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A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces and territories have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfo...
Jul 02, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, July 2
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on July 2, 2020: There are 104,271 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 55,524 confirmed (including 5,527 deaths, 24,949 r...
Jul 02, 2020
UK judge rejects tabloid's bid to throw out Depp libel suit
LONDON - A British judge on Thursday rejected an attempt by tabloid newspaper The Sun to quash a libel suit from actor Johnny Depp over an article claiming he abused ex-wife Amber Heard. Judge Andrew ...
Jul 02, 2020
Hirokazu Kore-eda and Catherine Deneuve look for ‘The Truth’
VENICE, Italy - Catherine Deneuve plays an icon of French cinema in "The Truth." She even chose her own middle name, Fabienne, for her character who says things like, "I'd rather have been a bad frien...
Jul 02, 2020
Charlize Theron hopes daughters are represented in Hollywood
NEW YORK - Charlize Theron says she's making choices as a producer and actor to ensure her "two small, beautiful African American daughters" will feel represented on-screen. The Oscar winner said it c...
Jul 02, 2020
Studies show no consistent evidence body cameras reduce police violence
A Calgary police officer loudly tells an Indigenous man to put his hands on the roof of his car and, within seconds, the situation escalates to yelling. Body-worn camera video from the ...
Jul 02, 2020
British judge denies Venezuela access to gold in bank vault
LONDON - A British judge on Thursday refused to give Venezuela control of over $1 billion in gold sitting in a Bank of England vault, ruling that it is unlawful to give it to the President Nicols Madu...
Jul 02, 2020
'Incident' damages construction near Iran nuclear site
TEHRAN, Iran - An "incident" damaged an under-construction building Thursday near Iran's underground Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, though it did not affect its centrifuge operations or cause any...
Jul 02, 2020
European jobless rise contained by government help
FRANKFURT - The unemployment rate in the 19 countries that use the euro currency inched higher to 7.4 % in May from 7.3% in April as governments used active labour market support programs to cushion t...
Jul 02, 2020
Photo of toddler sitting on slain grandpa angers Kashmiris
SRINAGAR, India - A photo of a toddler sitting on the chest of of his dead grandfather has outraged residents of Indian-controlled Kashmir after the victim's family accused government forces of shooti...
Jul 02, 2020