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OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog says that it's likely the federal deficit for the year will hit $252.1 billion as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and could go even higher if emergency measure...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he believes the U.S. can never declare "total victory" over the coronavirus because too many people have died. But he added that he will count it...

LONDON - Britain is past the peak of its coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday, as he promised to reveal a "road map" out of national lockdown - but not yet. Appearing at a ...

WASHINGTON - The United States for the first time added five of Amazon's overseas operations to its list of "notorious markets'' where pirated goods are sold. The e-commerce giant dismissed the move a...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada reports nearly one-third of Canadian businesses who responded in a newly released survey have seen their revenues plummet by 40 per cent as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic...

OTTAWA - Almost one-third of businesses could stay open if physical distancing rules remain in place for six months, but nearly as many suggest they won't survive that long, according to sur...

BERKELEY, Calif. - Google reported its weakest revenue growth in nearly five years as the pandemic-driven recession began to shrivel its advertising sales in the first quarter. The January-March earni...

WASHINGTON - U.S home prices were rising at a steady pace in February, before the viral outbreak shuttered much of the economy and caused a sharp decline in home sales. March sales of new and existing...

OTTAWA - Thousands of businesses have applied for the federal government's $73-billion wage subsidy program, joining a COVID-19 emergency economic plan that industry groups warn is becoming more ...

ATLANTA - Some Georgia restaurants were reopening for limited dine-in service Monday as the state continued a loosening of coronavirus restrictions, but many chose to remain closed for the time being....