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Canadian Rourke looking forward to getting shot at playing pro football
Nathan Rourke isn’t fretting about his uncertain football future. The Oakville, Ont., native is eligible…
Virginia sued over witness requirement for absentee ballots
RICHMOND, Va. – The American Civil Liberties Union on Friday asked a federal court to…
Florida man encases self in concrete at governor’s mansion
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A Florida man encased himself in concrete Friday outside the Governor’s Mansion…
Doctors don’t know when masks are coming, despite deliveries arriving in Canada
OTTAWA – Even as planeloads of supplies to protect Canada’s medical workers arrive, many primary-care…
Winnipeg Jets, Dustin Byfuglien mutually agree to terminate contract
Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff chooses to remember the good times with Dustin Byfuglien.…
‘A free-for-all:’ Union wants grocery trips curtailed to slow COVID-19 spread
CALGARY – Western Canada’s largest private-sector union is proposing that people be limited to one…
Two Montreal lawyers file application to trademark the term COVID-19
Two Montreal lawyers have applied to trademark COVID-19, a filing that some experts said it…
Canada captain Tyler Ardron in New Zealand lockdown, awaits rugby’s return
After helping the Gallagher Chiefs to an impressive start to the Super Rugby season, Canada…
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…
No plan in sight: Test troubles cloud Trump recovery effort
WASHINGTON – The United States is struggling to test enough people to track and control…
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…
5 things to know today – that aren’t about the virus
Your daily look at late-breaking news and stories that are being talked about: 1. SPACE…
Venezuela’s go-to test for fighting virus raising questions
CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan officials have taken to state TV in recent weeks to crow…
‘I am so afraid’: India’s poor face world’s largest lockdown
The street peddler watched the prime minister’s speech on a battered TV with her family…
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…