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Novak Djokovic tests positive for coronavirus
BELGRADE, Serbia - Novak Djokovic tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday after taking part in a tennis exhibition series he organized in Serbia and Croatia. The top-ranked Serb is the fourth p...
Jun 23, 2020
Eight more weeks of CERB to cost $17.9 billion, budget officer says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer estimates in a new report that it will cost $17.9 billion to provide eight extra weeks of payments through the Canada Emergency Response Benefit. The report t...
Jun 23, 2020
Novak Djokovic tests positive for coronavirus
BELGRADE, Serbia - Novak Djokovic tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday after taking part in a tennis exhibition series he organized in Serbia and Croatia. The top-ranked Serb is the fourth p...
Jun 23, 2020
Curbside recycling program saves 3,750 tonnes of recyclables from landfill in first year
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The first year of the City of Lethbridge's curbside recycling program has proven to be successful.The City says due to residents taking part in the program, 3,750 tonnes of recyclable...
Jun 23, 2020
New film tells tale of North Korean orphans sent to Europe
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Six decades after they returned to their homeland, traces of thousands of North Korean children orphaned by the Korean War linger for the elderly Europeans whose lives they...
Jun 23, 2020
Fans turn up heat for ABC's cancelled 'Baker and the Beauty'
LOS ANGELES - With cries for equality and justice ringing in the streets, a petition drive to rescue a cancelled television series may seem inconsequential. But among the advocates for ABC's "The Bake...
Jun 23, 2020
Ex-CEO of Wirecard arrested in case over missing billions
BERLIN - The former CEO of German payment service provider Wirecard has been arrested, accused of inflating the company's balance sheet in an accounting scandal that centres on a missing sum of 1.9 bi...
Jun 23, 2020
Singapore leader calls for early elections despite pandemic
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is calling for new elections to seek a fresh mandate despite the coronavirus pandemic. Lee says in a televised speech that he has advised the country's preside...
Jun 23, 2020
A study on racism in policing and the Alaska loophole; In The News for June 23
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 June 23 ... What...
Jun 23, 2020
Black parents having 'the talk' with younger kids to prepare them for racism
Black parents have always dealt with the added burden of talking to their children about racism but some are now struggling with whether to broach the topic sooner, says the founder of a par...
Jun 23, 2020