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With workers at home, feds eye ways to fast-track training program, groups say
OTTAWA – The federal government is looking at ways to speed-up the introduction of skills-training…
Hajdu brings anthropology, public health experience to COVID-19 fight
OTTAWA – Patty Hajdu “fell in love” with cultural anthropology at university. Now, as Canada’s…
‘Complete collapse of economies’ ahead as Africa faces virus
KAMPALA, Uganda – Some of Uganda’s poorest people used to work here, on the streets…
No winning ticket for Saturday night’s $10 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO – No winning ticket was sold for the $10 million jackpot in Saturday night’s…
9 rebels, 3 Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir fighting
SRINAGAR, India – Nine rebels and three Indian soldiers were killed in a pair of…
Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What’s being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Medical officers of health and Canada’s…
Advocates warn of ‘disaster’ if more protections not given to migrant workers
VANCOUVER – The federal and provincial governments are facing a “potential disaster” if more protections…
Imprisoned Chinese rights lawyer released, his wife says
BEIJING – Wang Quanzhang, a well-known Chinese rights lawyer, was released from prison Sunday after…
Trump says ‘toughest’ weeks ahead as coronavirus spreads
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is warning that the country could be headed into its…
Trump suggests firing watchdog was payback for impeachment
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump suggested that he fired the inspector general for the intelligence…
Halt on corporate travel hits Omaha business hard
OMAHA, Neb. – Omaha-based Travel and Transport was nearing a 75th birthday and coming off…
Trump talks with US pro sports leaders to discuss virus
President Donald Trump talked to many U.S. pro sports leaders about the impact of the…
The Latest: Nearly 3,000 released from Sri Lanka prisons
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
New York gets Chinese ventilators; Trump wants more thanks NEW YORK (AP) — The New…
19 killed in clash between drug gangs in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY – A big shootout between rival drug gangs killed 19 people in the…
Three boats catch fire in Horseshoe Bay: West Vancouver Fire and Rescue
VANCOUVER – The West Vancouver fire department says three boats caught fire in Horseshoe Bay…
Disaster declarations OK’d as New England death toll rises
BOSTON – Maine and New Hampshire join the ranks of states approved for federal disaster…
NY gets 1,100 ventilators with help from China, Oregon
New York secured a planeload of ventilators from China on Saturday, and Oregon was sending…
Two more Alaskans die of illness caused by coronavirus
Two more Alaskans died of the COVID-19 illness brought on by the coronavirus and 14…
Mexico seeks to build ventilators as cases rise to 1,890
Mexico’s president said Saturday that his government hopes to build ventilators domestically, as coronavirus cases…
B.C. actor Logan Williams, who starred in ‘The Flash,’ dies at the age of 16
LOS ANGELES – Coquitlam, B.C., actor Logan Williams, who appeared in CW’s “The Flash” as…
Actress-author Patricia Bosworth dies from coronavirus at 86
LOS ANGELES – Patricia Bosworth, an actress who once starred alongside Audrey Hepburn and later…
Spanish singer-songwriter Luis Eduardo Aute dies at age 76
MADRID – Spanish singer-songwriter Luis Eduardo Aute, whose politically charged songs became popular during Spain’s…
New Orleans calliope tribute for jazz great Ellis Marsalis
NEW ORLEANS – A tourist riverboat calliope blasted hymn and gospel tunes across New Orleans’…