Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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Election officials worried by threats and protesters
Election officials in several closely contested states said they are worried about the safety of their workers amid threats and gatherings of angry protesters outside vote tabulation centres, drawn by...
Nov 05, 2020
House Democrats blame losses on polls, message, even Trump
WASHINGTON - Their majority shrunk, House Democrats cast blame Thursday on their election message, ground game and leadership under Speaker Nancy Pelosi's team after expectations for big wins came cra...
Nov 05, 2020
Counties with worst virus surges overwhelmingly voted Trump
U.S. voters went to the polls starkly divided on how they see President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic. But in places where the virus is most rampant now, Trump enjoyed enormous s...
Nov 05, 2020
Republicans break with Trump over baseless vote-fraud claims
WASHINGTON - Republican lawmakers on Thursday criticized President Donald Trump's unsupported claim that Democrats are trying to "steal" the election, saying Trump's comments undermine the U.S. politi...
Nov 05, 2020
Networks cut away from Trump's White House address
NEW YORK - ABC, CBS and NBC all cut away from President Donald Trump on Thursday as he spoke from the White House to make an unfounded accusation that the presidential election was being stolen from h...
Nov 05, 2020
Trump steps to podium, baselessly attacks election
WASHINGTON - For 40 hours, President Donald Trump fumed in private and tweeted his grievances in all caps. When he at last emerged, it was to stand behind the presidential seal in the White House and ...
Nov 05, 2020
Facebook bans big 'Stop the Steal' group for sowing violence
OAKLAND, Calif. - Facebook on Thursday banned a large group called "Stop the Steal" that supporters of President Donald Trump were using to organize protests against the presidential vote count. Some ...
Nov 05, 2020
Final count set to begin today in the British Columbia election
VANCOUVER - Elections BC begins the final count today from last month's provincial election. The independent agency says it has received 662,000 certification envelopes containing absentee or mail-in ...
Nov 05, 2020
Ranks of long-term unemployed swell even as economy added 84,000 jobs in October
OTTAWA - Nearly one-quarter of unemployed Canadians have been without work for six months or more, with Statistics Canada reporting a spike in their numbers in October even as the economy eked out ano...
Nov 05, 2020
Airlines failed to prepare adequately for new passenger rights charter: report
OTTAWA - Canada's transportation regulator says poor preparation by airlines for the new air passenger rights charter led to communication problems that frustrated travellers and denied some their pro...
Nov 05, 2020
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Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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