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Verdict expected for Calgary man accused of killing four-year-old daughter
CALGARY - A judge is to deliver a verdict today for a man charged with killing his young daughter five years ago. Oluwatosin Oluwafemi, 44, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the 2...
May 13, 2020

Ex-lovers of Johnny Depp come to his defence in libel case
LONDON - Two former romantic partners of actor Johnny Depp came to his defence Wednesday in his libel suit against British newspaper The Sun, dismissing claims that he was violent or abusive. Actresse...
May 13, 2020

A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far:  ...
May 13, 2020

US wholesale prices drop record 1.3% in April
WASHINGTON - Wholesale prices slid a record 1.3% in April, led by a 19% plunge in the cost for energy. The Labor Department said Wednesday that its producer price index, which measures inflation befor...
May 13, 2020

Paul Manafort released from prison due to virus concerns
WASHINGTON - Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's onetime presidential campaign chairman who was convicted as part of the special counsel's Russia investigation, has been released from federal prison to serv...
May 13, 2020

Powell warns of a possible sustained recession from pandemic
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is warning of the threat of a prolonged recession resulting from the viral outbreak and is urging Congress and the White House to act further to preven...
May 13, 2020

Kenyan ballet student struggles in slum with no remote class
NAIROBI, Kenya - The coronavirus pandemic is forcing children to stay home and learn remotely. But in the depths of Kenya's slums, 12-year-old ballet student Eugene Ochieng faces huge obstacles to rem...
May 13, 2020

Details on $1B aid and Whitecaps back to training; In The News for May 13
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 May 13 ... --- C...
May 13, 2020

Feds to unveil details of $1 billion in regional aid for small businesses
OTTAWA - The federal government will disclose details today of nearly $1 billion in emergency aid to be doled out to small businesses through its six regional economic development agencies. ...
May 13, 2020

Health Canada approves serological test to detect COVID-19 antibodies
OTTAWA - Health Canada says it has authorized the first COVID-19 serological test for use in the country to detect antibodies specific to the virus. DiaSorin, an Italian multinational biotechnology co...
May 12, 2020