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NHL trailblazer Willie O'Ree looks back on journey: 'I felt like I could do anything'
Willie O'Ree was 14 or 15 years old when he broke through his first barrier. He didn't realize it at the time. He just wanted a haircut. Before becoming the NHL's first Black player, O'Ree asked a whi...
Nov 03, 2020
Feds announce $100 million for 'green' jobs in Alberta that fight climate change
OTTAWA, ONT. -- The Canadian government is providing a bundle of money to Alberta, during what it calls the "economically challenging time caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic." However, the money i...
Nov 03, 2020
Appeals court declines to ban drive-thru voting in Houston
NEW ORLEANS - A panel of federal appeals court judges has rejected an eleventh hour Republican effort to bar Election Day drive-thru voting in Houston. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orl...
Nov 03, 2020
Market debut of Chinese e-finance giant Ant postponed
HONG KONG - The planned stock market debut of the world's biggest online finance company, Ant Financial was suspended in Shanghai and Hong Kong, disrupting a record-setting $34.5 billion initial publi...
Nov 03, 2020
O'Toole calls for pause on CRA audits for businesses struggling due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is calling for the Liberals to put a pause on federal audits of small businesses hit hard by COVID-19. He says too many small and medium-sized businesses are ...
Nov 03, 2020
Democrats push to extend control of House for two more years
WASHINGTON - Democrats pushed to seal control of the House for two more years Tuesday as they banked on their health care focus, dominant fundraising and broad suburban indignation with President Dona...
Nov 03, 2020
The Latest: Joe Biden visiting 2 key Pennsylvania cities
WASHINGTON - The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 9:20 a.m. For Joe Biden, it all comes down to Pennsylvania. Biden is spending Election Day campaigning in his hometown of Scrant...
Nov 03, 2020
Nation by nation, the world watches Election Day in the US
For four years, the world's nations have watched as a very different American president engages with the international community - or doesn't. Longtime alliances have been strained, agreements wiped a...
Nov 03, 2020
Online registry to gather condolences for victims of Quebec City sword attack
QUEBEC - The Quebec government has launched an online registry to collect messages of condolence following Saturday night's sword attack that left two dead in Quebec City. Premier Francois Legault is ...
Nov 03, 2020
Evidence deadline looms in case of Epstein's ex-girlfriend
NEW YORK - Prosecutors and defence lawyers are clashing days before a deadline for evidence to be turned over in the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein's one-time girlfriend on charges that she recruited ...
Nov 03, 2020