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Desmond inquiry: No word on when fatality inquiry in Nova Scotia will resume
HALIFAX - Nearly seven months after the COVID-19 pandemic halted an inquiry into why a former soldier killed three family members and himself in Nova Scotia, there is still no indication of when it wi...
Oct 01, 2020
Promise of hybrid sittings clears way for Senate to deal with worker aid bill
OTTAWA - The government's representative in the Senate is promising to introduce a motion Friday to hold hybrid sittings of the upper house during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sen. Marc Gold's promise clear...
Oct 01, 2020
Push to bring coronavirus vaccines to the poor faces trouble
LONDON - An ambitious humanitarian project to deliver coronavirus vaccines to the world's poorest people is facing potential shortages of money, cargo planes, refrigeration and vaccines themselves - a...
Oct 01, 2020
Check's in the mail? Trump doling out aid before election
CHICAGO - It's almost as if he's writing a personal check. In recent days, President Donald Trump has promised millions of Medicare recipients that - thanks to him - they'll soon be getting an "incred...
Oct 01, 2020
Debate commission says it will make changes to format
NEW YORK - The presidential debate commission says it will soon adopt changes to its format to avoid a repeat of the disjointed first meeting between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden. The...
Oct 01, 2020
Trump Proud Boys remark echoes Charlottesville
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday tried to walk back his refusal to outright condemn a far right fascist group during his debate with Democrat Joe Biden, but the inflammatory moment was...
Oct 01, 2020
After pandemic delay, Biden launching in-person canvassing
NEW YORK - After months of avoiding direct contact with voters because of the pandemic, Joe Biden's campaign is about to launch door-to-door canvassing across several battleground states. The decision...
Oct 01, 2020
Canada's artistic swim team halts training, undergoing conduct review
MONTREAL - Canada's artistic swim team has stopped training following complaints from athletes. The Canadian team had just resumed preparations for the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games when it was pulled from...
Oct 01, 2020
Investigators say cigarette likely cause of Kentwood house fire
Investigators say the careless disposal of a cigarette was the likely cause of a fire that destroyed a pair of homes in Red Deer's Kentwood neighbourhood last Sunday.Red Deer Emergency Services respon...
Oct 01, 2020
Technical issue delays 5,000 negative covid-19 test results: AHS
Alberta Health Services says it is following up with Albertans whose COVID-19 test results were not successfully delivered by the automated text message or autodialer systems, between September 10 and...
Oct 01, 2020