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Cirque du Soleil founder considering participating in company’s rescue
MONTREAL – Three months after selling his stake, Cirque du Soleil’s founder is considering the…
US says Chinese hackers might be targeting virus researchers
WASHINGTON – Organizations conducting research into COVID-19 may be targeted by computer hackers linked to…
US meat exports surge as industry struggles to meet demand
OMAHA, Neb. – U.S. meat exports are surging even as the industry is struggling to…
Venezuela: Warden charged in deadly prison riot with 47 dead
CARACAS, Venezuela – Authorities in Venezuela said Wednesday that they’re filing criminal charges against a…
Norway’s top military official in Iraq says virus helps IS
COPENHAGEN – Islamic State militants hide in sparsely populated farmlands in Iraq from where they…
Hillary Clinton pays tribute to late CEO of Simon & Schuster
NEW YORK – Hillary Clinton is mourning the death of Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn…
TSB urges new way to test train brakes as probe into fatal B.C. crash continues
CALGARY – The Transportation Safety Board says there should be a better way of determining…
VIRUS DIARY: On a river, with rod and reel, he finds peace
ROSCOE, N.Y. – The Catskills village that calls itself “Trout Town USA” is all but…
Rookie Alouettes receiver Papale finally getting shot at pro football
Vinny Papale comes by his drive and perseverance honestly. Last month, the rookie receiver signed…
Charges laid against two men as Vancouver police probe surge in break-ins
VANCOUVER – Two men face a total of 70 separate charges and Vancouver police say…
Happy golfers, anxious commuters as England eases lockdown
LONDON – The sound of crisply struck golf balls could be heard in England for…
Death toll from attack on Kabul maternity clinic rises to 24
KABUL – Officials on Wednesday raised the death toll from a militant attack on a…
Puerto Rico closes public school cafeterias amid food crisis
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico officials announced Wednesday that they are closing more…
Canadian youth international midfielder Julian Altobelli signs with York 9 FC
TORONTO – York 9 FC has signed 17-year-old Canadian youth international Julian Altobelli, making the…
Health coalition says use of private clinics won’t cure B.C.’s surgical backlog
VANCOUVER – A coalition of public health-care advocates is calling on the British Columbia government…
Children leave homes briefly as Turkey eases restrictions
ANKARA, Turkey – Parks filled with the sound of children on Wednesday as Turkey allowed…
AP Exclusive: CDC guidance more restrictive than White House
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Advice from the top U.S. disease control experts on how to safely…
Poll shows a partisan split over virus-era religious freedom
NEW YORK – As the nation’s houses of worship weigh how and when to resume…
Prodded by US, Mexico aims to restart industrial plants
MEXICO CITY – President Andrés Manuel López Obrador pledged Wednesday to begin reopening Mexico’s economy…
High-flying balloons to boost northern Mozambique’s internet
MAPUTO, Mozambique – Balloons floating 12 miles over northern Mozambique are planned to provide the…
Pandemic piles new pressures on foster children, caretakers
NEW YORK – Jessica Overstreet first entered foster care at age 14, separated from her…
Griffin finalists on the role of poetry in the ‘era of pandemic writing’
The scope of the COVID-19 pandemic has left some of Canada’s top literary minds grasping…
Review: Willie Nile finds muse nearby on ‘New York at Night’
Willie Nile, “New York at Night” (River House Records) Not for the first time in…
Couples turn to `minimonies’ to salvage wedding plans
NEW YORK – Couples trying to salvage weddings put on hold by the coronavirus are…