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NYC mayor unveils plan to reopen schools in fall
NEW YORK - Most New York City students will return to their physical schools two or three days a week and learn online the rest of the time under a plan announced Wednesday by Mayor Bill de Blasio, wh...
Jul 08, 2020
The COVID-19 fiscal snapshot: By the numbers
OTTAWA - Estimated federal deficit for 2020-21: $343.2 billion Direct federal aid to individuals and businesses as a result of COVID-19: $212 billion Number of Canadians who were laid off or had their...
Jul 08, 2020
Feds promise recovery will focus on people hurt most by COVID-19 economic crisis
Finance Minister Bill Morneau says one of his priorities is to fix the social and economic gaps that left women, young people and racialized Canadians to suffer the biggest economic blows from the COV...
Jul 08, 2020
High unemployment, $343B deficit projected in Liberals' fiscal snapshot
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals say they expect nearly two million Canadians to remain without jobs this year as the COVID-19 pandemic drags down the domestic economy and federal aid sends the deficit t...
Jul 08, 2020
John opts for BC Supreme Court jury in not guilty plea to alleged sex crimes
PRINCE GEORGE - Former BC cabinet minister Ed John pleaded not guilty to four counts of what's been referred to as historic sex crimes.The allegations date back to 1974 between the time of March 1st a...
Jul 08, 2020
Veteran defensive lineman Tracy unsure when he'll play for Montreal Alouettes
Adrian Tracy isn't optimistic that he'll be playing football in 2020. The veteran defensive lineman signed with the Montreal Alouettes as a free agent Feb. 13, but the COVID-19 pandemic has put the CF...
Jul 08, 2020
Curling Canada announces return to play plan
Curling Canada announced earlier this week their strategy for returning to play for the 2020-2021 season.The most noticeable change involves sweeping.Each team will only be allowed one sweeper during ...
Jul 08, 2020
Ex-Wolfpack players Ryan Brierley, Cory Paterson form sports management company
While elite athletes occasionally represent themselves in contract talks, Scottish rugby league international Ryan Brierley has gone one big step further. Brierley, now playing for Hull Kingston Rover...
Jul 08, 2020
Alberta air force base to use goats, sheep to chew down unwanted vegetation
A Canadian Forces base in Alberta is recruiting a new battalion of lean, mean, eating machines for a mission that will require limited action this summer. The Department of National Defence has p...
Jul 08, 2020
Crane collapses in east London; rescue teams on site
LONDON - A 20-meter (65-foot) crane collapsed onto a block of apartments under development and two houses in east London, injuring four people and leaving one person missing, authorities said Wednesda...
Jul 08, 2020