Canada

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

In an unforgettable year, Americans brace for impact as a seismic election day looms

WASHINGTON, Wash. - George Washington's "last great experiment" faces an existential test beginning Tuesday as the polarized voters of an energized, outraged and well-armed body politic finish their d...

Nov 02, 2020

Macaroni and breath mints: pandemic puts strange things in N.L. Halloween bags

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Boxes of Kraft Dinner. Erasers. A fistful of loose mints. These are just some of the unorthodox treats that landed in kids' trick-or-treat bags in Newfoundland and Labrador this Hal...

Nov 02, 2020

Work by folk artist Maud Lewis featured in this year's holiday season stamps

OTTAWA - Canada Post is using three colourful and festive scenes painted by Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis for its holiday season stamps this year. The agency announced the choice of the works by ...

Nov 02, 2020

House of Commons ethics committee makes third try at launching WE-related probe

OTTAWA - The House of Commons ethics committee is making a third attempt at examining conflicts of interest in the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, after two tries to probe Prime Minist...

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

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

Manitoba tightens COVID-19 rules as Ontario considers loosening them

TORONTO - Manitoba is looking into imposing a curfew to help contain the spread of COVID-19 as Ontario considers whether to loosen restrictions in some hot spots. Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says...

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 ...

Nov 02, 2020

Court challenge to Quebec's secularism law, Bill 21, opens in Montreal

MONTREAL - The first witness in the legal challenge of Quebec's secularism law told the court today the legislation makes her feel excluded from society. Ichrak Nourel Hak, a teacher who wears the hij...

Nov 02, 2020