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No active cases of COVID-19 in P.E.I., province easing restrictions further

All of P.E.I.'s 27 confirmed cases of COVID-19 are now considered recovered, said Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison.



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RCMP take man into custody after incident in Souris, P.E.I. ends without injuries

RCMP in Souris, P.E.I., say an incident that shut down the community from 6 p.m. Friday until close to midnight ended with one man in custody and no injuries.



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P.E.I. craft breweries seek relief as sales plummet during COVID-19

The craft brewing industry in P.E.I. is suffering, with sales down from about 40 to 80 per cent.



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Michigan Orders Flint Hospital To Reduce Legionnaires' Risks

Michigan officials are ordering a Flint hospital to take steps to reduce the risk of exposure to Legionella bacteria and Legionnaires' disease at the facility.




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Charges Dropped Against 8 People In Flint Water Scandal

Prosecutors stunningly dropped all criminal charges Thursday against eight people in the Flint water scandal and pledged to start the investigation from scratch.




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Flint Water Crisis Investigation To Start Over

All remaining criminal charges of city and state officials stemming from the Flint Water Crisis have been dismissed.




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Flint Hears From Prosecutors Who Dropped Water Charges

Prosecutors who dropped charges against eight people in the Flint water scandal explained their decision in a public forum Friday night, telling frustrated, shocked and saddened residents they must look at hundreds of mobile devices and millions of documents that a previous investigative team never reviewed.




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Flint Registry Enrolls Residents Impacted By Water Crisis

The Flint Registry is holding in-person enrollment across the city of Flint all week. Officials are trying to track the health of residents made ill by the Flint Water Crisis.




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Frontline Gets Personal In Flint Water Crisis Film Airing Tuesday Night

Nearly 5 ½ years ago, the water source for the city of Flint was switched in an effort to save money. A disaster followed resulting in deaths, illness and mistrust of government. Tuesday at 10:00 p.m. on WKAR-TV, the documentary series Frontlin e examines the crisis by bringing to light conversations and documents never seen on television before. We spoke with Abby Ellis, the Michigan native who is the film’s director.




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The Presidency Is an Old Boys’ Club

Let’s pick someone who doesn’t keep us awake nights.




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Biden’s Best Bleeping Week

OK, you’re gonna hear a lot about Joementum.




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Trump Hates Having Too Many Voters

Suddenly, the White House loves Bernie Sanders.




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OTC derivatives statistics at end-June 2019

Notional amounts of OTC derivatives rose to $640 trillion at end-June 2019. This is up from $544 trillion at end-2018 and the highest level since 2014. It marks a continuation of the trend increase evident since end-2016. The gross market value of OTC derivatives, summing positive and negative values, also rose, from $9.7 trillion to $12.1 trillion, led by increases in euro interest rate derivative contracts. The lastest semiannual data benefit from the addition of more comprehensive information for smaller dealers collected as part of the BIS Triennial Survey. Dealers in emerging market economies (EMEs) accounted for 9% of the outstanding notional amounts of foreign exchange and commodity derivatives globally at end-June 2019, up from 7% at end-June 2016.




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Residential property prices: selected series (nominal and real)

Global real residential property prices rose 1.4% year/year in aggregate in Q3 2019, reflecting subdued developments both in advanced (+ 1.5%) and emerging market economies (+ 1.3%).




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Debt securities statistics

The debt securities statistics provide quarterly data on borrowing in money and bond markets, distinguishing between international and domestic markets.




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Exchange-traded derivatives statistics

The exchange-traded derivatives statistics provide monthly data on the turnover, and quarterly data on the open interest, of foreign exchange and interest rate futures and options. They refer to notional amounts, which enables comparisons of levels and trends in activity across different markets.




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Democracy Now! 2020-04-28 Tuesday

In a Democracy Now! exclusive, singer-songwriter Fiona Apple discusses her acclaimed new album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters; and Native American activist Eryn Wise of Seeding Sovereignty talks about land acknowledgment and COVID-19 in Indigenous communities.




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Democracy Now! 2020-04-29 Wednesday

President Trump lashes out at the U.S. Postal Service. His attacks could threaten voting by mail; We look at the impact of the coronavirus on schools, universities, students, parents and teachers, and who is at the table to shape what happens next.




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Democracy Now! 2020-05-05 Tuesday

As the Navajo Nation suffers the third most COVID-19 cases, we talk to the partner of a 28-year-old victim and doctors treating patients; 80 percent of prisoners at Marion prison test positive; Prof. Ruth Wilson Gilmore on the case for prison abolition.




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Democracy Now! 2020-05-06 Wednesday

As President Trump starts to reopen the country, Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Laurie Garrett predicts the pandemic will last at least 36 months; Did a former Green Beret mastermind a failed coup attempt in Venezuela? Two Americans were arrested.




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Consumer Prices Set to Fall, Mute Inflation?

Inflation pressure could be weak even after consumer demand for non-discretionary goods and services begins to grow as the economy gets back on its feet.




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Conflicting Narratives

At a time of conflicting narratives, a range of markets from equities to energy to gold may persist in volatility until one narrative gains the upper hand.




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Equities: A Clash of Narratives

Equities are likely to keep trading in volatile ranges until the many conflicting narratives in the market give way to a singular message for investors.




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The Duration Risk in Equities

Equities have rallied since 2017 and yet the expected growth in dividends has declined since then. Is the fall in long-term interest rates to be blamed?




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Equities: Will Early Trends in Select Sectors Last?

Information technology, health care, and consumer discretionary stocks that outperformed in the last decade have done well in the first four months of 2020.




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Gold Outshines Silver as Economics Widen Price Ratio

Gold and silver prices often move in tandem, but the gap between them widened by 31% January through April in line with a trend that began nine years ago.




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US Policy Responses to Labor Market Distress

A look at support and regenerative policy initiatives by the Federal Reserve and the Government as more than 20 million jobs were lost in April 2020.




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Biden’s Rise Gives the Establishment One Last Chance

If he fouls this up, we’re doomed.




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Fehmi Mehmeti: The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo has taken steps to protect the economy from Covid-19 damages

Speech by Mr Fehmi Mehmeti, Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo, at the press conference where the details of the measures taken by the CBK for maintaining health in the economy were given, Pristina, 3 April 2020.




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François Villeroy de Galhau: From the emergency crisis response to initial thinking on the post-crisis environment

Hearing of Mr François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Bank of France, before the Section for the Economy and Finance of the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council, Paris, 8 April 2020.




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Isabel Schnabel: The European Central Bank's response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Remarks by Ms Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, at a 24-Hour Global Webinar co-organised by the SAFE Policy Center on "The COVID-19 Crisis and Its Aftermath: Corporate Governance Implications and Policy Challenges", Frankfurt am Main, 16 April 2020.




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Learning the value of resilience and technology: the global financial system after Covid-19

Remarks by Benoît Cœuré, Head of the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub, at the Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee - Chamber of Digital Commerce webinar on "The world economy transformed", 17 April 2020.




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Olli Rehn: A globally symmetric crisis calls for a globally coordinated and forceful policy response

Remarks by Mr Olli Rehn, Governor of the Bank of Finland, at the Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee Panel Discussion on "The world economy transformed: Reflections on policy responses and the future post pandemic monetary architecture", in the context of the virtual IMF Spring Meetings, Washington DC, 17 April 2020.




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Luis de Guindos: Interview in Expresso

Interview with Mr Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the European Central Bank, and Expresso, conducted by Mr João Silvestre on 15 April 2020.




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Fabio Panetta: Why we all need a joint European fiscal response

Contribution by Mr Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, published by Politico on 21 April 2020.




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Benjamin E Diokno: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipina's response to the Covid-19 pandemic

Speech by Mr Benjamin E Diokno, Governor of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP, the central bank of the Philippines), at an investor call with Standard Chartered Bank, Manila, 22 April 2020.




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Mugur Isărescu: National Bank of Romania - 140th anniversary

Speech by Mr Mugur Isărescu, Governor of the National Bank of Romania, Bucharest, 29 April 2020.




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UPDATE: NCC allows photos at this year's Canadian Tulip Festival

The National Capital Commission has reversed its decision and will now allow passersby to take photos at this year's Canadian Tulip Festival.



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Does your killer kitty roam free? Maybe it's time for a 'catio'

Safe Wings Ottawa is urging cat owners to help protect the city's bird population by keeping their felines fenced in.



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Western Quebec schools prepare to open — with few students

Schools in western Quebec are getting ready to welcome students back next week, but things will look a lot different — and classrooms will likely be far from full. 



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Denied COVID-19 request wasn't about 'going rogue,' says Kingston mayor

Mayor Bryan Paterson is urging the province to take second look at a request to give regions like his more autonomy in how they handle the presence — or absence — of COVID-19 in their communities.



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NCC says 'feel free' to take photos of tulips at Tulip Festival

The National Capital Commission (NCC) says tulip admirers can "feel free" to take photos of the colourful flowers while visiting the Canadian Tulip Festival after placing signs saying photography wasn't allowed in tulip beds earlier this week.



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Gilles and Poirier finally win Canadian title after being 5-time runners-up

Skating to Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now," Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier captured their first Canadian ice dance title on Saturday.



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Ice dancers Gilles, Poirier headline Canadian world championship team

Ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier headline the Canadian team that will compete at this year's world figure skating championships, but Skate Canada is waiting until next month to make a final decision on several of their teammates.



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Canada's Gilles, Poirier win ice dance silver at ISU Four Continents

Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won the silver medal in ice dancing on Friday at the ISU Four Continents figure skating competition in Seoul, South Korea.



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Figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu shares his emotional journey to becoming world's best

Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu believes he was born to figure skate, but that doesn’t mean he’s immune to pressure and expectations.




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Olympic Games Replay: Fantastic figure skating from Pyeongchang 2018

As the planet deals with the pandemic and the crisis involving the spread of COVID-19, the world of sport watches and waits alongside the global population. This Saturday, March 21, will be the first of five weeks of programming at CBC Sports which will showcase some of the memorable moments from the most recent editions of the Olympics.



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Watch Olympic Games Replay: Pyeongchang 2018 Figure Skating

Watch Olympic Games Replay, a look back at some of the most exciting moments in past Games. On this week's edition of the program, watch action from the Pyeongchang 2018 figure skating competitions.



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Kurt Browning goes inline skating for front-line workers

The Canadian four-time world champion figure skater took part in the Americares Blades for the Brave fundraiser for front-line workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Scott Moir refutes online allegations of breaking quarantine guideline

Canadian figure skater Scott Moir posted a video on Instagram and Twitter on Thursday, explaining that he and fiancee Jackie Mascarin are currently stationed in Tampa, Fla., because Mascarin works as a physician's assistant in the respiratory unit of a local hospital.



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