Murray Wood: Carney's Liberal majority will come because of floor crossers, not votes
Thanks to floor crossings, the Liberals only need to hold safe seats in Monday's byelections to get to majority status. ...
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Series of gaps allowed massive Desjardins data breach, privacy watchdog says
OTTAWA - A series of technological and administrative gaps caused a high-profile data breach at Desjardins - the largest to date in the Canadian financial services sector, the federal privacy watchdog...
Dec 14, 2020
US agencies, companies secure networks after huge hack
WASHINGTON - U.S. government agencies and private companies rushed Monday to secure their computer networks following the disclosure of a sophisticated and long-running cyber-espionage intrusion suspe...
Dec 14, 2020
Protesting Indian farmers call for 2nd strike in a week
NEW DELHI - Tens of thousands of protesting Indian farmers called for a national farmers' strike on Monday, the second in a week, to press for the quashing of three new laws on agricultural reform tha...
Dec 14, 2020 (The Associated Press)
Germany's health minister urges EU to approve vaccine faster
BERLIN - Germany's health minister demanded that the European Union's regulatory agency work faster to approve a coronavirus vaccine and bring an end to the suffering on the continent, but the head of...
Dec 13, 2020
EU's chief negotiator still hopes to clinch EU-UK trade deal
BRUSSELS - European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier said Monday he still firmly believes that a post-Brexit trade agreement is possible, and whittled down the major outstanding disputes to be se...
Dec 13, 2020
Asia Today: Japan, S.Korea set new daily records, mull steps
TOKYO - Japan's daily coronavirus cases have exceeded 3,000 for the first time while the government delays stricter measures for fear of hurting the economy ahead of the holiday season. The 3,030 new ...
Dec 13, 2020
As leaders set fresh climate goals, Biden pledges US support
PARIS - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden pledged Saturday to rejoin the Paris climate accord on the first day of his presidency, as world leaders staged a virtual gathering to celebrate the fifth annive...
Dec 12, 2020
Italy's staggering virus toll poses uncomfortable questions
ROME - Italy is reclaiming a record that nobody wants - the most coronavirus deaths in Europe - after the health care system again failed to protect the elderly and government authorities delayed impo...
Dec 12, 2020
Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai denied bail as Pompeo tweets support
HONG KONG - Jimmy Lai, the 73-year-old Hong Kong media tycoon and advocate for democracy, was denied bail Saturday after being charged the previous day under the semi-autonomous Chinese territory's ne...
Dec 12, 2020
Disney unveils plans to stream a galaxy of new series, films
NEW YORK - The Walt Disney Co.'s streaming plans shifted into hyper speed Thursday, as the studio unveiled a galaxy's worth of new streaming offerings including plans for 10 "Star Wars" series spinoff...
Dec 11, 2020
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