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UN, Ethiopia sign deal for aid access to embattled Tigray

December 2, 2020

NAIROBI, Kenya — In a breakthrough a month after deadly conflict cut off Ethiopia’s Tigray region from the world, the United Nations on Wednesday said it and the Ethiopian ...

Nunavut lockdown ending and U.K. to use COVID-19 vaccine: In The News for Dec. 2

December 2, 2020

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kick-start your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 2 ...What we ...

Hindsight 2020: how archivists work to remember a year most would rather forget

December 2, 2020

OTTAWA — Canadians may wish to forget the year 2020 ever happened, but across the country, museums and archives are working furiously to ensure a full record of the COVID-19 ...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020

December 2, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Wed. Dec. 2, 2020.There are 383,468 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 383,468 confirmed ...

Psychiatrist for the defence set to testify for third day at Toronto van attack ...

December 2, 2020

TORONTO — The defence's star witness in the Toronto van attack trial is set for his third day of testimony today.Psychiatrist Dr. Alexander Westphal says Alek Minassian was ...

Nunavut COVID-19 lockdown lifts today, Arviat still under restrictions

December 2, 2020

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut's two-week lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19 is to end today as the territory continues to see a drop in new cases. Dr. Michael Patterson, ...

Thai prime minister acquitted of ethics breach, retains post

December 2, 2020

BANGKOK — Thailand’s highest court on Wednesday acquitted Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha of breaching ethics clauses in the country’s constitution, allowing him to stay in ...

Hong Kong activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow jailed

December 2, 2020

Hong Kong pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam were sentenced to jail on Wednesday on charges related to an unauthorized anti-government protest last ...

UK authorizes Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

December 2, 2020

British officials authorized a COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use on Wednesday, greenlighting the world’s first shot against the virus that’s backed by rigorous science and ...

Trump threatens defence veto over social media protections

December 1, 2020

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is threatening to veto a defence policy bill unless it ends protections for internet companies that shield them from being held liable for...

The count of total cases of COVID-19 in Canada was 383,469 as of Dec. 1, 2020.

December 1, 2020

There are 383,468 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 383,468 confirmed cases (66,369 active, 304,888 resolved, 12,211 deaths).*The total case count includes 13 confirmed ...

18 indicted, including rapper, in gang-related activity

December 1, 2020

NEW YORK — Authorities on Tuesday announced the indictment of 18 people, including New York City rapper Casanova, in connection to a litany of gang-related crimes including ...

California boat captain indicted in fire that killed 34

December 1, 2020

LOS ANGELES — The captain of a scuba diving boat ...

Elected officials dine out after urging others to stay home

December 1, 2020

San Francisco Mayor London Breed dined at a posh ...

Judge throws out Trump rules limiting skilled-worker visas

December 1, 2020

CHICAGO — A federal judge on Tuesday struck down ...

Trump files lawsuit challenging Wisconsin election results

December 1, 2020

MADISON, Wis. — President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Wisconsin seeking to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots in the state's two most Democratic counties, a ...

US probing potential bribery, lobbying scheme for pardon

December 1, 2020

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is investigating whether there was a secret scheme to lobby White House officials for a pardon as well as a related plot to offer a hefty ...

CDC to shorten COVID-19 quarantine to 10 days, 7 with test

December 1, 2020

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to shorten the recommended length of quarantine after exposure to someone who is positive for COVID-19, as the virus ...

Baby goat missing from old 'Big Fish' movie set in Alabama

December 1, 2020

MILLBROOK, Ala. — The owners of an outdoor recreation destination in Alabama fear a days-old baby goat has been stolen from a free-ranging herd near a former movie set and ...

Passenger complaints filed in pandemic won't start to be processed until 2021

December 1, 2020

OTTAWA — The head of Canada's transport regulator says the 11,000 complaints filed to the Canadian Transportation Agency since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic will not ...

'Big Sky' producers recognize Native American criticism

December 1, 2020

LOS ANGELES — Native American tribes and advocates are condemning "Big Sky," a Montana-set ABC drama, for ignoring the history of violence inflicted on Indigenous women and ...

US: Mountain pine tree that feeds grizzlies is threatened

December 1, 2020

BILLINGS, Mont. — Climate change, voracious beetles and disease are imperiling the long-term survival of a high-elevation pine tree that’s a key source of food for some ...

'All my love, Elliot': Actor Page comes out as transgender

December 1, 2020

NEW YORK — Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page, the star of "Juno," "Inception" and "The Umbrella Academy," came out as transgender Tuesday in an announcement greeted as a ...

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