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Twenty-five years ago, Quebec nearly divorced Canada
OTTAWA - Twenty-five years ago today, Quebec came within a small margin of separating from Canada. The referendum on Oct. 30, 1995, saw 4.7 million Quebecers vote on whether the province should "becom...
Oct 30, 2020
Open arms in an era of closed borders: pandemic-era immigration plan to be released
OTTAWA - Canada's tradition of welcoming newcomers with open arms is being challenged in an era of closed borders. How great that challenge is will become apparent today as the federal Liberals ...
Oct 30, 2020
Feds to unveil more pandemic support for Indigenous communities
OTTAWA - More federal financial support is on its way to help Indigenous people and communities cope with the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to anno...
Oct 30, 2020
Halloween proceeds in frightening times with public health measures in place
TORONTO - As spooky season reaches its climax in a particularly frightening year, some historians argue the COVID-19 pandemic offers an opportunity to explore a different side of Halloween. The ...
Oct 30, 2020
Judge says 'air of reality' to Meng's allegations of abuse of process
VANCOUVER - A B.C. judge has ruled that lawyers for Meng Wanzhou can argue that the United States misled Canadian officials in a win for the Huawei executive. Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes re...
Oct 30, 2020
Trick or Treat? Experts divided on letting kids go out on Halloween due to COVID risk
As COVID-19 case numbers continue to creep up in much of the country, some parents are feeling spooked about letting their children trick-or-treat on Halloween. Should they carry on with the door-to-d...
Oct 30, 2020
'Our heart breaks': South digs out from Zeta's wrath
NEW ORLEANS - Trees on top of buses and cars. Roofs ripped off homes. Boats pushed onto the highway by surging seawater. Hundreds of thousands of people left in the dark. The remnants of Hurricane Zet...
Oct 29, 2020
Developer tied to Texas AG says feds tampered with warrants
DALLAS - On a summer morning last year, FBI agents arrived at the home of a prominent real estate developer in Austin and began scouring the palatial French-style chateau for documents, videos and pho...
Oct 29, 2020
On virus, Trump and health advisers go their separate ways
WASHINGTON - A multi-state coronavirus surge in the countdown to Election Day has exposed a clear split between President Donald Trump's bullish embrace of a return to normalcy and urgent public warni...
Oct 29, 2020
Trump's diversity training order faces lawsuit
NEW YORK - Three civil rights groups filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging President Donald Trump's executive order that prohibits federal agencies, contractors and grant recipients from offering certa...
Oct 29, 2020