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Virus cancels anniversary event for deadly mine explosion
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A planned public gathering was shelved on the 10th anniversary of the…
Ukraine battles forest fires near Chornobyl
MINSK, Belarus – Ukrainian firefighters laboured into Sunday night trying to put out two forest…
Esper defends firing of Navy ship captain over virus warning
WASHINGTON – With the military under broad pressure to step up its coronavirus response, Defence…
Island mayor battles Georgia governor over virus limitations
SAVANNAH, Ga. – A small coastal city in Georgia that thrives on tourism closed its…
Words to remember: Canadian newsmakers have their say on COVID-19
A look at some of the top quotes from on Sunday in relation to COVID-19…
House of Commons seeking virtual sittings in ongoing COVID-19 shutdown
OTTAWA – Canada’s House of Commons is looking at taking its debates virtual as COVID-19…
Quebec Walmart worker struck by driver allegedly angered by COVID-19 measures
SHERBROOKE, Que. – A Walmart security guard from southern Quebec was fighting for his life…
Quebec sugar shacks reeling after ‘catastrophic’ COVID-19 closures
MONTREAL – Pierre Faucher spent much of the month of February preparing to welcome the…
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador takes aim at Trump over medical supplies
Donald Trump’s suggestion the United States could ban exports of medical supplies to Canada has…
Bars, cannabis sector eligible for $40B credit program from government bank
TORONTO – Devastated bars and lounges as well as the country’s hard-hit cannabis sector will…
Teen arrested in fatal shooting of Wisconsin doctor, husband
MADISON, Wis. – A University of Wisconsin physician and her husband whose bodies were found…
France turns to speedy trains to catch up in virus response
PARIS – The high-speed train whooshing past historic World War I battle zones and through…
South Sudan 51st of 54 African nations to report virus case
JUBA, South Sudan – South Sudan has announced its first case of COVID-19, making it…
Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday procession scaled back due to virus
JERUSALEM – A small group of Franciscan monks and Roman Catholic faithful took to the…
German restaurant takes novel approach to keep cider flowing
FRANKFURT – How does a traditional German restaurant comply with the untraditional demands of the…
COVID crisis prompts B.C. mill to boost medical pulp production
NANAIMO, B.C. – A British Columbia mill that makes a special recipe of pulp for…
Trump uses coronavirus crisis to push his broader agenda
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is taking an old political adage to heart: Never let…
Yemen officials say rebel shelling kills 6 women prisoners
SANAA, Yemen – Yemeni government officials said shelling by Houthi rebels Sunday hit a prison…
Ex-Gander mayor disappointed in lack of U.S.-Canada co-operation during pandemic
GANDER, N.L. – Former Gander, N.L., Mayor Claude Elliott knows a thing or two about…
States lack key data on virus cases among medical workers
SEATTLE – Experts and health officials who are trying to plan a response to the…
Daughter of MLK named to Georgia coronavirus outreach group
ATLANTA – One of the daughters of The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will help…
Ex-NFL kicker, Saints hero Tom Dempsey dies at 73
NEW ORLEANS – Former NFL kicker Tom Dempsey, who played in the NFL despite being…
Amid coronavirus pandemic, black mistrust of medicine looms
NEW YORK – Just as the new coronavirus was declared a global pandemic, gym members…
Correction: Mormon Conference story
SALT LAKE CITY – In a story April 4, 2020, about The Church of Jesus…