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TORONTO - The Canadian men's cricket team, due to leave Friday for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge League A in Malaysia, learned Thursday that the tournament has been postponed due to the ne...

WASHINGTON - Jerome Powell is confronting his stiffest test yet as head of the Federal Reserve in an atmosphere vastly altered from what his predecessors faced. It makes an uncertain situation even mo...

BEIJING - Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street sank despite an emergency U.S. interest cut aimed at defusing fears a virus outbreak might depress global economic activity. Benchm...

WASHINGTON - The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage has hit a record low of 3.29%, driven down by investors shifting money into the safety of U.S. Treasurys as the viral outbreak deepens. Mortga...

OTTAWA - The federal government is now warning against all travel to Iran over concerns about the novel coronavirus. Global Affairs Canada posted a new alert this morning, upgrading an advisory agains...

DETROIT - Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged the former president of the United Auto Workers with corruption, alleging he conspired with others at the union to embezzle more than $1 million. Gary...

HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says provincial health authorities won't be alone in their fight against the novel coronavirus because the federal government will ensure they have the resource...

NEW YORK - And back down goes the U.S. stock market. The S&P 500 sank more than 2% in early trading Thursday as the market swung back to fear about the effects of a fast-spreading virus in its lat...

SEATTLE - Starbucks is stopping the use of reuseable cups and is halting business travel to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. The coffee chain is also ramping u...

Quebec public health officials are reporting the province's second presumptive case of the new coronavirus. The province's Health Department announced this morning that the patient had returned from a...