Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Trump, Biden go at it - from a distance - in town halls
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden squared off, in a way, Thursday night in dueling televised town halls that showcased striking differences in temperament, views on racial jus...
Oct 15, 2020
GOP pushes Barrett toward court as Democrats decry 'sham'
WASHINGTON - Republicans powered Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett closer to confirmation Thursday, pushing past Democratic objections and other priorities during the COVID-19 crisis in the driv...
Oct 15, 2020
On #MeToo anniversary, leaders say focus is on inequality
DETROIT - When #MeToo movement founder Tarana Burke thinks about the group's future as the world celebrates its anniversary, her vision is clear. It predates the moment that most people know - when th...
Oct 15, 2020
Park Police officers indicted in shooting of unarmed driver
FAIRFAX, Va. - Two U.S. Park Police officers were indicted Thursday on manslaughter charges in the 2017 shooting death of an unarmed motorist who led officers on a stop-and-go chase outside Washington...
Oct 15, 2020
Jewish leaders call COVID rules 'blatantly anti-Semitic'
NEW YORK - Three Rockland County Jewish congregations are suing New York state and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, saying he engaged in a "streak of anti-Semitic discrimination" with a recent crackdown on religiou...
Oct 15, 2020
C-SPAN suspends Scully after he admits to lie about hack
NEW YORK - C-SPAN suspended its political editor Steve Scully indefinitely Thursday after he admitted to lying about his Twitter feed being hacked when he was confronted about a questionable exchange ...
Oct 15, 2020
TV gives viewers a split-screen comparison of Trump, Biden
NEW YORK - Instead of the expected debate between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, television viewers were left Thursday with what ABC's David Muir called "split-screen America." Biden p...
Oct 15, 2020
Europe, US reel as virus infections surge at record pace
Coronavirus cases around the world have climbed to all-time highs of more than 330,000 per day as the scourge comes storming back across Europe and spreads with renewed speed in the U.S., forcing many...
Oct 15, 2020
EU chief self-isolates as virus makes its mark at a summit
BRUSSELS - As a fresh wave of the coronavirus sweeps across much of Europe, the reality of the disease struck a summit of European Union leaders on Thursday when one of the 27-nation bloc's top offici...
Oct 15, 2020
Shares of Chinese retailer Miniso rise in Wall Street debut
HONG KONG - Shares of Miniso Group Holding finished higher Thursday in their first day of trading on Wall Street but ended well below their peak. Miniso, a Chinese discount retailer known for its fash...
Oct 15, 2020
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