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Mural on systemic racism has led to 'difficult conversations': Victoria mayor
VICTORIA - Mayor Lisa Helps says the vandalism of art in public places isn't acceptable after a mural in Victoria that has sparked a debate over freedom of expression and systemic racism was defaced o...
Nov 02, 2020
PEI Progressive Conservatives jump to majority status with byelection win
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island's governing Progressive Conservatives have won a crucial byelection that will transform their minority government into a slim majority. With the election of Zack B...
Nov 02, 2020
'Keep calm, consult with the allies:' Canadian political analysts on U.S. results
OTTAWA - Four more years of an inscrutable, unpredictable Donald Trump. Or a new chapter with a friendly, predictable Joe Biden. Both options hung in the balance for Canada as the U.S. presidential el...
Nov 02, 2020
Premier urges Albertans to 'up our game' on COVID-19, put lid on house parties
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says it's time to "up our game" when it comes to COVID-19 by putting a lid on super-spreader house parties. Alberta reported a one-day record of 622 cases on Fr...
Nov 02, 2020
Judge rejects GOP effort to throw out 127,000 Houston votes
HOUSTON - A federal judge on Monday rejected another last-ditch Republican effort to invalidate nearly 127,000 votes in Houston because the ballots were cast at drive-thru polling centres established ...
Nov 02, 2020
Bill introduced to provide businesses with direct access to rent relief
OTTAWA - The federal government has introduced a long-awaited bill to provide businesses with direct access to emergency rent relief - almost a month after announcing the new measure. The bill would a...
Nov 02, 2020
Gunman who killed 4 in Vienna attack had sought to join IS
VIENNA - A man who had previously tried to join the Islamic State group rampaged in Vienna armed with an automatic rifle and a fake explosive vest, fatally shooting four people before he was killed by...
Nov 02, 2020
Canadian 'Billionaire Donald' rooting for Trump to win again, COVID to lose
LONDON, Ont. - It takes Donald Rosso four minutes to turn into Donald Trump. The 63-year-old from London, Ont., is one of several people around the world who work as impersonators of the United States...
Nov 02, 2020
WHO chief Tedros to quarantine after contact gets COVID-19
GENEVA - World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he will self-quarantine after being identified as a contact of a person who tested positive for COVID-19. A top WHO official fo...
Nov 02, 2020
MacKay says he won't run in next federal election after failed leadership bid
OTTAWA - Former Justice Minister Peter MacKay says he won't be on the ballot in the next federal election.Two months ago MacKay finished second to Erin O'Toole in the Conservative leadership contest a...
Nov 02, 2020
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