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Pompeo calls on China to release two Michaels, says U.S. stands with Canada
OTTAWA - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is calling on China to release two Canadian men that he says face "groundless" charges of spying. Chinese authorities announced the charges against Michael...
Jun 22, 2020
Existing home sale plunge 9.7% in 3rd straight monthly drop
WASHINGTON - Existing home sales in the U.S. plunged 9.7% in May. It was the third straight monthly decline and further evidence of the harm the virus pandemic has done to the housing market. The Nati...
Jun 22, 2020
Japan out of 2023 Women's WCup; Australia-NZ bid favoured
TOKYO - Japan pulled out of bidding to host soccer's 2023 Women's World Cup on Monday, leaving the top-rated joint bid by Australia and New Zealand a clear favourite in the FIFA vote. Japan and Austra...
Jun 22, 2020
Feds lay out guidelines for returning public servants to workplaces
OTTAWA - Canada's roughly 250,000 federal public servants are being primed for an eventual return to their workplaces, though many are expected to continue working remotely for the foreseeable fu...
Jun 22, 2020
Did TikTok teens, K-Pop fans punk Trump's comeback rally?
OAKLAND, Calif. - Did teens, TikTok users and fans of Korean pop music troll the president of the United States? For more than a week before Donald Trump's first campaign rally in three months on Satu...
Jun 22, 2020
Quebec, Saskatchewan and Manitoba easing more COVID-19 restrictions
Quebec, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are all easing more of the restrictions they implemented to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Quebec, which accounts for just over half of Canada's COVID...
Jun 22, 2020
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 22, 2020
Shakira, Dwayne Johnson highlight coronavirus equity concert
NEW YORK - Dwayne Johnson will host and Shakira, Miley Cyrus and Jennifer Hudson will perform on a globally broadcast concert calling on world leaders to make coronavirus tests and treatment available...
Jun 22, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. on June 22, 2020: There are 101,337 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 54,766 confirmed (incl...
Jun 22, 2020
Wirecard scandal: Accounts worth billions likely don't exist
BERLIN - German payment service provider Wirecard said Monday it has concluded that two accounts that were supposed to contain 1.9 billion euros ($2.1 billion) probably don't exist, deepening troubles...
Jun 22, 2020