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Newfoundland and Labrador Tories vote against leadership review of Ches Crosbie
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador has voted down a motion to hold a leadership review of its leader. The party says in a news release th...
Oct 03, 2020
Malls say visits with Santa will be different this year, but still magical
Shopping centres say meeting Santa will be just as magical for children this Christmas, even if it has to be at a distance of two metres - or via webcam. At some malls, like Carrefour de l'Estrie in S...
Oct 03, 2020
Hermes plays with depth in Surrealist Paris show
PARIS - Hermes headlined Saturday's installment of Paris Fashion Week with a cinematic, surrealist runway staging, but the lack of celebrities attending and the patchy drizzle put a slight dampener on...
Oct 03, 2020
'Justice for Joyce' rally planned in Montreal to honour Indigenous woman
MONTREAL - A protest is planned in Montreal in honour of an Indigenous woman who was subjected to insults as she lay dying in hospital. The Native Women's Shelter is organizing the "Justice ...
Oct 03, 2020
Trump at military hospital; new cases among allies emerge
WASHINGTON - A feverish and fatigued President Donald Trump was spending the weekend at a military hospital for treatment of COVID-19, as new cases emerged among some of his top advisers and allies. A...
Oct 03, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Parties complete their slates; let the campaign begin
IT'S THE DAY BEFORE deadline day for nominating candidates. A few minutes before 10 a.m., former NDP candidate and current riding association secretary Tom Friedman herds a dozen or so party supporter...
Oct 03, 2020
'A lot of positives:' Western farmers wrap up harvest early, look to improved prices
EDMONTON - A long, lingering fall across much of the Prairies is putting crops in the bin early this year, allowing farmers to take advantage of improving prices. "We'll be having Thanksgiving supper ...
Oct 03, 2020
Trump at military hospital; new cases among allies emerge
WASHINGTON - A feverish and fatigued President Donald Trump was spending the weekend at a military hospital for treatment of COVID-19, as new cases emerged among some of his top advisers and allies. A...
Oct 03, 2020
Green party's new leader will be announced tonight
OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada is on the verge of having a new leader. The winner will be named in Ottawa tonight after what will be the biggest leadership contest the Greens have ever had. Nearly...
Oct 03, 2020
Second wave killing fewer Canadians but is no reason to let down guard, doctors warn
OTTAWA - Seven months into the pandemic, medical experts have a better idea of how to treat COVID-19 and how to keep it out of high-risk settings which means there are far fewer people dying of the vi...
Oct 03, 2020
