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Tam urges Thanksgiving caution amid recent rise in cases of COVID-19
Plan ahead to make sure this year's Thanksgiving holiday is safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada's top public health officer urged on Sunday as case counts continued to soar in several parts...
Oct 04, 2020
Quebec coroner's office to launch public inquest into Joyce Echaquan's death
MONTREAL - A public inquest into the death of an Indigenous woman who filmed herself being insulted by Quebec hospital staff hours before she died will be launched as soon as possible, the province's ...
Oct 04, 2020
Advocates marking MMIW remembrance day note death of Indigenous woman in hospital
Those wondering whether Indigenous women's rights are still being violated need only look to the death of Joyce Echaquan for their answer, advocates said Sunday as they participated in an annual vigil...
Oct 04, 2020
Sergio Garcia birdies final hole to win in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. - Sergio Garcia delivered two key shots on the back nine, the last one an 8-iron to 30 inches on the final hole for birdie and a one-shot victory in the Sanderson Farms Championship. Ga...
Oct 04, 2020
What we know, and what we don't, about Trump's diagnosis
A White House physician's comments on Sunday about the health of President Donald Trump amid his coronavirus diagnosis added a new layer of confusion even as the doctor sought to clarify contradictory...
Oct 04, 2020
Stewart, Bird help Storm rout Aces; go up 2-0 in WNBA Finals
BRADENTON, Fla. - Breanna Stewart and a record-setting unselfish offence have the Seattle Storm on the verge of another WNBA championship, Stewart scored 22 points to lead five Storm players in double...
Oct 04, 2020
Man U lets in 6, Liverpool concedes 7 in incredible EPL day
MANCHESTER, England - English football's biggest teams have never experienced a day like it. Liverpool and Manchester United were both comprehensively humiliated by defeats Sunday that rank among the ...
Oct 04, 2020
Mali releases 180 jihadists in likely prisoner exchange
BAMAKO, Mali - Malian authorities have released 180 Islamic extremists from a prison in the capital and flown them to the country's north, an official confirmed late Sunday, fueling speculation that a...
Oct 04, 2020
Toomey won't run for U.S. Senate again, source says
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania will not seek re-election in 2022, according to a person with direct knowledge of Toomey's plans. Also, Toomey will not run for govern...
Oct 04, 2020
Second Mi'kmaq fishery creating 'a big excitement' in small Cape Breton band
The leader of a First Nation in southern Cape Breton that has started Nova Scotia's second self-regulated commercial Indigenous fishery says it has created a mood of excitement and optimism in his sma...
Oct 04, 2020