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In 'Crip Camp,' a rare spotlight for disability rights
PARK CITY, Utah - It wasn't Judith Heumann's first standing ovation, but it might have been her loudest. Heumann, who had polio as a baby and uses a wheelchair, has for decades been one of the leading...
Mar 25, 2020
Spain's coronavirus deaths leap; Prince Charles now infected
MADRID - The death toll in Spain from the coronavirus shot up by more than 700 on Wednesday, surpassing China and is now second only to Italy as the pandemic spread rapidly in Europe, with even Britai...
Mar 25, 2020
Britain's Prince Charles tests positive for new coronavirus
LONDON - Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his office said Wednesday. The 71-year-old is showing mild symptoms of COVID-19 and is self-isolat...
Mar 25, 2020
House of Commons passes legislation for COVID-19 help with unanimous support
UPDATE: The Bill has since been approved by the Senate and has received Royal Assent from the Governor General. ---OTTAWA - The House of Commons has passed emergency legislation to free up $82 billion...
Mar 25, 2020
Business fallout: Nissan factories to shut in Africa, India
The outbreak of the coronavirus that emerged in China in December has dealt an unprecedented shock to the global economy as it continues to spread across the world. Here is a look at some of the lates...
Mar 25, 2020
Israel parliament speaker resigns rather than convene a vote
JERUSALEM - Israel's parliament speaker resigned Wednesday after seven years on the job rather than complying with a Supreme Court order to convene a vote on his replacement. Yuli Edelstein had suspen...
Mar 25, 2020
Stars not aligned for astrologers and a grim find; In The News for Mar. 25
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 Mar. 25. What we are watching in Canada ... Ho...
Mar 25, 2020
Good deeds, spirit of sharing spreads amid pandemic panic purchasing
VANCOUVER - While panicked shoppers have been buying stores out of toilet paper and flour stocks, two tables have appeared on streets in the Vancouver area stacked with essential items and a sign that...
Mar 25, 2020
Sentencing to get underway for Kalen Schlatter following murder conviction
TORONTO - A sentencing hearing is set to get underway today for a Toronto man convicted of sexually assaulting and killing a young woman who had been out with a friend. Kalen Schlatter was found ...
Mar 25, 2020
Testing backlog linked to shortage of chemicals needed for COVID-19 test
Regions across Canada are ramping up efforts to identify people with COVID-19 but some labs are facing a backlog due to diminishing supplies of essential chemicals needed for tests. "We all would want...
Mar 25, 2020