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Canada-U.S. border restrictions extended 30 days
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada and the United States will continue to limit non-essential travel between the two countries until at least July 21.Despite mounting pressure from bus...
Jun 16, 2020
World Trade Organization finds Saudi links to sports piracy
The World Trade Organization has ruled Saudi Arabia failed to stop a broadcasting operation pirating sports coverage and blocked moves to shut it down in a proxy of the Gulf economic and diplomatic di...
Jun 16, 2020
Serious incident on old Merritt Highway investigated by RCMP
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: This story has been updated here.EARLIER: RCMP are investigating after what was termed a "fairly serious incident" last night on the old Merritt highway (Highway 5A) just above the ...
Jun 16, 2020
Montreal Impact extends Lassi Lappalainen loan deal through end of year
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact has extended its loan agreement with Italy's Bologna FC 1909 for winger Lassi Lappalainen, keeping the Finnish international through the end of the year. Lappalainen, 21...
Jun 16, 2020
Sabres change course, fire GM Botterill after 3 seasons
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Buffalo Sabres fired general manager Jason Botterill on Tuesday in a dramatic change-of-course three weeks after co-owner Kim Pegula said his job was secure. In announcing the deci...
Jun 16, 2020
UK cuts development ministry, merges it with Foreign Office
LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Tuesday that he is merging the British government's international development department into its foreign ministry to create a "super department" in cha...
Jun 16, 2020
Powell warns that long downturn would mean severe damage
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the U.S. economy faces a deep downturn with "significant uncertainty" about the timing and strength of a recovery. He warns that the longer the...
Jun 16, 2020
Pandemic diplomacy, staggered voting marks finale for UN Security Council seats
OTTAWA - The cutthroat campaigning for a seat on the United Nations Security Council would hardly be described as a picnic or a walk in the park. But it has become just that as COVID-19's arrival in N...
Jun 16, 2020
Oprah picks James McBride's 'Deacon King Kong' for book club
NEW YORK - Oprah Winfrey has chosen James McBride's "Deacon King Kong" for her book club. McBride's novel is set in a Brooklyn housing project in 1969 and centres on the shooting of a drug dealer by a...
Jun 16, 2020
MPs to vote on spending plans without complete picture of COVID-19 aid, PBO says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says new spending estimates tabled by the Trudeau Liberals don't provide a complete picture of how much the government will spend on COVID-19-related aid. The...
Jun 16, 2020
