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AP source: Biden won't go to Milwaukee for acceptance speech
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will not travel to Milwaukee to accept his party's White House nomination because of concerns over the coronavirus. That's according to a Democrat with know...
Aug 05, 2020
Vancouver home sales jump to 3,128 in July while prices rise amid lower supply
VANCOUVER - Buyers purchased 3,128 homes in the Greater Vancouver area last month, up both from June and from July 2019. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver said on Wednesday that sales in July...
Aug 05, 2020
COVID-19 fallout: Ottawa announces details of support program for fishermen
HALIFAX - The federal government has announced details of a $469-million program aimed at helping Canada's fish harvesters deal with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Fisherie...
Aug 05, 2020
Man killed in Chicago shooting was local rapper, police say
A man who was fatally shot as he stood with another man on one of Chicago's most fashionable streets was a local rapper, police said. The Cook County Medical Examiner's office identified the man as 26...
Aug 05, 2020
Services sector index increases to 58.1 reading in July
WASHINGTON - Activity in the services sector, where most Americans work, increased in July but concerns remain about whether the recovery will persist with the recent rise in coronavirus cases. The In...
Aug 05, 2020
Canada signs deals with Pfizer, Moderna to get doses of COVID-19 vaccines
OTTAWA - Canada is signing deals with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and U.S.-based biotech firm Moderna to procure millions of doses of their experimental COVID-19 vaccines. Procurement Minister Anita A...
Aug 05, 2020
Mane leans on advice from fellow Canadians as he enters NBA Draft
MONTREAL - Karim Mane hopes the advice he's learned from NBA players past and present will serve him well in the future, as unclear as it may be due to the novel coronavirus. The product of CEGEP Vani...
Aug 05, 2020
Pete Hamill, legendary New York columnist, has died
NEW YORK - Pete Hamill, the self-taught, street-wise newspaper columnist whose love affair with New York inspired a colorful and uniquely influential journalistic career and produced several books of ...
Aug 05, 2020
Disney to release 'Mulan' on streaming service, for a price
"Mulan" is no longer headed for a major theatrical release. The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that it will debut its live-action blockbuster on its subscription streaming service, Disney+, on Sept. 4. ...
Aug 05, 2020
Five high schoolers named National Student Poets
NEW YORK - Five high school juniors, residing everywhere from Lake Worth, Florida, to Saratoga, California, have been named National Student Poets. A partnership between the Institute of Museum and Li...
Aug 05, 2020