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Canadian international Alphonso Davies credits family for positive outlook
MUNICH - Canadian international Alphonso Davies says his family's trials have left their mark, but in a good way. The experiences taught the 19-year-old budding Bayern Munich star to make the bes...
Jun 03, 2020
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby says death of George Floyd 'cannot be ignored'
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has added his voice to the chorus of athletes condemning racial injustice. Crosby released a statement through his charitable foundation's Twitter page Wednes...
Jun 03, 2020
US service sector contracts for second month in May
WASHINGTON - The U.S. services sector shrank for a second month in May as the coronavirus pandemic triggered shutdowns and layoffs around the country. Activity did rise from levels last month that had...
Jun 03, 2020
Winger Ryan Telfer returns to York 9 FC of the Canadian Premier League
TORONTO - Winger Ryan Telfer is returning to York 9 FC. Toronto FC loaned the 26-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago via Mississauga, Ont., to the Canadian Premier League club in March 2019 and then las...
Jun 03, 2020
Joint inquiry or review into mass killing is taking shape: justice minister
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's justice minister says there will be a joint federal-provincial inquiry or review into the mass killing in April that claimed 22 lives, but the exact form of that inve...
Jun 03, 2020
BC Ferries service from Departure Bay resumes after COVID-19 suspension
NANAIMO - Daily ferry service has returned to Departure Bay in Nanaimo.Beginning Wednesday, June 3, BC Ferries will complete four daily round trips between Departure Bay and Horseshoe Bay, down from t...
Jun 03, 2020
Survey: Businesses cut 2.76 million jobs in May
BALTIMORE - U.S. businesses shed 2.76 million jobs in May as the economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak stretched into a third month. The payroll company ADP reported Wednesday that businesses ...
Jun 03, 2020
Trump decries 'lowlifes' and racism in Canada; In The News for June 3
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 June 3 ... --- A...
Jun 03, 2020
Northwood seeks private rooms after COVID tragedy, but will N.S. fund the fix?
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's largest nursing home is planning for a future of private rooms to keep residents safe, but it has taken a wrenching pandemic death toll to cr...
Jun 03, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on June 3, 2020: There are 92,410 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 51,593 confirmed (includ...
Jun 03, 2020