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Industrial production plunges unprecedented 11.2% in April
WASHINGTON - American industry recorded the biggest drop on record last month as factories, mines and utilities were all battered by the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The Federal Res...
May 15, 2020
Had enough of 'Contagion'? Here are some warm blanket movies
When many were rushing to rewatch "Contagion," the eerily prophetic 2011 Steven Soderbergh film about the outbreak of an easily transmitted virus, I was searching for more comforting escapes. I reache...
May 15, 2020
German economy shrinks 2.2% in 1st quarter as virus hits
BERLIN - The German economy shrank by 2.2% in the first quarter compared with the previous three-month period as shutdowns in the country and beyond started to bite, official data showed Friday. The f...
May 15, 2020
Islamic call to prayer being heard for the first time across Canada
OTTAWA - The Al Rashid Mosque has stood in Edmonton since 1938, but no one there today can remember ever hearing the daily call to prayer ring out through the loudspeakers. Usually the musical ch...
May 15, 2020
Walkerton 20 years on: A lingering tinge of grief amid community pride
TORONTO - As the May long weekend approached 20 years ago, an invisible killer began stalking the unsuspecting town of Walkerton, Ont., preparing to unleash an epidemic that would damage or destroy ma...
May 15, 2020
Emergency wage subsidy and the long-term effect of grief; In The News for May 15
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 15 ... --- C...
May 15, 2020
Burgers, ice cream, doughnuts and plants: Queues forming for non-essential items
Long lines of people waiting to get into big-box and grocery stores were an early phenomenon of the COVID-19 pandemic. Another type of queue has emerged and it's not for toile...
May 15, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on May 15, 2020: There are 73,401 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 40,724 confirmed (i...
May 15, 2020
Online graduations still bring stars to the virtual lectern
This year's college graduates won't get to take their triumphant walk across the stage. They won't get to toss their caps amid a sea of classmates. Instead, they have to settle for online ceremonies w...
May 15, 2020
Former MLB All-Star, GM and executive Bob Watson dead at 74
HOUSTON - Bob Watson, a two-time All-Star as a player who later became the first black general manager to win a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1996, has died. He was 74. The Houston Astros,...
May 14, 2020