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Big Picture Mixed Week for Stocks as Fed Underscores Uncertainty in U.S. Economy N.A. markets got off to a strong start Monday as a rebound in technology shares lifted U.S. and Canadian stocks, helpin...

HALIFAX - The Canadian Hurricane Centre's top meterologist is suggesting the combination of Hurricane Teddy and a continuing pandemic should prompt Maritimers to plan well ahead fo...

Several provinces are imposing tougher measures in a bid to tackle a rapid increase in new COVID-19 cases. Quebec has announced a blitz to enforce public health rules, saying they'll send of...

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. - A second death from Hurricane Sally was reported Friday in Alabama, where the storm sloshed ashore Wednesday, brining wind and flooding rain. Baldwin County coroner Dr. Brian Pier...

OTTAWA - The federal minister overseeing key aid programs for workers during the pandemic says there could still be changes to a proposed package of income-support benefits as the country faces renewe...

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the partial closure of the border with the United States is being extended another month, to Oct. 21. Crossings of the border have been largely restrict...

As the six-month freeze on federal student loan payments nears its end, students are calling for an extension of the measure they say offered relief from the financial pressures of the pandemic. Bryn ...

MEDICINE HAT - There are now 5 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among a group of workers at Methanex in Medicine Hat. The company says all 5 are from the same workgroup. They are now self-isolating along w...

OTTAWA - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet has tested positive for COVID-19, the party says. His wife said earlier this week she had tested positive. Blanchet was already in self-isolation ...

CHARLOTTETOWN - HFX Wanderers forward Akeem Garcia and midfielders Marco Bustos of Pacific FC and Kyle Bekker of Forge FC are finalists for the Canadian Premier League Player of the Year Award. T...