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Nanaimo woman convicted of defrauding $7K from workplace benefits provider
NANAIMO - More than five months of fabricated claims by a Nanaimo woman unravelled when an investigator with the benefits provider realized something was wrong.Shelley Leanne Tennison was convicted re...
Oct 07, 2020
Viewer's Guide: Virus response on stage with Pence, Harris
Mike Pence and Kamala Harris do not have a tough act to follow. The vice-presidential debate set for Wednesday night follows the disorderly prime-time spectacle last week that had viewers of President...
Oct 07, 2020
Voter beware: US tells public how to avoid election mischief
WASHINGTON - The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity agency have issued a series of advisories in recent weeks aimed at warning voters about problems that could surface in the ...
Oct 07, 2020
Problem at Roche warehouse raises fears over UK COVID tests
LONDON - Swiss pharmaceutical firm Roche said Wednesday that problems at a U.K. warehouse are delaying shipments of testing products to clinics and hospitals, triggering concerns that COVID-19 testing...
Oct 07, 2020
Pence-Harris debate to unfold as Trump recovers from virus
SALT LAKE CITY - Vice-President Mike Pence and his Democratic challenger, California Sen. Kamala Harris, are poised to meet for a debate that will offer starkly different visions for a country confron...
Oct 07, 2020
With 239 deaths, Iran hits its highest daily COVID-19 toll
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian state TV said the country has hit its highest number of daily deaths from the coronavirus, with 239 new fatalities reported on Wednesday. The report quoted the spokesperson of t...
Oct 07, 2020
Nobel Prize for chemistry awarded to Charpentier and Doudna
STOCKHOLM - French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing a method of genome editing known as CRISPR. The recipients were...
Oct 07, 2020
Via Rail terror case and China's human rights policies criticized: In The News for Oct. 7
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 Oct. 7 ... What ...
Oct 07, 2020
Focus on innovation, not alcohol, key to survival for restaurants: experts
VANCOUVER - The pandemic may serve as an opportunity for the restaurant industry to innovate in order to avoid closures as public health measures limit the sale of booze and erode already thin profit ...
Oct 07, 2020
Brace for boring: after Trump-Biden debacle, VP debate sure to be more staid affair
WASHINGTON, Wash. - Anyone looking for Trump-style fireworks from tonight's vice-presidential debate is likely to be disappointed. But it will still likely be one of the most watched presidentia...
Oct 07, 2020