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Five ways Joe Biden's victory in the U.S. presidential election could affect Canada
OTTAWA - The election of Democrat Joe Biden as the next president of the United States is expected to have wide-ranging implications for Canadian politics and policy. Here are five areas to watch. Env...
Nov 07, 2020
Trudeau congratulates Joe Biden on victory in U.S. presidential election
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau eagerly ushered in a new era of co-operation with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday, as Alberta's Jason Kenney made a thinly-veiled request to preserve ...
Nov 07, 2020
COVID-19 continues to surge in parts of Canada, new daily high reported in Ontario
The number of COVID-19 cases continued to soar in parts of Canada on Saturday, with Ontario reaching a new one-day high and Quebec breaking past 1,000 daily infections for the fourth straight day.Mult...
Nov 07, 2020
Alberta adds 919 new COVID-19 cases
Alberta added 919 new cases of COVID-19 for Friday, November 6, while five more deaths were linked to the disease over the last 24 hours.The increase is the highest single day case count in the provin...
Nov 07, 2020
After waiting with bated breath, Canadians welcome Biden's win with open arms
Canadians across the country ushered in what they hoped would be a new, calmer era of relations with the United States on Saturday, welcoming U.S. president-elect Joe Biden with open arms. Relations w...
Nov 07, 2020
Two more Toronto Wolfpack players sign on with new rugby league clubs
TORONTO - Two more members of the defunct Toronto Wolfpack have found new rugby league clubs. Scottish international winger Matty Russell signed Saturday with the Leigh Centurions for the 2021 season....
Nov 07, 2020
Longshot Order of Australia, 73-1, win Breeders' Cup Mile
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Order of Australia, a 73-1 longshot who was in the race following a scratch and with a substitute rider aboard, won the $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile by a neck over Circus Maximus at ...
Nov 07, 2020
Toronto Blue Jays agree to terms with left-hander Robbie Ray on one-year contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms on a US$8-million, one-year contract with left-hander Robbie Ray on Saturday.The 29-year-old starter was acquired in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbac...
Nov 07, 2020
Montreal Impact make final push for playoff position against D.C. United
Montreal Impact captain Jukka Raitala has a simple message for his teammates as a difficult year comes to a close: we need one more win. The Impact (7-13-2) play their final game of the Major Le...
Nov 07, 2020
RCMP Major Crimes Unit investigating suspicious death in Fairview
The RCMP's Major Crimes Unit has been called in to investigate a suspicious death in Fairview.Fairview RCMP responded to a home at 4:22 a.m. on Friday, November 6 on reports of an injured man. The man...
Nov 07, 2020