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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.

Nov 7, 2020 8:55 PM Read more >

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.

Nov 7, 2020 8:52 PM Read more >

Veterans connect with students online in lead-up to pandemic-era Remembrance Day

Gulf War veteran Bob Crane has been busy in the weeks leading up to Remembrance Day, adjusting his classroom presentations to an array of online platforms.

Nov 7, 2020 8:45 PM Read more >

COVID-19 continues to surge in parts of Canada, new daily high reported in Ontario

The number of COVID-19 cases continued to soar in parts of Canada on Saturday, with Alberta and Ontario reaching new daily highs and British Columbia imposing significant new restrictions in the most populous part of the province.

Nov 7, 2020 8:23 PM Read more >

Euphoria floods city streets across U.S. after Joe Biden clinches White House win

WASHINGTON, D.C._ America's political fever finally broke Saturday, sending frustrated and fed-up U.S. voters pouring into city streets across the United States, giddy with unbridled delight at Joe Biden's long-awaited presidential win.

Nov 7, 2020 6:46 PM Read more >

Trudeau congratulates Joe Biden on victory in U.S. presidential election

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau eagerly ushered in a new era of co-operation with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday, as Alberta's Jason Kenney made a thinly veiled request to preserve the Keystone XL pipeline.

Nov 7, 2020 5:47 PM Read more >

After waiting with bated breath, Canadians welcome Biden's win with open arms

Canadians across the country ushered in what they hoped would be a new, calmer era of relations with the United States on Saturday, welcoming U.S. president-elect Joe Biden with open arms.

Nov 7, 2020 4:56 PM Read more >

Kamala Harris's Canadian classmates celebrate after her vice-presidential win

MONTREAL — Kamala Harris became the first woman and first person of colour elected vice-president of the United States on Saturday, a victory that holds a special meaning for her former schoolmates and current students at the Montreal high school she

Nov 7, 2020 4:53 PM Read more >

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:40 p.m. Alberta is reporting 919 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday and five new deaths.

Nov 7, 2020 4:42 PM Read more >

Five ways Joe Biden's victory in the U.S. presidential election could affect Canada

OTTAWA — The election of Democrat Joe Biden as the next president of the United States is expected to have wide-ranging implications for Canadian politics and policy. Here are five areas to watch.

Nov 7, 2020 3:46 PM Read more >