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N.S. brings in rent control, bans 'renovictions' amidst affordable housing crunch
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Liberal government is bringing in rent control amidst a series of evictions of low-income tenants and rising homelessness in Halifax. Housing Minister Chuck Porter said today t...
Nov 25, 2020
Tam urges Canadians to limit outings as Ontario set to announce Christmas rules
The country's chief public health officer is advising Canadians that to limit the spread of COVID-19, they should go out only for essentials. Dr. Theresa Tam says the number of people experiencing sev...
Nov 25, 2020
Iran says British-Australian academic freed for 3 Iranians
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Wednesday freed a British-Australian academic who had been detained in the country for over two years, in exchange for three Iranians held abroad, state TV announced. The televi...
Nov 25, 2020
Liberals to present bill on single-game sports betting
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it will bring in a bill on one-game sports betting, five years after a previous attempt died in the Senate.The legislation on the House of Commons notice paper wou...
Nov 25, 2020
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to march on despite pandemic
NEW YORK - Jawan M. Jackson recently got to do something he's been yearning to do for months - sing and dance again with his Broadway cast. Jackson is one of the stars of "Ain't Too Proud - The Life a...
Nov 25, 2020
Liberals to present bill on single-game sports betting
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it will bring in a bill on one-game sports betting, five years after a previous attempt died in the Senate.The legislation on the House of Commons notice paper wou...
Nov 25, 2020
Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Bold, fast and utterly unpredictable, Maradona was a master of attack, juggling the ball easily from one foot to the other as he raced upfield. Dodging and weaving with his l...
Nov 25, 2020
The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada on Nov. 25, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 11 a.m. Quebec is reporting 1,100 new COVID-19 cases and 28 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, including 12 that o...
Nov 25, 2020
Cotler appointed Canada's envoy for Holocaust remembrance, fighting anti-Semitism
OTTAWA - Irwin Cotler, a former Liberal cabinet minster and long-time advocate for human rights, has been appointed Canada's first special envoy for Holocaust remembrance and combating anti-Semitism. ...
Nov 25, 2020
Consumer spending up a slight 0.5% as virus maintains grip
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumers increased their spending by a sluggish 0.5% last month, the weakest rise since April, when the pandemic first erupted, and a sign that Americans remain wary with the virus ...
Nov 25, 2020