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Pangos, Ennis among Canadian basketball players weathering COVID-19 abroad
Dylan Ennis posted a video on social media on Sunday of his young daughter Amiyah,…
C.D. Howe’s Business Cycle Council says country has entered a recession
TORONTO – Canada has officially entered a recession due to the economic devastation caused by…
Senators sign Russian defenceman Artem Zub to one-year, entry-level contract
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators have signed Russian defenceman Artem Zub to a one-year, entry-level…
Healthy pigs being killed as meatpacking backlog hits farms
DES MOINES, Iowa – After spending two decades raising pigs to send to slaughterhouses, Dean…
Teck Resources exits energy industry group CAPP, citing cost-cutting
CALGARY – Teck Resources Ltd. is leaving the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, an industry…
B.C. Lions trade up to take linebacker Williams with first overall pick in draft
TORONTO – The B.C. Lions ensured Jordan Williams began his CFL tenure with a bang.…
Virus delays prison time for Hot Pockets heir, ex-CEO
An heir to the Hot Pockets fortune and a former investment executive who participated in…
Danish court detains Islamic militant plot suspect
COPENHAGEN – A 23-year-old man appeared in a Danish court on Friday, a day after…
Drummer Tony Allen, driver of Afrobeat sound, dies at 79
JOHANNESBURG – Pioneering drummer Tony Allen, the driver of the Afrobeat sound, has died in…
Explosions hit Syrian military warehouse, 10 civilians hurt
BEIRUT – Explosions at a Syrian military base housing a weapons warehouse Friday were the…
Atco reports lower Q1 profit, says COVID-19 may cause delays, labour shortages
CALGARY – Atco Ltd. says it had lower revenue and a reduced profit of $174…
Out-of-work trainers hope gyms can make gains after pandemic
NEW YORK – During a normal week, fitness instructor Jason Tran would dart among grueling…
Asia Today: Japan debuts robots at hotels for virus patients
BANGKOK – Robot staff debuted at a Tokyo hotel used for mildly sick coronavirus patients…
Pandemic erases most of Alaska cruises, passenger bookings
JUNEAU, Alaska – Nearly 70% of this summer’s Alaska cruise ship voyages have been cancelled…
Could remdesivir be a game-changer for COVID patients? Experts say wait for data
A major study from the United States suggesting an experimental drug could shorten COVID-19 recovery…
‘Everyone’s watching’: Biden’s VP audition process begins
WASHINGTON – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wore a T-shirt on television emblazoned with the words “that…
Work safety strike, virus lockdown protest set for May Day
LOS ANGELES – Essential workers will strike nationwide on May Day to demand safer conditions…
In a US now in puppy love, Labs still tops, but corgis rise
NEW YORK – America’s dogs are having their day as the coronavirus keeps many people…
Duchess of Sussex loses first round in newspaper lawsuit
LONDON – The Duchess of Sussex lost an early round in a London court Friday…
Australian police fatally shoot man who stabbed 7 at mall
PERTH, Australia – Australian police fatally shot a man who stabbed and slashed seven people…
This is his quest: An actor serenades the front-line workers
NEW YORK – It’s a stunning sound, emerging amid the clanging and the whooping and…
Kelly Rowland: ‘Coffee’ song, video is my ode to black women
NEW YORK – Kelly Rowland says her new single “Coffee” and its accompanying music video…
Mexican protest singer Oscar Chávez dies of COVID-19 at 85
MEXICO CITY – One of Mexico’s best-known protest singers, Oscar Chávez, died Thursday at age…
Bollywood mourns loss of two of its most versatile actors
GURUGRAM, India – Two of India’s most beloved movie stars, Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor,…