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Bloc leader slams Trudeau over 'unacceptable' handling of COVID-19 vaccine orders
OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet is blasting the prime minister's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, calling Justin Trudeau's pledge that vaccines will start to arrive in the coming ...
Nov 25, 2020

Canadian Raphael Lessard joins GMS Racing for 2021 NASCAR trucks season
Canadian auto racer Raphael Lessard has signed a part-time deal with GMS Racing for the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. The contract will see the 19-year-old native of Saint-Joseph-de-B...
Nov 25, 2020

The Weeknd criticizes Grammys over nominations snub
LOS ANGELES - The Weeknd angrily slammed the Grammy Awards, calling them "corrupt" after the pop star walked away with zero nominations despite having multiple hits this year. The three-time Grammy wi...
Nov 25, 2020

US economy surges by record xx.x% in Q3
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy rebounded at a record pace of 33.1% in the July-September quarter, unchanged from the first estimate a month ago. But a resurgence in the coronavirus is expected to slow ...
Nov 25, 2020

Amid racial reckoning, Grammys honour the Black experience
NEW YORK - With police brutality continuing to devastate Black families and the coronavirus ravishing Black America disproportionately, the world was driven to the significance of this year's Juneteen...
Nov 25, 2020

US jobless claims rise to 778,000 as pandemic worsens
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to 778,000, evidence that the U.S. economy and job market remain under strain as coronavirus cases surge and cold...
Nov 25, 2020

PWHPA's Toronto roster gains corporate sponsor in insurance company Sonnet
Sarah Nurse's new blue hockey jersey was paid for by a company. She wants to know when she can wear it in a game. Amid a spate of recent sponsorship announcements by the Professional Women's Hockey Pl...
Nov 25, 2020

Barack Obama to be honoured next month by PEN America
NEW YORK - Former President Barack Obama, already a million-selling author, is also a prize-winning author. PEN America announced Wednesday that Obama will receive its second annual Voice of Influence...
Nov 25, 2020

Duchess of Sussex reveals she had miscarriage in the summer
LONDON - The Duchess of Sussex has revealed that she had a miscarriage in July, giving a personal account of the traumatic experience in hope of helping others. Meghan described the miscarriage in an ...
Nov 25, 2020

Advocacy groups slam regulator's latest statement on airline refunds
OTTAWA - Consumer rights advocates are criticizing the latest statement on airline refunds from the country's transport regulator, saying it contradicts federal and provincial rules to the detriment o...
Nov 25, 2020