Sarah Mills: It's a dream come true - I get to see England in the World Cup
After months of waiting and wading through FIFA's Kafkaesque ticket-buying process, Sarah Mills finally has tickets to s...
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Liberals' 'supercluster' program falling short of promised jobs, economic growth
OTTAWA - The parliamentary spending watchdog says a government program to fuse public and private money to promote innovation appears to be well shy of its promise. The Liberals created their "supercl...
Oct 06, 2020
Liberals survive throne speech confidence vote, with support of NDP
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government survived a confidence vote Tuesday on its throne speech, with crucial support from New Democrats. The speech was approved by a vote...
Oct 06, 2020
Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis casts urgent new light on Pence, Harris undercard debate
WASHINGTON, Wash. - Symptoms of the COVID-19 pandemic, to say nothing of how it has been handled by the White House, will be everywhere Wednesday when Mike Pence and Kamala Harris sit down for their t...
Oct 06, 2020
First antigen rapid test for COVID-19 gets Canadian approval
OTTAWA - Shortly after Health Canada approved the first rapid antigen test for COVID-19, the federal government said more than 8.5 million of them would arrive by the end of the year. Abbott Rapid Dia...
Oct 06, 2020
Systemic racism facing Indigenous woman must be combated: former Tory leader Ambrose
OTTAWA - Combating systemic racism experienced by Indigenous women and girls requires better training and education starting in childhood, says former Opposition leader and ongoing advocate for girls'...
Oct 06, 2020
Mixed messaging on COVID-19 pandemic is leading to distrust in Ontario, experts say
TORONTO - Balancing the fight against COVID-19 with efforts to jump-start the economy in Ontario has highlighted communications problems that have sown confusion and could erode trust in public health...
Oct 06, 2020
Trump's return means more anxiety for White House reporters
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's return to the White House to recover from the coronavirus seems certain to raise the already heightened anxiety level of the journalists assigned to follow him. Thr...
Oct 06, 2020
Churchill Falls dam: Labrador Innu seek $4 billion in compensation from Hydro-Quebec
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Innu Nation of Labrador has filed a lawsuit against Hydro-Quebec seeking $4 billion in compensation for the ecological and cultural damage caused by the damming of the upper Chu...
Oct 06, 2020
Canadians divided over whether to let pandemic disrupt Halloween, holidays: Poll
OTTAWA - Canadians are divided about whether to let the COVID-19 pandemic disrupt their plans for upcoming holidays and seasonal events, a new poll suggests. The poll, conducted by Leger and the Assoc...
Oct 06, 2020
Biden aims to expand map as Trump recovers from coronavirus
MIAMI - As President Donald Trump recovers from the coronavirus, Joe Biden is capitalizing on having the campaign trail largely to himself by hitting critical swing states and investing in longtime Re...
Oct 05, 2020
OPINION
Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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