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Analyzing Trump's illness is humbling for media's med teams
NEW YORK - Here's an assignment to humble even the most confident doctor: Assess a patient's condition before millions of people without being able to examine him or see a complete medical chart. That...
Oct 8, 2020
Uncertainty in Madrid as court nixes partial virus lockdown
MADRID - A court in Madrid on Thursday struck down a national government order that imposed a partial lockdown in the Spanish capital and its suburbs, siding with regional officials who had resisted s...
Oct 8, 2020
Germany, which had virus under control, sees a jump in cases
BERLIN - Germany is seeing a sharp jump in new coronavirus infections, a development that is raising fears the pandemic is picking up pace in a country that so far has coped better than many of its Eu...
Oct 8, 2020
Path to economic recovery filled with risks that need to be managed, Macklem says
OTTAWA - The governor of the Bank of Canada says managing the risks from the pandemic is more critical than ever, saying it is key to a recovery and the stability of society.Governor Tiff Macklem says...
Oct 8, 2020
Wallen dropped as 'SNL' performer after breaking COVID rules
LOS ANGELES - Morgan Wallen has been dropped from performing on "Saturday Night Live" after breaking the show's COVID-19 protocols. The country singer posted a two-plus minute video on social media We...
Oct 8, 2020
Second debate with Biden going virtual amid Trump's COVID-19
WASHINGTON - The second presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will take place virtually amid the fallout from the president's diagnosis of COVID-19. The n...
Oct 8, 2020
American poet Louise Glück wins Nobel literature prize
STOCKHOLM - The Nobel Prize for literature was awarded to American poet Louise Glck on Thursday "for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal." The p...
Oct 8, 2020
Greek court to sentence former Golden Dawn lawmakers
ATHENS, Greece - A Greek court is expected Thursday to sentence the 18 former lawmakers of the extreme right-wing Golden Dawn party, including its leader, a day after the three-member panel of judges ...
Oct 8, 2020
Feds, Ontario ante up millions to produce electric vehicles at Ford's Oakville plant
OTTAWA - The federal and Ontario governments are each chipping in more than $250 million to mass produce electric vehicles - and the batteries that power them - at Ford Motor Co.'s plant in Oakville, ...
Oct 8, 2020
Latest possible COVID exposures in P.A.
Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is notifying the public about potential exposure to COVID-19 in Prince Albert.In an announcement Wednesday evening the SHA said there were two businesses where a pe...
Oct 7, 2020
