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J-pop stars Arashi release English surprise before hiatus
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Japanese pop sensation Arashi has a big surprise for fans as they near their planned hiatus at year's end: a collaboration with Bruno Mars on their first all-English single...
Sep 25, 2020
Orders for big-ticket US manufactured goods up weak 0.4%
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods increased just 0.4% in August following a much larger gain in the previous month. The Commerce Department reported Friday that t...
Sep 25, 2020
Sentencing arguments begin for off-duty cop who assaulted Dafonte Miller
OSHAWA, Ont. - Sentencing arguments are expected to begin today in the case of an off-duty Toronto police officer convicted of assault in the beating of a young Black man. Const. Michael Theriaul...
Sep 25, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 25
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. EDT on Sept. 25, 2020: There are 149,094 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 69,670 confirmed (including 5,810 deaths, 59,943 res...
Sep 25, 2020
4 wounded in knife attack in Paris, suspect arrested
Paris police say a suspect believed to have wounded four people in a knife attack near the former offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has been arrested. A Paris police official said that whil...
Sep 25, 2020
Aging Norwegian king admitted to Oslo hospital
COPENHAGEN - Norway's 83-year-old King Harald V was admitted to the main hospital in Oslo on Friday, the Norwegian palace said, without giving any further information about his condition. The palace s...
Sep 25, 2020
COVID-19 briefings and detention camps in China: In The News for Sept. 25
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 25 ... Wha...
Sep 25, 2020
Tory leader O'Toole says he won't bar MPs from using private COVID-19 testing site
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he's urging his MPs to be hypervigilant amid concerns they could bring COVID-19 back to their ridings from Ottawa. But he says he won't bar them from usi...
Sep 25, 2020
Trudeau reinstates COVID-19 updates as pandemic's second wave worsens
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join Canada's top public health officers today for their daily update on the worsening COVID-19 health crisis. Trudeau is expected to have an announcement a...
Sep 25, 2020
NDP, Greens divided on pace of child care improvements in B.C. election campaign
VANCOUVER - A policy difference over child care between the NDP and Greens has emerged in the B.C. election, with each party blaming the other for failing to do more on the issue in the last minority ...
Sep 25, 2020