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'Dereliction of duty': Ombudswoman slams Quebec long-term care COVID-19 response
MONTREAL - An ombudswoman's report has found that Quebec's long-term care system failed in its duty to ensure the safety and dignity of residents during the first wave of COVID-19. The report by Marie...
Dec 10, 2020
Revised rules for running federal election during pandemic proposed in new bill
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are proposing to spread voting over three days if there's a federal election during the COVID-19 pandemic. A bill tabled in the House of Commons today would also add near...
Dec 10, 2020
Newcastle Thunder promoted to Championship in fallout of Wolfpack's Super League exit
The ripple effect of the Toronto Wolfpack's demise spread to Newcastle on Thursday with the Thunder granted promotion from Betfred League 1 to the second-tier Championship. Super League's rejection of...
Dec 10, 2020
U.S. calls for release of Kovrig, Spavor as pair marks two years in Chinese prison
OTTAWA - The United States is marking the second year of the imprisonment of two Canadians in China by calling for their immediate release. A statement from the acting American ambassador to Canada, K...
Dec 10, 2020
Biden picks former Obama chief of staff McDonough for VA
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden is nominating Denis McDonough, who was President Barack Obama's White House chief of staff, as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a sprawling agenc...
Dec 10, 2020
US jobless claims jump to 853,000 amid resurgence of virus
WASHINGTON - The number of people applying for unemployment aid jumped last week to 853,000, the most since September, evidence that companies are cutting more jobs as new virus cases spiral higher. T...
Dec 10, 2020
Queen's granddaughter Zara Tindall expecting her 3rd child
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Tindall is pregnant with her third child, her husband announced Wednesday. Former rugby star Mike Tindall, who has two daughters with Zara - 6-year-old Mi...
Dec 10, 2020
AP's song of the year: Keedron Bryant's 'I Just Wanna Live'
NEW YORK - The top 10 songs of the year by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu (a playlist of the songs can be found here ): 1. Keedron Bryant, "I Just Wanna Live": During times of turmoil and...
Dec 10, 2020
November consumer prices up 0.2% as energy costs rise
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices edged up 0.2% in November as a rise in energy costs and variety of other items offset a drop in food costs. The Labor Department reported that the gain in the consume...
Dec 10, 2020
Lebanese judge charges caretaker PM in port blast
BEIRUT - The Lebanese prosecutor probing last summer's port explosion in Beirut filed charges on Thursday against the caretaker prime minister and three former ministers, accusing them of negligence l...
Dec 10, 2020
