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Market debut of Chinese e-finance giant Ant postponed
HONG KONG - The planned stock market debut of the world's biggest online finance company, Ant Financial was suspended in Shanghai and Hong Kong, disrupting a record-setting $34.5 billion initial publi...
Nov 03, 2020
O'Toole calls for pause on CRA audits for businesses struggling due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is calling for the Liberals to put a pause on federal audits of small businesses hit hard by COVID-19. He says too many small and medium-sized businesses are ...
Nov 03, 2020
'Vote and get home': Anxious voters say on Election Day
She carefully planned a five-hour drive to the polling place in her Tennessee hometown to vote on Election Day. She considered the traffic, the weather, the surging coronavirus pandemic and - somethin...
Nov 03, 2020
Democrats push to extend control of House for two more years
WASHINGTON - Democrats pushed to seal control of the House for two more years Tuesday as they banked on their health care focus, dominant fundraising and broad suburban indignation with President Dona...
Nov 03, 2020
Nation by nation, the world watches Election Day in the US
For four years, the world's nations have watched as a very different American president engages with the international community - or doesn't. Longtime alliances have been strained, agreements wiped a...
Nov 03, 2020
The Latest: Joe Biden visiting 2 key Pennsylvania cities
WASHINGTON - The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 9:20 a.m. For Joe Biden, it all comes down to Pennsylvania. Biden is spending Election Day campaigning in his hometown of Scrant...
Nov 03, 2020
Online registry to gather condolences for victims of Quebec City sword attack
QUEBEC - The Quebec government has launched an online registry to collect messages of condolence following Saturday night's sword attack that left two dead in Quebec City. Premier Francois Legault is ...
Nov 03, 2020
Evidence deadline looms in case of Epstein's ex-girlfriend
NEW YORK - Prosecutors and defence lawyers are clashing days before a deadline for evidence to be turned over in the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein's one-time girlfriend on charges that she recruited ...
Nov 03, 2020
Historic lodge in Qualicum Beach to be demolished, councillors & residents raise concerns
QUALICUM BEACH - A landmark will soon be no more after more than 80 years on the Qualicum Beach waterfront, despite numerous citizens and town councillors expressing displeasure with the demolition pr...
Nov 03, 2020
Uganda police arrest Bobi Wine after presidential nomination
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan police on Tuesday again arrested Bobi Wine, a popular singer and opposition presidential hopeful, just after he was successfully certified as a candidate in next year's elect...
Nov 03, 2020