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Several lawmakers had contact with man at CPAC who got virus
WASHINGTON – The Capitol’s attending physician said Monday that “several” members of Congress had contact…
Yemeni army says sites near Saudi border wrested from rebels
SANAA, Yemen – Yemen’s army said it wrested control of several northern towns from the…
Food delivery services brace for COVID-19 with non-contact options and sanitizer
TORONTO – Food delivery companies operating in Canada are undertaking a handful of precautions amid…
Bus collision in Ghana kills at least 29 people
ACCRA, Ghana – Two buses burst into flames after colliding in central Ghana, trapping passengers…
AP Explains: The oil market meltdown and its global impact
FRANKFURT – A clash of two oil titans – Saudi Arabia and Russia – is…
Oil price crash: What it means for Canada
CALGARY – World oil prices are in free fall after Saudi Arabia slashed its crude…
Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 15-21
Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 15-21: March 15: Actor Judd Hirsch is 85.…
Ensign Energy Services reports Q4 loss, stock plunges as oil markets roil
CALGARY – Shares in drilling company Ensign Energy Services Inc. plunged by as much as…
Federal prosecutor fatally shoots wife, self in California
GRANITE BAY, Calif. – A federal prosecutor in California fatally shot his wife before killing…
Appeal Court upholds class action rulings against isolation in prisons
TORONTO – Even without a full-blown trial, a judge was right to decide that placing…
Gunmen kill 43 in attacks on 2 villages in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Gunmen killed at least 43 people in attacks on two villages…
Boston’s 1st recreational marijuana shop opens
BOSTON – The first recreational marijuana shop opened Monday in Boston, where owners are bracing…
New Malaysian leader unveils revamped Cabinet with no deputy
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia – New Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin unveiled his Cabinet on Monday, saying…
School officials criticized after 7-year-old handcuffed
CLEARWATER, Fla. – A school security officer handcuffed a 7-year-old Florida boy with special needs…
Zibanejad, Landeskog, Draisaitl named NHL’s three stars of the week
New York Rangers centre Mika Zibanejad, Colorado Avalanche left-wing Gabriel Landeskog and Edmonton Oilers centre…
Ethiopia says Trump got inaccurate information on Nile dam
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – An Ethiopian Cabinet minister says that U.S. President Donald Trump was…
Brazil’s president says he will undergo fifth surgery
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro says that he will undergo yet another…
Egyptian engineer gets 15 years over deadly locomotive crash
CAIRO – An Egyptian court Monday sentenced a train engineer to 15 years in prison…
Report: Pilots restarted software, causing fatal nosedive
When nothing else worked to stop their descent, desperate pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing…
Harry, Meghan do their last royal job at Commonwealth event
LONDON – Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, are making made their final appearance as…
Dems look to Michigan primary as testing ground for November
DETROIT – Ask Arlene Williams about President Donald Trump’s promises to bring back auto industry…
Stop work order partially lifted at Cape Breton’s Donkin coal mine
DONKIN, N.S. – Nova Scotia’s Labour Department says a stop work order has been partially…
Two Surrey, B.C., schools ‘deep cleaned’ after contact with COVID-19
SURREY, B.C. – A school district in Metro Vancouver has suspended a community rental program…
Georgia congressman Graves’ son injured during cycling race
ATLANTA – U.S. Rep. Tom Graves’ son was critically injured while competing in a race…