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Biden: Main worry is Trump will try to 'steal this election'
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden says his chief worry is that President Donald Trump will attempt to "steal" the November election, and the Democratic challenger says he's even considered the possibility that t...
Jun 11, 2020
Feds ask court for second extension on changes to assisted-dying law
OTTAWA - The federal government is asking a judge to extend the deadline for revising its law on medical aid in dying. A Quebec court found parts of the law unconstitutional last fall, ordering the go...
Jun 11, 2020
Now is perfect time to remove Confederate symbols from U.S. Capitol, says Pelosi
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says now is the time for lawmakers in the United States to remove prominent symbols of the country's racist past from places like Capitol Hill. Pelosi is callin...
Jun 11, 2020
Trudeau expresses confidence in RCMP commissioner amid racism debate
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expressing confidence in RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki after the top Mountie said she is struggling with the definition of systemic racism. Lucki made the co...
Jun 11, 2020
Ottawa commits $133M in further aid for Indigenous businesses
Ottawa will spend a further $133 million on helping Indigenous businesses suffering the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government has heard f...
Jun 11, 2020
Historian Charles King wins Francis Parkman Prize
NEW YORK - Charles King's "Gods of the Upper Air," a group biography on such groundbreaking anthropologists as Franz Boas, Margaret Mead and Zora Neale Hurston, has received a prominent history award....
Jun 11, 2020
Queen Elizabeth takes part in first public video call
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II has taken part in her first public video conference call to chat to four carers about the challenges they face looking after people close to them during the coronavirus pan...
Jun 11, 2020
Study shows vessels not complying with right whale protections in Cabot Strait
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Early analysis of vessel speeds in the Cabot Strait shows that almost two-thirds are not complying with a voluntary slowdown meant to protect endangered right whales that migra...
Jun 11, 2020
Charles (Air) Jourdain looking to climb featherweight ladder with win over Fili
After felling (The Korean Superboy) Dooho Choi last time out in December, Quebec featherweight Charles (Air) Jourdain issued a plea to UFC president Dana White. "Uncle Dana, that was a big performance...
Jun 11, 2020
Vancouver Pride bars officers, seeks police defunding in advance of annual event
VANCOUVER - Organizers of Vancouver's Pride Parade say all police and corrections officers are barred from this year's event as the organization stands with Black communities demanding accou...
Jun 11, 2020
