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Barcelona to reduce payroll during coronavirus stoppage
BARCELONA, Spain - Barcelona will reduce the salaries of its players amid the coronavirus outbreak. The Spanish club said late Thursday that its executive board decided to temporarily suspend player c...
Mar 27, 2020
Toddler death case skips preliminary hearing
The court case surrounding a young boy's death at a Prince Albert apartment building has been committed for trial.Kelvin McCallum Jr, 30, is facing a charge of manslaughter in connection to the death ...
Mar 27, 2020 A collection of toys and gifts left outside the Rivercrest Apartment building in March, 2019. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
US consumer spending up modest 0.2% in February
WASHINGTON - Americans increased their spending by a modest amount in February but the expectation is that spending will be hit hard in coming months reflecting the shutdown of the American economy by...
Mar 27, 2020
Stocks open lower on Wall Street following a big 3-day rally
NEW YORK - Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street as the market gives back some of the gains it piled up over the past three days. Major indexes are down about 3% in early trading Friday. The S&P...
Mar 27, 2020
Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate target to 0.25 per cent
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is cutting its key interest target by half a percentage point to 0.25 per cent in an unscheduled rate announcement. In a statement on its website, the centra...
Mar 27, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 8:40 a.m. Hamilton police say they've charged a teenage fast-food employee after she allegedly faked a doctor...
Mar 27, 2020
British Prime Minister Johnson tests positive for virus
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Johnson's office says he was tested after showing mild symptoms, Downing St. says Johnson is self-isolating a...
Mar 27, 2020
Canadian swimmer Markus Thormeyer feels free and fast after coming out
Fear of the unknown was holding Markus Thormeyer back in the pool. When the Canadian swimmer told teammates he was gay, the walls he'd built up came down and Thormeyer felt liberated to swim fast...
Mar 27, 2020
'The value of a statistical life' and tiptoe through Dutch tulips; In The News for March 27
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 March 27 ... COV...
Mar 27, 2020
Hold the elevator? How to stay safe in close quarters during COVID-19
It's becoming an increasingly ambiguous scenario: the elevator door opens and someone is already inside. Do you go in, or do you wait for the next one? Public health officials have been urging Canadia...
Mar 27, 2020
