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Biden chooses longtime adviser Ron Klain as chief of staff
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden has chosen his longtime adviser Ron Klain to reprise his role as his chief of staff, installing an aide with decades of experience in the top role in his White H...
Nov 11, 2020
COVID faceoff: Manitoba hunkering down for second time to fight spread of virus
WINNIPEG - Manitoba matched its deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday as business owners feared how they will get through a second period of economic hibernation. Health officials announced ...
Nov 11, 2020
North Carolina Sen. Tillis reelected, keeps seat for GOP
RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina Republican Thom Tillis has won reelection to his U.S. Senate seat, confirming that Democrats must now win both runoff races in Georgia in January if they are to seize Se...
Nov 11, 2020
Former Army officer tapped as next veterans ombudsman as office faces criticisms
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government has tapped a former army officer as Canada's new veterans ombudsman, six months after the last watchdog quit amid frustrations over the post's lack of independe...
Nov 11, 2020
Senators question Freeland on transparency of aid package for troubled businesses
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pledging to fill a gap in the government's bid to bolster hard-hit businesses with rent relief, but she faced stern questions from senators about transpa...
Nov 11, 2020
Biden's plea for co-operation confronts a polarized Congress
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden feels at home on Capitol Hill, but the place sure has changed since he left. The clubby atmosphere that Biden knew so well during his 36-year Senate career is go...
Nov 11, 2020
Anti-corruption unit still investigating Quebec Liberal Party financing
MONTREAL - The head of Quebec's anti-corruption police force says the six-year investigation into Quebec Liberal party financing remains open. Frederick Gaudreau told reporters today his police ...
Nov 11, 2020
Permanent '60s Scoop foundation set to launch Thursday
TORONTO - Survivors of the notorious '60s Scoop are set to mark a key milestone on Thursday with the ceremonial launch of a $50-million foundation aimed at healing the damage wrought by the practice o...
Nov 11, 2020
Transit lobby group says electrifying Canada's bus fleets needs $3 billion a year
OTTAWA - A green-transit lobby group says electrifying Canada's fleet of public transit buses will take a lot more money than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised in his big infrastructure announcem...
Nov 11, 2020
Extra income support for hard-hit workers may not stick around post-pandemic, PM says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the more generous benefits being provided to out-of-work Canadians during the pandemic shouldn't be seen as permanent changes to the social safety net. Mill...
Nov 11, 2020
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