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Fighting in swing states, Trump also forced to play defence
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is being forced to play Electoral College defence with a trip to Iowa, a state he won handily in 2016 but where Democrat Joe Biden is making a late push before the ...
Oct 14, 2020
UK's COVID-19 strategy unraveling as regions choose own path
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new strategy for combating COVID-19 seemed to unravel Wednesday as regional leaders chose their own paths and the mayors of the cities facing the toughe...
Oct 14, 2020
As virus surges anew, Milan hospitals under pressure again
MILAN - Coronavirus infections are surging anew in the northern Italian region where the pandemic first took hold in Europe, putting pressure again on hospitals and health care workers. At Milan's San...
Oct 14, 2020
Free transit on election day
PRINCE GEORGE-BC Transit says it is offering free transit on Election Day.BC Transit systems in Smithers, Fort St. John and Prince George will offer free transit on Oct.24-Election Day.Facemasks are b...
Oct 14, 2020
Horgan attempts to clarify 'I don't see colour' debate answer with Twitter post
VANCOUVER - NDP Leader John Horgan is trying to clarify an answer he gave on white privilege during Tuesday night's leaders debate in the B.C. election.In a statement issued on Twitter, Horgan says he...
Oct 14, 2020
Canadians divided over mandatory COVID-19 vaccines, priority inoculations
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are turning against the idea of the government requiring people to get a vaccine for COVID-19 when it becomes available. Only 39 per cent of respondents in the p...
Oct 14, 2020
Online fall Broadway play revivals attract starry casts
NEW YORK - Broadway theatres may be dark, but there will be plenty of new online productions of some of classic plays this fall with some starry self-isolating actors, including Matthew Broderick, Mor...
Oct 14, 2020
BoC deputy: pandemic means central banks must 'move faster' on digital currency plans
OTTAWA - A Bank of Canada official says pandemic-related shifts in how people shop means central banks must speed up work on creating their own digital currencies. COVID-19 has meant more people are s...
Oct 14, 2020
No 'magic bullet' to rein in toxic social-media content, LeBlanc says
OTTAWA - Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says there is no magic legislative bullet to control objectionable content on social media. LeBlanc told a virtual conference on democracy t...
Oct 14, 2020
Man accused of four murders in Fredericton viewed disturbing videos, jury told
FREDERICTON - The jury at the Matthew Raymond murder trial in Fredericton has heard there was a stark change in the kinds of videos and images Raymond watched on his computer in the year before the sh...
Oct 14, 2020