Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
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Trump the dancer? His moves to 'YMCA' at rallies are a hit
TUCSON, Ariz. - He adjusts his coat. He gazes out at the crowd. And then he goes for it. President Donald Trump, a man who is famously particular about his appearance, is fully embracing doing a dad d...
Oct 21, 2020
Feds say 100,000 rapid COVID-19 tests have arrived, being distributed to provinces
OTTAWA - Procurement Minister Anita Anand says the first shipment of rapid tests for COVID-19 has arrived in Canada, but their eventual destinations remain shrouded in mystery. Canada signed a deal la...
Oct 21, 2020
Officials in Toronto and Montreal strike differing tones on COVID-19 in their cities
Health officials in Toronto and Montreal struck vastly different tones on the state of COVID-19 in their cities on Wednesday, with Toronto's medical officer of health warning the Ontario capital could...
Oct 21, 2020
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to plead to 3 criminal charges
WASHINGTON - Drugmaker Purdue Pharma, the company behind the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin that experts say helped touch off an opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to federal criminal char...
Oct 21, 2020
Mission impossible? Welker on tap to moderate second debate
NEW YORK - This fall's presidential debates have chewed up moderators. President Donald Trump steamrolled Chris Wallace with constant interruptions in the first one, a performance that cost the Republ...
Oct 21, 2020
Florida's Pinellas County is one to watch on election night
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Latricia Robinson donned a surgical mask and marched into the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections office on a recent day to drop off her ballot, one of more than 135,000 peo...
Oct 21, 2020
'So much work to do': How Biden is planning for transition
WASHINGTON - If Joe Biden defeats President Donald Trump next month, he'll quickly face a new challenge: standing up a new administration to lead a divided nation through a series of historic crises. ...
Oct 21, 2020
Canada jumps closer to military-spending target thanks to COVID-19's economic damage
OTTAWA - Canada has taken a big leap closer to meeting its promise to the NATO military alliance to spend a larger share of its economy on defence thanks to an unexpected assist from COVID-19. New NAT...
Oct 21, 2020
'Blacklisted:' Nova Scotia First Nation pulls commercial lobster boats from the water
HALIFAX - The chief of the First Nation behind a disputed moderate livelihood lobster fishery in Nova Scotia says recent vandalism and the loss of potential sales have cost the band more than $1.5 mil...
Oct 21, 2020
Trump tends to his electoral map, Biden eyes Obama boost
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is hopping from one must-win stop on the electoral map to the next in the leadup to a final presidential debate that may be his last, best chance to alter the traje...
Oct 21, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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