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Son remembers ‘tough lady’ who died from COVID-19 in Calgary care home
CALGARY – Rita Owen died in a Calgary care home three weeks shy of her…
Cities and towns in Atlantic Canada feeling cash crunch from COVID-19: HRM mayor
HALIFAX – Cities and towns of all sizes in Atlantic Canada are calling out for…
Mutual funds get more room to meet investor redemptions amid COVID’s volatility
TORONTO – Canada’s securities regulators are giving mutual funds temporary additional flexibility to borrow money…
Aid group MSF splits with partner over migrant rescues
BERLIN – Aid group Doctors without Borders said Friday it is ending its co-operation with…
IMF, World Bank pledge help amid calls for more debt relief
WASHINGTON – The 189-nation International Monetary Fund and its sister lending agency, the World Bank,…
Vermont man charged in human smuggling case on Canada border
A Vermont man is facing a federal charge that he was involved in a human…
Fort Bragg soldiers make masks to fight coronavirus pandemic
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – It’s become a competition for the soldiers of 647th Quartermaster Company…
US border officials opt to close Antelope Wells crossing
ANTELOPE WELLS, N.M. – Officials with U.S. Customs and Border Protection say the Antelope Wells…
France finds more than 1,000 virus cases on aircraft carrier
PARIS – The French navy is investigating how the coronavirus infected more than 1,000 sailors…
NASA, SpaceX pick May 27 to resume astronaut launches in US
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA and SpaceX have picked May 27 for resuming astronaut launches…
Venezuela’s go-to test for fighting virus raising questions
CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan officials have taken to state TV in recent weeks to crow…
Prosecutors in Flint water probe: We’re still on the case
DETROIT – Flint’s water scandal remains under criminal investigation, prosecutors said Friday, pointing out a…
UK broadens two key schemes to limit lockdown’s economic hit
LONDON – The British government has broadened two of the biggest economic relief programs it…
Native American woman removed from Land O’Lakes packaging
ARDEN HILLS, Minn. – The Native American woman who has graced the packaging of Land…
NOT REAL NEWS: More falsehoods around the novel coronavirus
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of…
Virus-fueled conspiracy theories take aim at hospitals
The video lasts just 13 seconds and shows nothing more than the view from a…
Tech sector pivots to help with companies, health-care sector deal with COVID-19
TORONTO – Michael Hartley was overseeing the health, safety and environmental risks for a 6,200-person…
COVID-19 exploits systemic cracks in nursing homes to devastating effect
TORONTO – The brutal assault of the novel coronavirus on long-term care facilities in Ontario…
Dimension of virus ‘massacre’ in Italy nursing homes grows
ROCCA DI PAPA, Italy – The World Health Organization has called it a “massacre.” The…
FDA approves pill for aggressive breast cancer that’s spread
U.S. regulators on Friday approved a new drug for an aggressive type of breast cancer…
Stuck at home, music producers battle while fans party along
NEW YORK – When pioneering producers like DJ Premier and RZA, Ne-Yo and Johnta Austin,…
Ontario could be headed for primary-care crisis: medical association
OTTAWA – Nearly half the primary-care clinics in Ontario are at risk of closing their…
Jerry Givens, executioner turned death-penalty critic, dies
Jerry Givens, who served as Virginia’s chief executioner for 17 years before going to prison…
Insurance companies cut group health plan premiums as claims fall
TORONTO – Canadian insurance companies are slashing premiums in a bid to help small- and…