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Biden closes in on Oval Office and a rare case swine flu: In The News for Nov. 5

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 Nov. 5 ... What we are watching ... With his room to manoeuvre rapidly dwindling, U.S.

Nov 5, 2020 12:05 AM Read more >

Unifor extends contract talks with General Motors past strike deadline

TORONTO — The union representing Canadian workers at General Motors says its bargaining committee has decided to continue its contract talks with the company pasts the strike deadline. Unifor had set a deadline of 11:59 p.m.

Nov 4, 2020 10:17 PM Read more >

U.S. could learn from elections in other countries including Canada: expert

The United States could have avoided the "crippling political paralysis" it is experiencing if it had a central elections administrator like in other democracies, says an American professor who teaches in Canada. Prof.

Nov 4, 2020 7:22 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:47 p.m. EST on Nov. 4, 2020: There are 248,218 confirmed cases in Canada.

Nov 4, 2020 6:17 PM Read more >

The latest news on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:30 p.m. B.C.'s COVID-19 death toll has gone up again while the provincial health officer announces three new outbreaks at care facilities for seniors. Dr.

Nov 4, 2020 5:38 PM Read more >

Dying for movies: Suicide highlights labour issues in Canada's visual effects sector

MONTREAL — Last April, Malcolm Angell, a 46-year-old New Zealander who moved to Montreal to work in the city’s famed visual effects industry, was taken to hospital after attempting suicide.

Nov 4, 2020 4:57 PM Read more >

Advisers during Bush-Gore cliffhanger urge Canadian silence on uncertain outcome

OTTAWA — The last time a U.S. presidential election ended in uncertainty, the Canadian government adopted a policy of saying nothing until all the votes were counted and legal challenges resolved.

Nov 4, 2020 4:30 PM Read more >

Quebec woman accused of mailing poison to Trump to remain in jail until trial

A Quebec woman accused of sending a poisoned letter to United States President Donald Trump will be held in a Washington, D.C.-area jail until her trial. Pascale Ferrier, who appeared in a Washington, D.C.

Nov 4, 2020 4:14 PM Read more >

Trump claims 'dumped ballots,' Biden lead grows in undecided presidential election

FAIRFAX, Va. — Morning dawned Wednesday in America — not on the pastoral serenity of Ronald Reagan's famous 1984 campaign ad, but on the looming threat of a long and bitter fight over the results of a presidential contest that still wasn't over.

Nov 4, 2020 4:07 PM Read more >

Court hears about other claims: Hearing over Broncos lawsuit adjourned

REGINA — A judge has delayed a hearing on a lawsuit stemming from the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash after lawyers for a proposed class action argued they should be involved.

Nov 4, 2020 3:46 PM Read more >