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Election vote count enters Day 3 and a star of the lockdown: In The News for Nov. 6

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Friday, Nov. 6: What we are watching ... PHILA...

Nov 06, 2020

Final count set to begin today in the British Columbia election

VANCOUVER - Elections BC begins the final count today from last month's provincial election. The independent agency says it has received 662,000 certification envelopes containing absentee or mail-in ...

Nov 06, 2020

After bitter campaign and protracted vote count, clarity could finally come today

PHILADELPHIA - His back against the wall, a frustrated Donald Trump is lashing out, spinning an elaborate conspiracy theory as he tries to maintain his grasp on the presidency. Convinced that Democrat...

Nov 06, 2020

First World War letters shed light on Spanish flu that has parallels with COVID-19

Stirred by the onset of COVID-19, Jacqueline Carmichael combed through faded letters from the First World War for mentions of the Spanish flu, finding haunting similarities to today as lives were chan...

Nov 06, 2020

Psychiatrist says Fredericton mass murder was caused by actions of 'deranged' man

FREDERICTON - A psychiatrist who diagnosed the Fredericton mass shooter as schizophrenic told jurors Thursday it was sad that four people were killed because of a "deranged" man. Dr. Julian Gojer, on ...

Nov 05, 2020

Airlines failed to prepare adequately for new passenger rights charter: report

OTTAWA - Canada's transportation regulator says poor preparation by airlines for the new air passenger rights charter led to communication problems that frustrated travellers and denied some their pro...

Nov 05, 2020

Carolyn Wilkins, Bank of Canada's second-in-command, moves departure date to December

OTTAWA - The second-in-command at the Bank of Canada is moving up her departure date to next month. The central bank says Carolyn Wilkins will leave her job as senior deputy governor on Dec. 9, about ...

Nov 05, 2020

Ottawa finalizes methane reduction deals with Alberta, Saskatchewan and B.C.

OTTAWA - The federal government says it is finalizing deals with three provinces on reducing emissions of a potent greenhouse gas. Federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says proposals ...

Nov 05, 2020

Container vessels may be outgrowing Port of Vancouver: Transportation Safety Board

RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says the Port of Vancouver may be close to exceeding its ability to safely handle large container ships. The safety board issues the caution in its rep...

Nov 05, 2020

Infectious disease expert says human case of rare swine flu likely a one-off

EDMONTON - An infectious disease expert at the University of Alberta says it's shocking to hear about Canada's first human case of a rare swine flu variant, but she expects it's likely a one-off situa...

Nov 05, 2020