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U.S. election day and a Trump impersonator in Canada: In The News for Nov. 3, 2020
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 Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 ... What we are watching...
Nov 03, 2020
Iran's supreme leader, quoting Trump, mocks US election
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's supreme leader mocked America's presidential election Tuesday in a televised address, quoting President Donald Trump's own baseless claims about voter fraud to criticize the vote...
Nov 03, 2020
Canada approves first HIV self-test in long-awaited move to reduce screening barriers
Federal regulators have approved the first HIV self-test in Canada in a long-awaited move that experts have called critical to reaching people who don't know they have the virus.Health Canada granted ...
Nov 03, 2020
Canadians await U.S. election in fear, as poll reveals anxieties about aftermath
OTTAWA - Canadians are watching in fear today as their American neighbours vote, capping a campaign marked by voter intimidation, threats of postelection violence, and concern about the potential brea...
Nov 03, 2020
Quebec attack brings back bad memories of 2017 mosque slaying that killed six
MONTREAL - For Mohamed Labidi, the deadly attack in Quebec City Saturday night brought back memories of that cold January night in 2017. Back then, he was president of the mosque in the provincial cap...
Nov 03, 2020
Trump, Biden cede stage to voters for Election Day verdict
WASHINGTON - After a campaign marked by rancour and fear, Americans on Tuesday decide between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, selecting a leader to steer a nation battered by a surging ...
Nov 02, 2020
Ivory Coast electoral commission says Ouattara won 3rd term
ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire - Ivory Coast's electoral commission said Tuesday that President Alassane Ouattara had overwhelmingly won a third term in office after his two main opponents boycotted the elect...
Nov 02, 2020
Tradition: 2 New Hampshire towns cast votes after midnight
DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. - Two tiny New Hampshire communities that vote for president just after the stroke of midnight on Election Day have cast their ballots, with one of them marking 60 years since the...
Nov 02, 2020
EXPLAINER: US vote is 51 elections, one in each state and DC
A major misconception about the vote for U.S. president is that it is a national election. It's not. Instead, it consists of 51 elections - one in each state and in the District of Columbia. And that'...
Nov 02, 2020
EXPLAINER: Calling a race is tricky: How AP does it
WASHINGTON - In the 2020 U.S. general election, The Associated Press will declare winners in more than 7,000 races - starting with the White House and reaching down the ballot to every seat in every s...
Nov 02, 2020