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To cut Trump off or let him rant: That is the question facing broadcasters

TORONTO — Deciding on the fly whether to air in real time U.S. President Donald Trump's baseless allegations of election fraud is a tricky dilemma that defies easy solutions, broadcast journalists and observers said on Friday.

Nov 6, 2020 11:49 AM Read more >

Supreme Court sides with Maple Leaf Foods in case sparked by meat recall

OTTAWA — A Supreme Court of Canada ruling has dealt a blow to Mr. Sub franchisees in their quest for compensation over losses experienced during a Listeria outbreak.

Nov 6, 2020 11:40 AM Read more >

Before illness, N.B. shooter 'wouldn't hurt a fly,' doctor says as testimony wraps

FREDERICTON — A psychiatrist testified Friday that the man accused of shooting to death four people in Fredericton two years ago was quiet, docile and “wouldn’t hurt a fly” until mental illness plunged him into delusions of a world populated by demon

Nov 6, 2020 10:44 AM Read more >

Disabled veterans struggle with COVID-19 as Canada prepares to mark Remembrance Day

OTTAWA — Canadians from coast to coast to coast will mark Remembrance Day on Wednesday, once again taking a moment to honour and remember those who offered up their lives to defend Canada, its values and its principles.

Nov 6, 2020 10:01 AM Read more >

COVID-19 latest bump in Canada's long road to Second World War remembrance

OTTAWA — Annie McNamara was in a hostel in Piccadilly Circus when the news came that Nazi Germany had been defeated.

Nov 6, 2020 9:58 AM Read more >

Reservist accused of threatening PM has case adjourned in advance of possible plea

OTTAWA — A Manitoba man facing weapons charges and another of threatening the prime minister is expected back in court next month in advance of a possible plea in his case.

Nov 6, 2020 7:21 AM Read more >

Election vote count enters Day 3 and a star of the lockdown: In The News for Nov. 6

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 Friday, Nov. 6: What we are watching ...

Nov 6, 2020 12:41 AM Read more >

Freeland grilled over cost of pandemic aid as House fast-tracks rent relief bill

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland was grilled Thursday over the mounting cost of providing relief programs to help Canadians and businesses weather the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nov 5, 2020 6:20 PM Read more >

Trump, Biden supporters stage duelling vigils as ballots counted in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — The two sides of America's great political divide converged Thursday in downtown Philadelphia, maintaining an uneasy peace as they stood vigil over the painstaking process of identifying the next president of the United States.

Nov 5, 2020 5:39 PM Read more >

Inquiry hears gaming minister focused on money, not organized crime at B.C. casinos

VANCOUVER — A former RCMP officer testified at an inquiry into money laundering Thursday that a British Columbia cabinet minister told him in 2009 that the gaming minister knew about organized crime at casinos but was more focused on the revenue they

Nov 5, 2020 5:01 PM Read more >