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Canada, Britain impose sanctions on Belarus, president over 'fraudulent' election
OTTAWA - Canada has imposed sanctions on the president of Belarus and his government over what it says was a fraudulent election. Canada imposed the sanctions in conjunction with Britain against offic...
Sep 29, 2020
Kuwait ruler, longtime diplomat Sheikh Sabah, dies at age 91
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, the ruler of Kuwait who drew on his decades as the oil-rich nation's top diplomat to push for closer ties to Iraq after the 1990 Gulf War ...
Sep 29, 2020
Consumer confidence posts solid gain to 101.8 in September
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer confidence rebounded more quickly in September than most economists had expected, but it remains well below levels that preceded the pandemic. The Conference Board reported ...
Sep 29, 2020
S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller: US home prices rise 3.9% in July
WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices rose at a faster pace in July as the housing market continued to show strength in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home p...
Sep 29, 2020
Toronto Blue Jays won't pitch ace Ryu in playoff opener against Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays are breaking away from baseball tradition as they gear up for their first playoff game in four years on Tuesday. Toronto starts right-hander Matt Shoemaker...
Sep 29, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 29
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. EDT on Sept. 29, 2020: There are 155,307 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 72,651 confirmed (including 5,826 deaths, 61,62...
Sep 29, 2020
Lethbridge residents protest against unsanctioned drug injection site
LETHBRIDGE, AB - "I seriously think that we are on a very destructive path. This has got no great place to go other than more bad. I mean, how many more kids do we have to have needle pricks and have ...
Sep 29, 2020
Working from home and Saskatchewan election: In The News for Sept. 29
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 29 ... Wha...
Sep 29, 2020
First virtual vote in the Commons marked by delays, technical glitches, goofs by MPs
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament have completed their first-ever virtual vote in the House of Commons, a historic occasion marked by numerous technical glitches, lengthy delays and cameo appearanc...
Sep 29, 2020
Technical glitches plague first electronic vote in House of Commons history
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament have completed their first-ever remote vote in the House of Commons, a historic occasion marked by numerous technical glitches, lengthy delays and cameo appearances by s...
Sep 28, 2020