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Virus cases spike at Milan's La Scala, Naples' San Carlo
MILAN - The number of performers at Milan's famed La Scala opera house who have tested positive for the coronavirus has risen to 21, even as the theatre was forced to close due to new government restr...
Oct 28, 2020
QAnon's 'Save the Children' morphs into popular slogan
MORRIS, Ill. - At a busy intersection in this small Illinois town, Lynn Vermillion smiles at passing drivers who honk their support for the colorful posters she and friends wave: "Save Our Children. S...
Oct 28, 2020
Satellite photos show construction at Iran nuclear site
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran has begun construction at its Natanz nuclear facility, satellite images released Wednesday show, just as the U.N. nuclear agency acknowledged Tehran is building an u...
Oct 28, 2020
Canadian class-action suit against Facebook alleges misuse of personal information
OTTAWA - Two Facebook users are seeking damages on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Canadians whose personal data may have been improperly used for political purposes. The proposed class-action laws...
Oct 28, 2020
Canadians come together online to ring in U.S. election with cross-border stakes
In 2008, avid politico Daniel Roukema was moved to tears while watching the U.S. election at an Ottawa pub, the elated crowd around him breaking into cheers, when the newscaster announced that Barack ...
Oct 28, 2020
Alek Minassian to appear in court as it prepares for murder trial
TORONTO - The man who killed 10 people when he drove a van down a busy Toronto sidewalk is set to appear in court today. Alek Minassian faces 10 charges of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempt...
Oct 28, 2020
EI commissioners say workers, companies want non-partisan review of system, stat
OTTAWA - The representatives for employers and workers in the employment insurance system say they are deeply concerned that a promised review of the program will be lost in the heat of a minority Par...
Oct 28, 2020
Bank of Canada set to release updated outlook for economy, inflation
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada will release its updated outlook for the country's pandemic-plagued economy. The central bank in July said it believed the country had been spared from a worst-case scenari...
Oct 28, 2020
Civil, respectful but still tough: Canada-U.S. trade under a Biden presidency
OTTAWA - Canada coped with nearly four years of Donald Trump rewriting or shredding the international trade rule book. But Canadian hope of a rosy return to rules-based bonhomie with its top trading p...
Oct 28, 2020
Fitting finale: Dodgers win title, lose Turner to COVID-19
ARLINGTON, Texas - No dogpile, no champagne and a mask on nearly every face - the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their first World Series title since 1988 in a manner no one could have imagined prior ...
Oct 27, 2020