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Drivers re-trained after dump truck snags same Nanaimo power lines one month apart
NANAIMO - WorkSafe BC is satisfied the company responsible for dragging utility lines and snapping power poles in south Nanaimo won't make the same mistake for a third time.A WorkSafe BC report focuse...
Aug 05, 2020
Treausry announces increases in Treasury securities auctions
WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department will ramp up the size of the bonds and other securities it auctions across-the-board in the face of the unprecedented borrowing needs of the the U.S. government as...
Aug 05, 2020
Mourners honour Nobel laureate and peace advocate John Hume
LONDON - Mourners remembered activist John Hume on Wednesday, celebrating the visionary politician who devoted his life to peace and forged the agreement that ended violence in his native Northern Ire...
Aug 05, 2020
US trade deficit drops in June on record rise in exports
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit fell in June for the first time since February as exports posted a record increase, rising twice as fast as imports. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that the...
Aug 05, 2020
Survey: US companies cut back sharply on hiring in July
U.S. businesses sharply reduced hiring last month suggesting that the resurgent viral outbreak this summer slowed the economic recovery as many states closed parts of their economies again and consume...
Aug 05, 2020
'I didn't want to die': Beirut resident recalls moments of panic after blast
Rawane Al Zahed remembers running through her home to check on her family after she heard blasts rip through Beirut and felt the ground shake beneath her feet. Al Zahed, who has filed paperwork to joi...
Aug 05, 2020
Tropical storm Isaias makes its way through Quebec, with strong winds and rain
MONTREAL - Tropical storm Isaias is blowing through the southern part of Quebec, bringing with it strong winds and heavy rain and causing power outages that have left tens of thousands in th...
Aug 05, 2020
French president travelling to Lebanon after deadly explosion
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron is travelling to Lebanon on Thursday to offer support for the troubled country after a massive, deadly explosion that has drawn global pledges of medical and h...
Aug 05, 2020
UK judge: Meghan friends can stay anonymous in privacy case
LONDON - A British judge ruled Wednesday that the Duchess of Sussex can keep her friends' names secret while she brings a privacy invasion lawsuit against a British newspaper. High Court judge Mark Wa...
Aug 05, 2020
Explosion rocks Beirut and Trudeau popularity drops: In The News for Aug. 5
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 Aug. 5. What we are watching in Canada ... Nea...
Aug 05, 2020