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Trade body rules EU can put tariffs on $4 bln of US goods
GENEVA - International arbitrators said Tuesday that the European Union can impose tariffs and other penalties on up to $4 billion worth of U.S. goods and services over illegal American support for pl...
Oct 13, 2020
Pandemic exposes need for basic income program, expert says
OTTAWA - A leading Canadian expert on government-funded basic incomes says the oft-debated idea could have averted much of the economic effects of COVID-19. Evelyn Forget says a basic income program w...
Oct 13, 2020
Cut cable shuts down Virginia's online voter registration
RICHMOND, Va. - A severed fiber optic cable shut down Virginia's online voter registration system Tuesday, the last day to register before the November general election. The Virginia Department of Ele...
Oct 13, 2020
More masks, less play: Europe tightens rules as virus surges
GENEVA - Governments across Europe are ratcheting up restrictions to try to beat back a resurgence of the coronavirus that has sent new infections on the continent to their highest weekly level since ...
Oct 13, 2020
Barrett won't commit to recusing from election disputes
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is vowing to bring no "agenda" to the court, batting back senators' questions Tuesday on abortion, gun rights and the November election, insisting ...
Oct 13, 2020
Quebec reports 815 new COVID-19 infections, smallest number in nearly two weeks
MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting 815 new COVID-19 infections today, the smallest daily number of new cases since the end of September. Health authorities are also reporting three deaths linked to the no...
Oct 13, 2020
Jury in N.B. murder trial hears audio recordings between police and shooting suspect
FREDERICTON - Jurors in the Matthew Raymond murder trial are listening to audio recordings police took of their conversations with the suspect in hospital after his 2018 arrest. Raymond is charged wit...
Oct 13, 2020
Liverpool, Man United plan power grab with leagues' overhaul
LONDON - Liverpool and Manchester United have angered the Premier League and the government by formulating plans to reshape English football with a power grab that would also reduce the size of the to...
Oct 13, 2020
TYH: How to cope with someone who's been diagnosed with breast cancer
The month of October isn't just about giving thanks and spook-it is also about bringing awareness to the second most deadly cancer in women, breast cancer.The US Centres for Disease Control explains b...
Oct 13, 2020
Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon's rape trial begins in Montreal
MONTREAL - A trial begins today for entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon, who is accused of rape and indecent assault for acts allegedly committed in 1980. The founder of the Just for Laughs comedy festi...
Oct 13, 2020