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US construction spending down 1.3% in February
WASHINGTON - Spending on U.S. construction projects fell 1.3% in February with housing and nonresidential construction both showing weakness even before the coronavirus struck with force in the United...
Apr 01, 2020

Diamond project partners seek speedy resolution of legal differences
Star Diamond Corp and Rio Tinto might not see eye-to-eye on their partnership arrangement at Project Falcon east of Prince Albert, but they are working together to try to resolve their legal differenc...
Apr 01, 2020 (file photo/Rio Tinto Exploration Canada)

Global stock markets skid as coronavirus infections soar
NEW YORK - U.S stocks joined a worldwide downdraft Wednesday as more signs piled up of the economic and physical pain being caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The S&P 500 dropped more than 3% in ...
Apr 01, 2020

1st virus death in Senegal is ex-French soccer club boss
DAKAR, Senegal - Pape Diouf, a former president of French soccer club Marseille, died Tuesday in Senegal after contracting the coronavirus. It was the West African country's first COVID-19-related dea...
Apr 01, 2020

Fan boycotts put Belarus soccer plan under scrutiny
MINSK, Belarus - Soccer fans from two clubs in Belarus will boycott games because of the coronavirus, putting more scrutiny on the country's decision to keep playing despite the outbreak. Fans of Shak...
Apr 01, 2020

NATO says its role not hit by virus as Russia drills troops
BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the organization's security capabilities have not been diminished by the coronavirus, amid suspicion that Russia might try to use...
Apr 01, 2020

Coast Guard: Cruise ships must stay at sea with sick onboard
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The U.S. Coast Guard has directed all cruise ships to remain at sea where they may be sequestered "indefinitely" during the coronavirus pandemic and be prepared to send any sev...
Apr 01, 2020

U.S. businesses cut 27,000 jobs in March, before virus hit
WASHINGTON - U.S. companies shed 27,000 jobs in March, according to a private survey, a figure that mostly reflected the economy as it stood before the full impact of the viral outbreak. Payroll proce...
Apr 01, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 7:30 a.m. A driver in Ottawa's transit system is in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. The city says t...
Apr 01, 2020

PM, Scheer to donate pay raise and a goat invasion; In The News for April 1
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 April 1 ... CO...
Apr 01, 2020