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Cenovus spending cut expected to set trend as sector adjusts to oil prices
CALGARY – Forecasts for a stand-pat year for drilling in 2020 in the Canadian oilpatch…
Thailand’s CP Group buying Tesco’s Thai, Malaysian stores
BANGKOK – British supermarket chain Tesco has agreed to a $10.6 billion deal to sell…
Canadian banks separating trading staff amid novel coronavirus concerns
TORONTO – Canada’s biggest financial institutions are making sweeping changes to their trading operations to…
Mask-clad Chinese workers cautiously return to the office
BEIJING – Riding the subway for the first time after weeks of working remotely from…
Italian premier locks down entire country to stop virus
MILAN – Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte put his entire country on lockdown Monday to combat…
Ex-Michigan football player suing school over alleged abuse
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A man who played football at the University of Michigan sued…
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock to run for Senate against Daines
HELENA, Mont. – Montana Gov. Steve Bullock said Monday he will run against first-term Republican…
AP Analysis: Investors ‘guessing’ on virus, assuming worst
WASHINGTON – No one knows where the coronavirus will show up next, whether authorities can…
Schools wrestle with fairness of closures during outbreak
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – When the new coronavirus surfaced at Saint Raphael Academy after a school…
State has 2nd case; employees told to restrict travel
BRISTOL, Conn. – Connecticut officials continued to take steps Monday to try to prevent the…
Sudan PM says he survived ‘terror attack’ in capital
CAIRO – Sudan’s prime minister said Monday he survived a “terror attack” after an explosion…
CP NewsAlert: NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS to restrict locker-room access to prevent coronavirus exposure
NEW YORK – NBA, NHL, MLB, Major League Soccer will restrict access to locker rooms…
US Supreme Court rejects ex-cop’s appeal of rape convictions
OKLAHOMA CITY – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal for…
Impact to kick off CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal with Olimpia in Montreal
MONTREAL – Playing until the final whistle is something the Montreal Impact have had trouble…
Alberta premier says all options on table to fight oil price collapse
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government will do whatever it takes to rescue the…
VA moves to suspend new GI bill enrolment at 5 universities
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs is moving to bar new GI Bill students…
Morneau talks up fiscal room to react to impacts of COVID-19 as concerns mount
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Bill Morneau sought to ease the concerns over the novel coronavirus…
NDP calls for moratorium on Clearview AI facial recognition software
OTTAWA – NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus wants the Liberal government to stop the RCMP’s…
A third Princess cruise ship kept at sea pending virus tests
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Thousands of passengers on an additional Princess Cruises ship are being…
Plan outlined for donations in Pittsburgh synagogue attack
PITTSBURGH – About $5.5 million that poured in from donors after the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue…
Dueling Afghan leaders both declare themselves president
KABUL – Afghanistan’s rival leaders were each sworn in as president in separate ceremonies on…
Wary New York subway riders carry on amid virus concerns
NEW YORK – Touching a germy pole or interacting with a sick person was always…
US judge: Iran liable in disappearance of retired FBI agent
WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Monday held Iran responsible for the kidnapping of former…
Experts: Rapid testing helps explain few German virus deaths
BERLIN – Germany has confirmed more than 1,100 cases of the new coronavirus but —…