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Tokyo's delayed Olympics: Who pays bills for another year?
TOKYO - With the Tokyo Olympics postponed until 2021, now comes the multi-billion-dollar question: Who pays the bills for the delay, and how large will they be? The most likely answer is - primarily J...
Mar 25, 2020
Newfoundland woman arrested for refusing to self isolate after talking to police
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Police in western Newfoundland say a woman arrested for refusing to stay at home after she returned from a trip outside the province is expected to make a court ...
Mar 25, 2020
Putin delays constitutional vote allowing him to keep power
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has postponed a nationwide vote on proposed constitutional amendments that include a change that would allow him to seek another term in power. Putin didn't s...
Mar 25, 2020
In 'Crip Camp,' a rare spotlight for disability rights
PARK CITY, Utah - It wasn't Judith Heumann's first standing ovation, but it might have been her loudest. Heumann, who had polio as a baby and uses a wheelchair, has for decades been one of the leading...
Mar 25, 2020
ROTHENBURGER – Stop the COVIDIOTS, invoke the Emergency Measures Act
KAMLOOPS - IT'S SIMPLY ASTOUNDING that so many people continue to congregate in large numbers as though COVID-19 is some sort of a lark.It needs to be said that many, many people - hopefully, most - a...
Mar 25, 2020 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
Spain's coronavirus deaths leap; Prince Charles now infected
MADRID - The death toll in Spain from the coronavirus shot up by more than 700 on Wednesday, surpassing China and is now second only to Italy as the pandemic spread rapidly in Europe, with even Britai...
Mar 25, 2020
Britain's Prince Charles tests positive for new coronavirus
LONDON - Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his office said Wednesday. The 71-year-old is showing mild symptoms of COVID-19 and is self-isolat...
Mar 25, 2020
House of Commons passes legislation for COVID-19 help with unanimous support
UPDATE: The Bill has since been approved by the Senate and has received Royal Assent from the Governor General. ---OTTAWA - The House of Commons has passed emergency legislation to free up $82 billion...
Mar 25, 2020
Business fallout: Nissan factories to shut in Africa, India
The outbreak of the coronavirus that emerged in China in December has dealt an unprecedented shock to the global economy as it continues to spread across the world. Here is a look at some of the lates...
Mar 25, 2020
Israel parliament speaker resigns rather than convene a vote
JERUSALEM - Israel's parliament speaker resigned Wednesday after seven years on the job rather than complying with a Supreme Court order to convene a vote on his replacement. Yuli Edelstein had suspen...
Mar 25, 2020
