Murray Wood: Riders' revenge, Putin optics, storm beauty
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Radical or moderate? Trump paints Democratic ticket as both
WASHINGTON - An overzealous prosecutor trying to hide her crime-fighting past - who is also weak on crime. The most radical pick for vice-president ever - but too moderate to energize progressive Demo...
Aug 13, 2020
Facebook beefs up anti-misinfo efforts ahead of US election
OAKLAND, Calif. - Beginning Thursday, U.S. Facebook users who post about voting may start seeing an addendum to their messages -- labels directing readers to authoritative information about the upcomi...
Aug 13, 2020
Biden raises $26M in 24 hours after Harris VP announcement
WILMINGTON, Del. - Joe Biden raised $26 million in the 24 hours after he named Kamala Harris as his running mate, doubling his previous one-day record and signalling enthusiasm among Democrats followi...
Aug 13, 2020
Feds earmark money to help communities adapt to realities of COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal government is offering $31 million to help communities find ways to adapt to the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic. The money could be used for everything from pop-up bike p...
Aug 13, 2020
US seizes virtual currency alleged to fund militant groups
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department said Thursday that it has seized millions of dollars from cryptocurrency accounts that militant groups, including al-Qaida and the Islamic State, relied on to finan...
Aug 13, 2020
WE Charity registers as lobbyist, lays off staff, looking to sell real estate
WE Charity registered Thursday as a lobbyist of the federal government - months after it began talks with federal officials about potential programs to help Canadian youths during the COVID-19 pandemi...
Aug 13, 2020
Budget watchdog says COVID-19 wage subsidy might cost less than predicted
OTTAWA - Canada's official fiscal watchdog says the federal wage subsidy program might cost $14 billion less than the government predicted. A new report today by Parliamentary Budget Office analy...
Aug 13, 2020
Supreme Court won't review disclosure ruling in case of alleged defamation
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not review a judge's decision to grant author Steven Galloway access to emails between a woman who accused him of sexual assault and staff at the University o...
Aug 13, 2020
Chicken, eggs both go first as feds roll out COVID-19 food surplus program
OTTAWA - More than 12 million eggs will be redistributed via an emergency federal program designed to help farmers faced with too much food and nowhere to sell it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Agricul...
Aug 13, 2020
Bob Woodward's new Trump book, 'Rage,' due out next month
WASHINGTON - Veteran Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward's new book about President Donald Trump is titled "Rage" and will be released Sept. 15, less than two months before Election Day, according t...
Aug 13, 2020
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