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Ottawa welcomes president-elect Joe Biden as ally in climate fight

Ottawa welcomes president-elect Joe Biden as ally in climate fight

OTTAWA — Federal cabinet ministers are welcoming Joe Biden's election as the next U.S. president as an opportunity to advance the fight against climate change after four tumultuous years dealing with Donald Trump.
Fabled host of quiz show "Jeopardy!" Alex Trebek dies at age 80 after cancer battle

Fabled host of quiz show "Jeopardy!" Alex Trebek dies at age 80 after cancer battle

To millions of television viewers, Alex Trebek was almost like a family member. To his friends and colleagues, he was a quintessential quiz-show legend who could connect with almost anyone and do almost anything.
The 'bittersweet' legacy of Canada's wartime Jewish and Italian internment camps

The 'bittersweet' legacy of Canada's wartime Jewish and Italian internment camps

MONTREAL — In 1940, a Jewish student in the United Kingdom named Edgar Lion was sent to Canada against his will on a ship that carried both German and Austrian Jews and Nazi prisoners of war.
Quick Quotes: Public figures react to death of longtime 'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek

Quick Quotes: Public figures react to death of longtime 'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek

Condolences are pouring in after "Jeopardy!" announced that the game show's longtime host, Canadian-born Alex Trebek, died early Sunday morning at age 80.
Minassian's former classmates hope for answers at upcoming Toronto van attack trial

Minassian's former classmates hope for answers at upcoming Toronto van attack trial

TORONTO — Evan Mead still wracks his mind trying to understand what his former classmate was thinking when he drove a van down a Toronto sidewalk mowing down pedestrians.
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $6 million Lotto 649 jackpot

No winning ticket for Saturday night's $6 million Lotto 649 jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $6 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was won by a lottery player in Saint John, New Brunswick. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Nov.
'It only takes one:' COVID-19 cases continue to surge among First Nations in Manitoba

'It only takes one:' COVID-19 cases continue to surge among First Nations in Manitoba

WINNIPEG — David Monias has barely slept in weeks. The Pimicikamak Cree Nation chief says his phone rings off the hook day and night from people fearful the COVID-19 pandemic is silently spreading into the isolated northern Manitoba reserve.
Bloc Quebecois MP Alain Therrien in isolation after positive COVID-19 test

Bloc Quebecois MP Alain Therrien in isolation after positive COVID-19 test

OTTAWA — Bloc Quebecois House leader Alain Therrien has tested positive for COVID-19.
Judicial recount coming in B.C. seat where Liberals upset Greens by 41 votes

Judicial recount coming in B.C. seat where Liberals upset Greens by 41 votes

VICTORIA — A judicial recount is coming for a race in the British Columbia election after mail-in ballots put the Liberals ahead by only 41 votes in an upset to the Greens.
Amidst a tough and sad year, a Halifax choir creates a concert of communal lament

Amidst a tough and sad year, a Halifax choir creates a concert of communal lament

HALIFAX — In a year of pandemic, mass murder and military tragedies, a choir on Canada's East Coast has created a concert that gives singers, a poet and their online audience an outlet for communal lament.