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US wholesale prices drop record 1.3% in April
WASHINGTON - Wholesale prices slid a record 1.3% in April, led by a 19% plunge in the cost for energy. The Labor Department said Wednesday that its producer price index, which measures inflation befor...
May 13, 2020
Paul Manafort released from prison due to virus concerns
WASHINGTON - Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's onetime presidential campaign chairman who was convicted as part of the special counsel's Russia investigation, has been released from federal prison to serv...
May 13, 2020
Powell warns of a possible sustained recession from pandemic
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is warning of the threat of a prolonged recession resulting from the viral outbreak and is urging Congress and the White House to act further to preven...
May 13, 2020
Kenyan ballet student struggles in slum with no remote class
NAIROBI, Kenya - The coronavirus pandemic is forcing children to stay home and learn remotely. But in the depths of Kenya's slums, 12-year-old ballet student Eugene Ochieng faces huge obstacles to rem...
May 13, 2020
Details on $1B aid and Whitecaps back to training; In The News for May 13
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 May 13 ... --- C...
May 13, 2020
Feds to unveil details of $1 billion in regional aid for small businesses
OTTAWA - The federal government will disclose details today of nearly $1 billion in emergency aid to be doled out to small businesses through its six regional economic development agencies. ...
May 13, 2020
Health Canada approves serological test to detect COVID-19 antibodies
OTTAWA - Health Canada says it has authorized the first COVID-19 serological test for use in the country to detect antibodies specific to the virus. DiaSorin, an Italian multinational biotechnology co...
May 12, 2020
Trump-backed Tiffany wins Wisconsin congressional race
MADISON, Wis. - Republican Tom Tiffany, a state senator endorsed by President Donald Trump, easily won a special congressional election Tuesday in a heavily conservative, rural Wisconsin district. Tif...
May 12, 2020
'It felt like a horror movie:' woman attacks cougar while trying to save dog at Nanaimo River
NANAIMO - A woman came face-to-face with a cougar after the big cat attacked a small dog during an outing at the Nanaimo River.The hair-raising encounter happened the evening of Saturday, May 9 on pri...
May 12, 2020
Union remembers Cargill worker who died as a 'quiet, gentle and humble man'
CALGARY - The union representing workers at the Cargill meat processing plant in southern Alberta has paid tribute to the second employee who died as a result of COVID-19. Benito Quesada, who was...
May 12, 2020