Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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US unemployment rate falls to 8.4% even as hiring slows
WASHINGTON - U.S. unemployment dropped sharply in August from 10.2% to a still-high 8.4%, with about half the 22 million jobs lost to the coronavirus outbreak recovered so far, the government said Fri...
Sep 04, 2020
Trump denies calling US war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump defended himself Friday against accusations that he mocked American war dead as his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, intensified efforts to frame the election as a refe...
Sep 04, 2020
Phew! Revolting spit and poo brews shown in Swedish exhibit
MALMO, Sweden - Desperate for a drink? There is spit-fermented wine, liquor fermented in prison toilets, and a strong Scottish brew served from the mouth of a taxidermied squirrel. The Disgusting Food...
Sep 04, 2020
Grave mistake: 'Casket' seen in river turns out to be dock
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Police in Maryland investigating reports of a casket photographed bobbing up and down in a river discovered the object was something far less macabre. A post to a local radio station'...
Sep 04, 2020
Prague, Taipei deepen ties as controversial Czech visit ends
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The mayors of Prague and Taipei announced new areas of co-operation for the two sister cities, including orchestra tours, on Friday as a Czech delegation concluded a weeklong visit to...
Sep 04, 2020
Stocks claw back some of their losses in another rocky day
The stock market closed out its worst week in more than two months Friday as a second straight day of turbulent trading ended with more losses. The S&P 500 fell 0.8%, although the index did claw m...
Sep 04, 2020
Thai students turn agitators for educational reform
BANGKOK - She's 15, writes love stories and likes indie music and anime cartoons. So far so normal. But two weeks ago Benjamaporn Nivas upended traditional notions of Thai schoolkids' behaviour by lea...
Sep 03, 2020
Judge kicks Kanye West off Virginia ballot for November
RICHMOND, Va. - A judge on Thursday ordered rapper Kanye West's name removed from presidential ballots in Virginia. West was disqualified because he failed to meet a requirement that 13 people pledge ...
Sep 03, 2020
Whitmer: Gyms can open; contact sports resume, but unadvised
LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday that gyms can reopen after 5 1/2 months of closure and additional organized sports can resume if masks are worn - lifting some coronavirus res...
Sep 03, 2020
Whitmer: Gyms can open; contact sports resume, but unadvised
LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday that gyms can reopen after 5 1/2 months of closure and additional organized sports can resume if masks are worn - lifting some coronavirus res...
Sep 03, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Betty Nippi-Albright did the honourable thing by choosing to sit as independent
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Evan speaks with Shaun Semple after Regina City Council approved the Brandt/REAL District purchase deal on Wednesday, th...
