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Canada-wide survey of women's shelters shows abuse more severe during pandemic
A new national survey by Women's Shelters Canada offers a glimpse into the experiences of front-line workers and women fleeing violence during the COVID-19 pandemic, with reports of clients facing mor...
Nov 25, 2020
Berlin police: Car hits chancellery gate, little damage
Berlin police say a car crashed into the front gate of the German chancellery building housing Angela Merkel's offices on Wednesday morning but appears to have caused little damage. Spokesman Hartmut ...
Nov 25, 2020
Tougher COVID-19 restrictions and a major Grammy snub: In The News for Nov. 25
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. 25 ...What we are watching in Canada ...T...
Nov 25, 2020
Montreal archdiocese to release report on response to pedophile priest
MONTREAL - A review of the Catholic archdiocese of Montreal's handling of complaints against a pedophile priest is to be released today. The archdiocese enlisted former Quebec Superior Court justice P...
Nov 25, 2020
'Watching very closely': Blood services watching for impact from COVID-19 second wave
CALGARY - Canadian Blood Services is closely watching the second wave of COVID-19 to make sure the national blood supply remains secure. The organization has not been able to accommodate as many donor...
Nov 25, 2020
National child-care system would boost women's job numbers and economy, report says
OTTAWA - A new report estimates that hundreds of thousands of women could get back into the labour force if the Liberals follow through on a pledge to create a national child care system. The paper to...
Nov 25, 2020
'These spaces are lifelines:' Nunavut lockdown leaves some with nowhere to go
IQALUIT - Caribou stew simmers on a stove top while a staff member chops vegetables in an empty dining room, the sounds of his blade echoing off the walls as it hits the cutting board. This is t...
Nov 25, 2020
EXPLAINER: China's claims of coronavirus on frozen foods
BEIJING - China says it has detected the coronavirus on packages of imported frozen food, but how valid are its claims and how serious is the threat to public health? Frozen shrimp imported from an Ec...
Nov 24, 2020
Christmas traditions axed as pandemic sweeps rural Kansas
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. - It's barely a town anymore, battered by time on the windswept prairie of northwest Kansas. COVID-19 still managed for find Norcatur. Not much remains of the rural hamlet, save for...
Nov 24, 2020
California OK'd aid in name of Scott Peterson, other killers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's system for paying unemployment benefits is so dysfunctional that the state approved more than $140 million for at least 20,000 prisoners, local and federal prosecutor...
Nov 24, 2020