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A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces and territories have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfo...
Jun 25, 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 June 25, 2020: There are 102,242 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 54,937 confirmed ...
Jun 25, 2020
Police overhaul dims, but House Democrats push ahead on vote
WASHINGTON - With a policing overhaul stalled in the Senate, House Democrats are returning to Washington for a daylong debate and vote on their sweeping proposal to address the global outcry over the ...
Jun 25, 2020
US GDP fell at 5.0% rate in Q1; worse is likely on the way
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy shrank at a 5.0% rate in the first quarter with a much worse decline expected in the current three-month economic period because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Commerce...
Jun 25, 2020
Thiem apologizes for playing in Djokovic's tennis event
VIENNA - Third-ranked tennis player Dominic Thiem apologized Thursday for taking part in an exhibition series hosted by Novak Djokovic in which four players tested positive for the coronavirus. Thiem ...
Jun 25, 2020
Pakistan to ground 150 pilots for cheating to get licenses
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's state-run airline said Thursday it will ground 150 pilots, accusing them of obtaining licenses by having others take exams for them after a probe into last month's crash that ki...
Jun 25, 2020
'First of its kind' Indigenous reconciliation position announced at B.C. university
The new reconciliation librarian at the University of Victoria says he hopes his unique role will help Canadians better understand Indigenous culture and what they have faced through hi...
Jun 25, 2020
A box of teeth and scientific serendipity unveil the lives of bottlenose whales
HALIFAX - The walnut-sized teeth taken from northern bottlenose whales slaughtered in the 1960s and 70s are proving to be storehouses of knowledge that raise awareness about the fr...
Jun 25, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Police wellness checks have habit of leaving people less well
KAMLOOPS - JUST WHEN ONE POLICE CONTROVERSY seems to be quieting down, a new one comes up.Charges against Chief Allan Adam were dropped yesterday. That's the one in which a 12-minute dash cam video sh...
Jun 25, 2020
Congo announces end to 2nd deadliest Ebola outbreak ever
BENI, Congo - Eastern Congo has marked an official end to the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history that killed 2,280 people over nearly two years as armed groups and community mistrust undermine...
Jun 25, 2020
