
Bail hearing delayed again for man accused in Rideau Hall gate-ramming
OTTAWA - The man accused of ramming through a gate at Rideau Hall while heavily armed is staying in an Ontario jail for another three weeks. Corey Hurren was arrested July 2 and has not yet had a bail...
Jul 31, 2020
Wages and benefits grow at slowest pace in 3 years
WASHINGTON - Wages and benefits for U.S. workers rose at the slowest pace in three years in the April-June quarter, a sign that businesses are holding back on pay as well as cutting jobs in the corona...
Jul 31, 2020
Telus Q2 profit drops 39 per cent to $315 million despite uptick in revenues
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. says its net income fell 39 per cent in its latest quarter despite an uptick in revenues. The Vancouver-based company says it earned $315 million or 23 cents per share for...
Jul 31, 2020
US consumer spending up 5.6%, but virus could stall gains
WASHINGTON - American consumers increased their spending in June by a solid 5.6%, helping regain some of record plunge that occurred after the coronavirus struck hard in March and paralyzed the econom...
Jul 31, 2020
