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Senators set to question Freeland on bill to provide new rent relief, business aid
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will face questions today from senators scrutinizing the government's latest bid to provide pandemic aid to hard-hit businesses. Freeland is scheduled to te...
Nov 12, 2020
AP source: Biden chooses Ron Klain as chief of staff
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden has chosen his longtime adviser Ron Klain to reprise his role as his chief of staff, installing an aide with decades of experience across Democratic presidential administrations...
Nov 11, 2020
Cleveland's Shane Bieber unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award
Cleveland Indians ace Shane Bieber was the unanimous winner of the AL Cy Young Award on Wednesday night, capping an impressive rise by the right-hander to one of the game's best pitchers. Using a vers...
Nov 11, 2020
Rourke enjoying the chance to watch younger brother set own path at Ohio University
Nathan Rourke is living this football season vicariously through his younger brother, Kurtis. The B.C. Lions rookie quarterback has been relegated to the role of football fan since August when the CFL...
Nov 11, 2020
Province confirms 672 new COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths
The Alberta Government is reporting seven new deaths, two of which are people from the North Zone, and 672 new cases of COVID-19 in the province.The two people who died in the North Zone were a woman ...
Nov 11, 2020
Full details of van attack recounted at start of Minassian trial this week
TORONTO - The final resting spot. That was the phrase a prosecutor used over and over this week to describe the bloodied sidewalks, streets and squares where the lives of several pedestrians end...
Nov 11, 2020
North Carolina Sen. Tillis reelected, keeps seat for GOP
RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina Republican Thom Tillis has won reelection to his U.S. Senate seat, confirming that Democrats must now win both runoff races in Georgia in January if they are to seize Se...
Nov 11, 2020
Former MP Tootoo takes on position of Nunavut Curling Association president
Hunter Tootoo remembers the pride he felt when Team Nunavut made its Tim Hortons Brier debut in 2016. A Liberal MP at the time, Tootoo said it was quite emotional to be on hand at Ottawa's TD Place Ar...
Nov 11, 2020
Thunder promote assistant Daigneault to head coach
OKLAHOMA CITY - Much of the credit for Mark Daigneault's quick ascent to NBA head coach goes to the man he is replacing. The Oklahoma City Thunder promoted Daigneault to head coach on Wednesday, handi...
Nov 11, 2020
Future of business travel unclear as virus upends work life
Brian Contreras represents the worst fears of the lucrative business travel industry. A partner account executive at a U.S. tech firm, Contreras was used to travelling frequently for his company. But ...
Nov 11, 2020