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The Trump administration moved Wednesday to block Chinese airlines from flying to the U.S. in an escalation of trade and diplomatic tensions between the two countries. The Transportation Department said it would suspend passenger flights of four Chinese airlines to and from the United States starting June 16. Source

Let there be no doubt where Ben & Jerry's stands. The ice cream maker has called on Americans to "dismantle white supremacy" and "grapple with the sins of our past" as nationwide protests against racial injustice stretch into their eighth day. Source

TORONTO -- The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says home sales in the region improved in May compared with April, but remained less than half of what they were a year ago due to the pandemic. Source

Zoom Video Communications is rapidly emerging as the latest internet gold mine as millions of people flock to its conferencing service to see colleagues, friends and family while tethered to their homes during the pandemic. Tuesday's release of the once-obscure company's financial results for the February-April period provided a window into the astronomical growth that has turned it into a Wall Street star. Source

Full coverage at CTVNews.ca/Coronavirus Tracking every case of COVID-19 in Canada Liberals detail changes to COVID-19 aid as they ask MPs to OK billions in new spending Source

BERLIN -- Europe's unemployment rate ticked up modestly last month, contained by use of labour programs that have kept millions of workers on payrolls and as some people stopped looking for work, official data showed Wednesday. Source

The rise of the U.S. shale oil sector shook up energy markets worldwide, but the economic wallop of the pandemic is now rattling that same industry to the core. The situation has led to billions of dollars of losses and fears of a wave of bankruptcies, while some believe a recovery could be at least a year away or even more. Source

TOKYO -- Asian shares rose Wednesday after Wall Street extended its gains for a third straight day, driven by optimism over economies reopening from shutdowns to stem the coronavirus pandemic. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 1.3% to finish at 22,613.76. Source

TOKYO -- Global shares rose Wednesday after Wall Street extended its gains for a third straight day, driven by optimism over economies reopening from shutdowns to stem the coronavirus pandemic. France's CA C40 edged up 1.5% in early trading to 4,933.63, while Germany's DAX gained 1.6% to 12,211.49. Source

TOKYO -- Global stock markets rose Wednesday, extending three days of gains, as more economies reopened from shutdowns they had imposed to stem the coronavirus pandemic. Asian indexes closed higher and European markets were up in midday trading, while Wall Street futures pointed to gains on the open in the U.S. Source