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U.S. election day and a Trump impersonator in Canada: In The News for Nov. 3, 2020

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 Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 ... What we are watching...

Nov 03, 2020

Canada approves first HIV self-test in long-awaited move to reduce screening barriers

Federal regulators have approved the first HIV self-test in Canada in a long-awaited move that experts have called critical to reaching people who don't know they have the virus.Health Canada granted ...

Nov 03, 2020

Canadians await U.S. election in fear, as poll reveals anxieties about aftermath

OTTAWA - Canadians are watching in fear today as their American neighbours vote, capping a campaign marked by voter intimidation, threats of postelection violence, and concern about the potential brea...

Nov 03, 2020

Quebec attack brings back bad memories of 2017 mosque slaying that killed six

MONTREAL - For Mohamed Labidi, the deadly attack in Quebec City Saturday night brought back memories of that cold January night in 2017. Back then, he was president of the mosque in the provincial cap...

Nov 03, 2020

Mural on systemic racism has led to 'difficult conversations': Victoria mayor

VICTORIA - Mayor Lisa Helps says the vandalism of art in public places isn't acceptable after a mural in Victoria that has sparked a debate over freedom of expression and systemic racism was defaced o...

Nov 02, 2020

PEI Progressive Conservatives jump to majority status with byelection win

CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island's governing Progressive Conservatives have won a crucial byelection that will transform their minority government into a slim majority. With the election of Zack B...

Nov 02, 2020

In an unforgettable year, Americans brace for impact as a seismic election day looms

WASHINGTON, Wash. - George Washington's "last great experiment" faces an existential test beginning Tuesday as the polarized voters of an energized, outraged and well-armed body politic finish their d...

Nov 02, 2020

Macaroni and breath mints: pandemic puts strange things in N.L. Halloween bags

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Boxes of Kraft Dinner. Erasers. A fistful of loose mints. These are just some of the unorthodox treats that landed in kids' trick-or-treat bags in Newfoundland and Labrador this Hal...

Nov 02, 2020

Work by folk artist Maud Lewis featured in this year's holiday season stamps

OTTAWA - Canada Post is using three colourful and festive scenes painted by Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis for its holiday season stamps this year. The agency announced the choice of the works by ...

Nov 02, 2020

House of Commons ethics committee makes third try at launching WE-related probe

OTTAWA - The House of Commons ethics committee is making a third attempt at examining conflicts of interest in the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, after two tries to probe Prime Minist...

Nov 02, 2020