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Trudeau says first COVID-19 vaccines will face distribution hurdles in the new year

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says some COVID-19 vaccine candidates expected in the new year will pose significant logistical and distribution challenges.

Nov 6, 2020 1:07 PM Read more >

PBO says feds can spend more, but wiggle room has shrunk due to pandemic

OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government has the wiggle room to add billions more in permanent spending before its finances become unsustainable.

Nov 6, 2020 12:51 PM Read more >

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 12:49 PM 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 12:40 PM 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 11:44 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 11:01 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 10:58 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 8:21 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 1:41 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 7:20 PM Read more >