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US layoffs climb to 41 million, despite business reopenings
WASHINGTON - An estimated 2.1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week despite the gradual reopening of businesses around the country, bringing the running total since the coronav...
May 28, 2020
Easing liability rules for Twitter, Facebook could backfire on U.S.: Geist
WASHINGTON - Experts say President Donald Trump's bid to defend free expression on the Internet could end up having the opposite effect - and even put the United States offside in its new trade agreem...
May 28, 2020
Duclos reminds cabinet colleagues to be transparent, 'even in times of crisis'
OTTAWA - The federal minister responsible for public access to government information has reminded his cabinet colleagues of the need for transparency and accountability "even in times of crisis." In ...
May 28, 2020
Trudeau, allies call for global unity at UN summit on pandemic recovery
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau led a united call for global co-operation at a major United Nations meeting Thursday aimed at mitigating the devastating socia...
May 28, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:18 a.m. on May 28, 2020: There are 88,467 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 49,702 confirmed (inclu...
May 28, 2020
Priest plans virtual memorial service for four N.L. fishermen as community mourns
ST. LAWRENCE, N.L. - A small Newfoundland and Labrador community is preparing a virtual service to mourn the deaths of four fishermen, three of them from one family. The Canadian Coast Guard...
May 28, 2020
Simon & Schuster names Jonathan Karp as new CEO
NEW YORK - Jonathan Karp, who has worked with authors ranging from Sen. Edward Kennedy to Susan Orlean, has been named the new CEO of Simon & Schuster. He replaces Carolyn Reidy, who died two week...
May 28, 2020
Tokyo Olympics just beginning the race to reset themselves
TOKYO - Just two months after the unprecedented Olympic postponement, organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto was asked Thursday about progress toward next year's rescheduled Tokyo Games. "If you ask, a...
May 28, 2020
Canada, allies condemn China on Hong Kong law after contentious Meng ruling
OTTAWA - Canada joined with its major allies Thursday in condemning China for imposing a new national security law on Hong Kong, one day after a contentious B.C. court ruling in the Meng Wanzhou affai...
May 28, 2020
Orders for US big-ticket factory goods drop 17.2% in April
WASHINGTON - U.S. orders for big-ticket factory goods plunged for the second straight month in April as the coronavirus pandemic hammered the economy. The Commerce Department said Thursday that orders...
May 28, 2020