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Wage subsidy extension into 2021 critical for tourism sector to survive: industry
OTTAWA - A coalition of organizations representing the tourism sector says the federal government must keep its wage-subsidy program in place well into next year for businesses with dire prospects for...
Sep 17, 2020
Canadian Denis Shapovalov advances, Milos Raonic eliminated at Italian Open
ROME - Denis Shapovalov is heading to the third round of the Italian Open, while fellow Canadian Milos Raonic suffered a second-round loss on Thursday. Shapovalov, the No. 12 seed from Richmond Hill, ...
Sep 17, 2020
Bank of England eyes sub-zero rates in face of virus, Brexit
LONDON - The Bank of England indicated Thursday that it could cut interest rates below zero for the first time in its 326-year history as it tries to shore up a U.K. economic recovery that is facing t...
Sep 17, 2020
Sleeping driver of speeding Tesla on Alberta highway faces criminal charge: RCMP
CALGARY - RCMP have charged a British Columbia man with dangerous driving after an officer pulled over a speeding Tesla on a central Alberta highway that appeared to be driving itself. Mount...
Sep 17, 2020
Popular UK author Victoria Hislop granted Greek citizenship
ATHENS, Greece - British author Victoria Hislop was granted honorary Greek citizenship Thursday and met with the prime minister of Greece. Hislop has used Greece as the setting for several of her hist...
Sep 17, 2020
Feds explored possibly charging Portland officials in unrest
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department explored whether it could pursue either criminal or civil rights charges against city officials in Portland, Oregon after clashes erupted there night after night be...
Sep 17, 2020
NYC again delays in-person learning for most students
New York City has again delayed the planned start of in-person learning for most of the more than 1 million students in its public school system. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday that most elem...
Sep 17, 2020
Fed Cup changes name to honour tennis great Billie Jean King
The Fed Cup is changing its name to honour tennis great Billie Jean King, the woman whose lifelong battle for equality and social justice laid the foundation for generations that followed. The Billie ...
Sep 17, 2020
Quebec provincial police report rise in online threats posted to social media
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say online threats posted on social media have increased significantly in the past year, including against politicians. Spokesman Guy Lapointe said today on Tw...
Sep 17, 2020
Nova Scotia First Nation to launch lobster fleet amid tension on the wharf
SAULNIERVILLE, N.S. - A First Nation in Nova Scotia plans to launch its own lobster fishing fleet today, in defiance of federal regulations that say the fishery is closed for the season. The Sipekne'k...
Sep 17, 2020