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Powell: Recovery may begin by summer, will likely be slow
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell expressed optimism Sunday that the U.S. economy can begin to recover from a devastating recession in the second half of the year, assuming the coronavi...
May 17, 2020
Canadian Forces Snowbird plane crashes in B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A Canadian Forces Snowbirds plane crashed in a residential area of Kamloops, B.C., shortly after takeoff on Sunday, sending neighbours pouring onto the street where they said a h...
May 17, 2020
Canadian Forces Snowbird plane crashes in B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A Canadian Forces Snowbirds plane crashed in a residential area of Kamloops, B.C., shortly after takeoff on Sunday, sending neighbours pouring onto the street where they said a h...
May 17, 2020
Churches may reopen, but many services won’t have singing
(RNS) - They are words the Rev. John Witvliet, an expert on Christian worship, never thought he would hear himself say. "Based on the science that we are learning about this week, we are urging and I ...
May 17, 2020
Bayern Munich wins as Bundesliga restart continues
BERLIN - Defending champion Bayern Munich returned to action Sunday with a 2-0 win at Union Berlin as the restart of German soccer continued in empty stadiums. Players' shouts echoed off the empty row...
May 17, 2020
Chinese consulate blasts Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for COVID-19 criticism
EDMONTON - The Chinese Consulate-General in Calgary is firing back at Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for his rebuke of China's handling of the initial outbreak of the novel coro...
May 17, 2020
Barring Taiwan from WHO a 'serious' health concern: Canada, U.S., allies say
OTTAWA - Canada, the United States and six major allies have told the World Health Organization that its ongoing exclusion of Taiwan has created a serious public health concern dur...
May 17, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 11:25 a.m. Public health officials in New Brunswick are reporting no new cases of COVID-19. The number of confirmed cases...
May 17, 2020
Health researcher hopes COVID-19 means new policies for Indigenous peoples
SASKATOON - A health researcher studying COVID-19 as part of a national immunity task force hopes the pandemic elevates concern for persistent health issues, such as...
May 17, 2020
More provinces preparing to loosen COVID-19 restrictions
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau will take a break today and tomorrow from his COVID-19 briefings to spend some long weekend time with his family at the Harrington Lake prime ministerial retreat in Gatine...
May 17, 2020
