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Houston scraps Texas GOP’s in-person convention due to virus
Houston officials on Wednesday cancelled the Texas Republican Party's in-person convention, saying the spread of the coronavirus made it impossible to hold the event as scheduled. Mayor Sylvester Turn...
Jul 08, 2020
Network: Shepard Smith joins CNBC for weeknight news program
NEW YORK - Shepard Smith, who abruptly quit Fox News Channel last October amid the ascendancy of opinionated programming, will bring a nightly newscast to CNBC this fall. CNBC announced Wednesday that...
Jul 08, 2020
Brooks Brothers, worn by Lincoln and Kennedy, goes bankrupt
NEW YORK - Brooks Brothers, the 200-year-old company that dressed nearly every U.S. president, filed for bankruptcy protection Wednesday, the latest major clothing seller to be toppled by the coronavi...
Jul 08, 2020
AP Exclusive: 'Strike for Black Lives' to highlight racism
NEW YORK - A national coalition of labour unions, along with racial and social justice organizations, will stage a mass walkout from work this month, as part of an ongoing reckoning on systemic racism...
Jul 08, 2020
Federal website advertising hundreds of non-existent student-volunteer positions
OTTAWA - The federal website advertising volunteer positions for students hoping to earn money for their educations through a $900-million government aid program contains hundreds - if not thousands -...
Jul 08, 2020
Sentencing hearing for former Edmonton nightclub employee guilty of sex assault
EDMONTON - Two victims of a former Edmonton nightclub employee convicted of sexual assault say they have had nightmares, thoughts of suicide and anxiety since they were attacked. Matthew McKnight, who...
Jul 08, 2020
Government posting $343 billion deficit, record debt-load from COVID-19 spending
OTTAWA - Canada is facing a budget deficit of $343.2 billion, in large part due to recovery programs linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.Finance Minister Bill Morneau unveiled an economic and fiscal snaps...
Jul 08, 2020
Ontario overestimated costs of services to irregular border crossers: auditor
TORONTO - Ontario's auditor general says the province significantly overstated the costs of providing services to asylum seekers coming into Canada from the United States. In a special report released...
Jul 08, 2020
NYC mayor unveils plan to reopen schools in fall
NEW YORK - Most New York City students will return to their physical schools two or three days a week and learn online the rest of the time under a plan announced Wednesday by Mayor Bill de Blasio, wh...
Jul 08, 2020
The COVID-19 fiscal snapshot: By the numbers
OTTAWA - Estimated federal deficit for 2020-21: $343.2 billion Direct federal aid to individuals and businesses as a result of COVID-19: $212 billion Number of Canadians who were laid off or had their...
Jul 08, 2020