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Quebec education minister to unveil updated COVID-19 back-to-school plan
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is set to unveil its COVID-19 strategy for a return to class today as schools prepare to reopen in less than a month. Education Minister Jean-Francois Roberge has...
Aug 10, 2020

Canadian Eugenie Bouchard opens restart with upset in Prague
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Eugenie Bouchard rolled to a 6-0, 6-3 upset over No. 8 seed Veronika Kudermetova on Monday at the Prague Open as the Canadian won her first official match since January. Given...
Aug 10, 2020

McDonald's sues ousted CEO, alleging employee relationships
McDonald's says it's suing Stephen Easterbrook, the CEO it ousted last year over an inappropriate relationship with an employee, alleging Monday that he covered up relationships with other employees a...
Aug 10, 2020

Simon Cowell has surgery for broken back after bike accident
LOS ANGELES - Simon Cowell underwent surgery to repair a broken back, the result of an electric bicycle accident, and was recovering at a hospital, a spokesperson said Sunday. "Simon has broken his ba...
Aug 10, 2020

Lebanon questions security chief, minister quits over blast
BEIRUT - A Lebanese judge on Monday began questioning the heads of the country's security agencies over last week's devastating blast in Beirut as another Cabinet minister resigned in protest. The Cab...
Aug 10, 2020

China sanctions 11 US politicians, heads of organizations
BEIJING - China has announced unspecified sanctions against 11 U.S. politicians and heads of organizations promoting democratic causes, including Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, who have already be...
Aug 10, 2020

Belarus' leader wins sixth term with over 80% of votes
MINSK, Belarus - Election officials in Belarus say the country's longtime authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has won his sixth consecutive presidential term, taking over 80% of the votes, accor...
Aug 10, 2020

Capitals top Bruins, clinch No. 3 seed in Eastern Conference
TORONTO - T.J. Oshie and Tom Wilson scored, Braden Holtby made 30 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 in round-robin play Sunday to clinch the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Confer...
Aug 09, 2020

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under security law
HONG KONG - An aide to Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai says Lai was arrested Monday morning under the city's national security law on suspicion of collusion with foreign powers. "Jimmy Lai is being a...
Aug 09, 2020

Liberals turn over thousands of pages on WE decision
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government has turned over thousands of pages of documents related to the WE controversy to a House of Commons' committee, which lawyers are now vetting for personal infor...
Aug 09, 2020