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Saudi Aramco says it will increase oil production capacity
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia's oil company Aramco said Wednesday it will increase production capacity to 13 million barrels per day, up from 12 million per day. The majority state-owned ...
Mar 11, 2020

Liberal bill outlaws conversion therapy for kids, non-consenting adults
OTTAWA - The federal government has introduced legislation that would impose a blanket ban on causing a child to undergo therapy aimed at altering their sexual orien...
Mar 11, 2020

Death in B.C. care home believed to be first COVID-19 fatality in Canada
Canada reported its first COVID-19 death on Monday after a man died at a long-term care home in North Vancouver as the federal government asked provincial and territorial leaders t...
Mar 11, 2020

Case of accused spy for Russia heads to court today
OTTAWA - Lawyers for a woman accused of espionage will try to persuade a judge today she did not spy for Russia. Elena Crenna is asking the Federal Court in Ottawa to rev...
Mar 11, 2020

Trudeau to announce funding to deal with increasing number of COVID-19 cases
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans today to announce federal funding to help provincial health-care systems cope with the increasing number of new coronavirus cases and to help Canadian...
Mar 11, 2020

Better protections needed for health-care workers during COVID-19: advocates
VANCOUVER - Canada's first death from the novel coronavirus has highlighted the urgent and often ignored need for better staffing at long-term care facilities where elderly residents are especial...
Mar 11, 2020

Bank of England cuts key interest rate to 0.25% due to virus
LONDON - The Bank of England cut ts key interest rate by 0.5 % to 0.25% on Wednesday, as an emergency measure in response to the outbreak of COVID-19. The central bank said the move would "help suppor...
Mar 11, 2020

Ducks' Deslauriers gets natural hat trick in win over Ottawa
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Nicolas Deslauriers scored the fastest hat trick in Anaheim history, Ryan Miller made 40 saves and the Ducks rolled to a 5-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. Deslau...
Mar 10, 2020

Miller scores lone goal in shootout as Canucks top Islanders 5-4
VANCOUVER - J.T. Miller scored the only goal in the shootout as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the New York Islanders 5-4 Tuesday to crawl back into a wild card playoff spot in the tight NHL Western C...
Mar 10, 2020

Elvis Merzlikins solid in return as Blue Jackets fend off Canucks 2-1
VANCOUVER - With five losses in their last six games, the Vancouver Canucks remain in a playoff position. But Canucks players admitted they were frustrated after dropping a 2-1 decision to the Columbu...
Mar 10, 2020