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The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern):   7:00 a.m. A Canadian biotech firm says it has produced a viable vaccine candidate for COVID-19. Quebec-based Medic...

BOSTON - After winning guilty verdicts against top Enron executives in one of the most high-profile cases of corporate fraud, the lead prosecutor declared: "No matter how rich and powerful you are, yo...

WINNIPEG - HOLD FOR FRIDAY MARCH 13 2AM MT Sweat builds on Reese Ketler's brow, as his hands clasp both ends of a hockey stick. Each time the 20-year-old thrusts the stick toward his ph...

The coronavirus pandemic has lent a surreal quality to the lives of millions of people around the globe. It has disrupted daily routines, overwhelmed hospitals, shuttered schools and offices and halte...

MOSCOW - Russian lawmakers on Wednesday rapidly rubber-stamped sweeping constitutional changes that could keep President Vladimir Putin in power until 2036. If Putin won and completed two more terms a...

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 13 ... COV...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia steamed ahead on Wednesday with its new energy play by directing the kingdom's oil company Aramco on Wednesday to increase its maximum production capacity, w...

OTTAWA - There is "no credible evidence" to support the federal allegation Elena Crenna spied against Canada on behalf of Moscow, the woman's lawyer told a judge Wednesday. On the ...

OTTAWA - Parliamentarians will consider today whether to take the unprecedented move of suspending Parliament because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Members of the House of Commons administration comm...

Animal lovers may be wondering if their pets can be carriers of the new coronavirus, but experts say there's no evidence they can transmit the disease to humans. Prof. Scott Weese of the Universi...