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Fox, C-SPAN, NBC moderators for upcoming Trump-Biden debates
WASHINGTON - Representatives from Fox News, C-SPAN and NBC will moderate the upcoming debates between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden. According to the nonpartisan Commissio...
Sep 02, 2020

Canada won't back down in softwood dispute with U.S., Trudeau vows
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is vowing to keep up the fight against the never-ending effort in the United States to slap countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber exports. The&nb...
Sep 02, 2020

Sheriff's deputy says Ujiri falsely alleges 'racial animus' in counterclaim
OAKLAND, Calif. - Lawyers for a law enforcement officer accuse Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri of making race a key part of his counterclaim to a lawsuit in the aftermath of an altercation ...
Sep 02, 2020

Trudeau conducts virtual regional outreach as pandemic shuts down travel
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't letting the COVID-19 pandemic stop his usual practice of travelling to various regions of the country during the summer - he's just doing it virtually...
Sep 02, 2020

Trudeau calls Payette 'excellent' governor general, says no plans to replace her
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has an "excellent" governor general in Julie Payette and that now is not the time to replace the former astronaut. The comments during an interview w...
Sep 02, 2020

Prince Harry and Meghan sign production deal with Netflix
NEW YORK - The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have a new home: Netflix. Six months after detangling their work lives from the British royal family, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have signed a multiye...
Sep 02, 2020

Trudeau makes rounds in B.C.; says safe drug supply key to fighting overdoses
VANCOUER, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa is moving forward "aggressively" on ensuring a safe drug supply amid an ongoing overdose crisis that's claimed more than 900 lives in B....
Sep 02, 2020

Mercedes-Benz unveils new flagship S-Class sedan
FRANKFURT - Daimler AG on Wednesday unveiled the new version of its Mercedes-Benz S-Class luxury sedan, the company's most important model and one it hopes will generate fat profits to help the Stuttg...
Sep 02, 2020

Survey: US companies added just 428,000 jobs last month
WASHINGTON - U.S. companies added jobs at a modest pace last month, a private survey found, a sign that while hiring continues, it is only soaking up a relatively small proportion of the unemployed. P...
Sep 02, 2020

Vancouver home prices rose in August amid above-average sales rate
VANCOUVER - Metro Vancouver home sales hit 3,047 in August at a benchmark price of $1.04 million, as the housing market continued its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Real Estate Board of Grea...
Sep 02, 2020