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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UK's Johnson threatens to impose restrictions on Manchester
LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatened to force the Greater Manchester region into England's most severe level of COVID-19 restrictions after local officials refused to accept the government...
Oct 16, 2020
UK says EU trade talks 'over' but bloc sees room for a deal
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that the U.K. must prepare for a no-deal break with the European Union unless there is a "fundamental" change of position from the bloc, as th...
Oct 16, 2020
Trudeau says feds want fixes, not control, of long-term care system
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has no intention of trying to assert federal jurisdiction over long-term care facilities but still believes there is a role for Ottawa to play in fixing ...
Oct 16, 2020
Trump on defence, courting voters in two must-win states
MACON, Ga. - Backed into a corner and facing financial strains, President Donald Trump went after his opponent's family and defended his own struggle to contain the pandemic on Friday as he fought to ...
Oct 16, 2020
PM Trudeau says Canada won't stop calling out China for 'coercive diplomacy'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will not stop standing up for human rights in China - or calling out Beijing for its coercive approach to diplomacy.Trudeau said Friday that ...
Oct 16, 2020
Record avalanche of early votes transforms the 2020 election
Nearly 21 million Americans have already cast ballots in the 2020 election, a record-shattering avalanche of early votes driven both by Democratic enthusiasm and a pandemic that has transformed the wa...
Oct 16, 2020
Biden outraises Trump $383M to $248M in September
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump was outraised by Democrat Joe Biden in September and is being outgunned financially by his rival with just weeks to go until Election Day. Trump's campaign, along w...
Oct 16, 2020
GOP, Dems hope Supreme Court fight bolsters Senate prospects
WASHINGTON - For Republicans, the nomination fight over Amy Coney Barrett is a chance to seal conservative control of the Supreme Court for decades. For some GOP senators, it's also a lifeline they ho...
Oct 16, 2020
First Nations elder alleges she was questioned about alcohol use in Winnipeg hospital
WINNIPEG - A First Nations elder says her symptoms were initially ignored and she was questioned about alcohol use during a stay at a Winnipeg hospital.Sadie North, 72, said she was appalled at some o...
Oct 16, 2020
The latest developments on the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:49 p.m. The Tim Hortons restaurant in Merritt, B.C., is the site of the latest community COVID-19 outbreak. The informat...
Oct 16, 2020
OPINION
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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