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Memoir by Sen. Tammy Duckworth coming out March 30
NEW YORK - Sen. Tammy Duckworth has written a memoir, "Every Day Is a Gift," which comes out March 30. Twelve, a Hachette Book Group imprint, announced the deal with Sen. Duckworth on Thursday, the 16...
Nov 12, 2020

The latest news on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 11 a.m. Ontario has again reached a daily record for new COVID-19 cases. The province is reporting 1,575 new cases in its daily ...
Nov 12, 2020

RCMP surveillance, searches breached anti-fracking protesters' rights, watchdog says
OTTAWA - The RCMP watchdog has uncovered shortcomings with the national force's crowd-control measures, physical searches and collection of social media information while policing anti-fracking protes...
Nov 12, 2020

Appeals court clears Harvard of racial bias in admissions
BOSTON - A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a ruling clearing Harvard University of discrimination against Asian American applicants. Two judges on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Bos...
Nov 12, 2020

Clinicians worry pandemic is worsening youth mental health
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's children's representative says the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified inadequacies in mental health services as experts brace for rising rates of anxiety, depression and po...
Nov 12, 2020

US consumer prices unchanged in October, lowest in 5 months
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in October, the lowest reading in five months and an indication that a price spike over the summer is beginning to fade as coronavirus cases begin to s...
Nov 12, 2020

709,000 seek US jobless aid as pandemic escalates
WASHINGTON - The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week to 709,000, a still-high level but the lowest figure since March and a sign that the job market might be slowly heal...
Nov 12, 2020

ROTHENBURGER: Some advice for road rage idiots who think it’s all about them
KAMLOOPS - A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I had just pulled up to a red light at the intersection at the bottom of Summit Drive when my truck stalled and wouldn't start again.All I could do was flick on the fl...
Nov 12, 2020

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : In The News for Nov. 12
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 Nov. 12 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Nov 12, 2020

Alek Minassian's murder trial for carrying out Toronto van attack resumes
TORONTO - The trial for the man who killed 10 people and hurt 16 others in a van attack in Toronto resumes today.Alek Minassian has pleaded not guilty and has raised a defence of being not criminally ...
Nov 12, 2020

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