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Biden picks former Obama chief of staff McDonough for VA
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden is nominating Denis McDonough, who was President Barack Obama's White House chief of staff, as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a sprawling agenc...
Dec 10, 2020
Budget officer urges smaller, faster stimulus plan amid warning Liberals missing mark
OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog is taking aim at the federal Liberal government's new spending plan, saying if the purpose is to help the economy recover from COVID-19, it risks missing the mark...
Dec 10, 2020
US jobless claims jump to 853,000 amid resurgence of virus
WASHINGTON - The number of people applying for unemployment aid jumped last week to 853,000, the most since September, evidence that companies are cutting more jobs as new virus cases spiral higher. T...
Dec 10, 2020
Pre-trial conference scheduled for Nanaimo Mountie charged in public intoxication arrest
NANAIMO - An RCMP officer charged with assault causing bodily harm will be back in court in the new year for a pre trial conference.Cst. Tim Mason, charged in relation to a Dec. 2, 2018 incident in Na...
Dec 10, 2020
Queen's granddaughter Zara Tindall expecting her 3rd child
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Tindall is pregnant with her third child, her husband announced Wednesday. Former rugby star Mike Tindall, who has two daughters with Zara - 6-year-old Mi...
Dec 10, 2020
AP's song of the year: Keedron Bryant's 'I Just Wanna Live'
NEW YORK - The top 10 songs of the year by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu (a playlist of the songs can be found here ): 1. Keedron Bryant, "I Just Wanna Live": During times of turmoil and...
Dec 10, 2020
November consumer prices up 0.2% as energy costs rise
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices edged up 0.2% in November as a rise in energy costs and variety of other items offset a drop in food costs. The Labor Department reported that the gain in the consume...
Dec 10, 2020
Lebanese judge charges caretaker PM in port blast
BEIRUT - The Lebanese prosecutor probing last summer's port explosion in Beirut filed charges on Thursday against the caretaker prime minister and three former ministers, accusing them of negligence l...
Dec 10, 2020
Delay in pandemic-related rise in homelessness gives feds time to prevent it: report
OTTAWA - A government-commissioned report says the effect of COVID-19 on the number of homeless people in Canada won't be felt for three to five years, giving policy-makers a chance to prevent the pan...
Dec 10, 2020
China says 2 Canadians have been indicted, tried
BEIJING - China's Foreign Ministry said Thursday that two Canadians held for two years in a case linked to a Huawei executive have been indicted and put on trial, but gave no details. Former diplomat ...
Dec 10, 2020