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Japan automaker Honda reports profit rise despite pandemic
TOKYO - Japanese automaker Honda reported Friday that its profit rose 23% in the last quarter, despite a pandemic that has slammed businesses around the world. Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co. said its Jul...
Nov 06, 2020
Vatican to release McCarrick report Tuesday, spans 1930-2017
ROME - The Vatican on Tuesday will release its long-awaited report into what it knew about ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick's sexual misconduct during his rise through the church hierarchy, setting up a...
Nov 06, 2020
Closing arguments begin at rape trial of former entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon
MONTREAL - Closing arguments are underway at the rape trial of Gilbert Rozon, with his lawyer arguing that no crime occurred. Defence lawyer Isabel Schurman is presenting her case to Quebec court Judg...
Nov 06, 2020
Reservist accused of threatening PM has case adjourned in advance of possible plea
OTTAWA - A Manitoba man facing weapons charges and another of threatening the prime minister is expected back in court next month in advance of a possible plea in his case. Corey Hurren appeared virtu...
Nov 06, 2020
Canadian heavyweight Tanner Boser takes on former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski
Over the last five months, two trips to Abu Dhabi and one to Las Vegas have forced Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser to spend more than six weeks in quarantine. Boser's fighting skills ...
Nov 06, 2020
Supreme Court sides with Maple Leaf Foods in case sparked by tainted meat recall
OTTAWA - A Supreme Court of Canada ruling has dealt a blow to Mr. Sub franchisees in their quest for compensation over losses experienced during a Listeria outbreak.In a decision today, the top court ...
Nov 06, 2020
PBO says feds can spend more, but wiggle room has shrunk due to pandemic
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government has the wiggle room to add billions more in permanent spending before its finances become unsustainable. Based on the budget offic...
Nov 06, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Statistics Canada says economy added 84,000 jobs in Ocrober
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the pace of job growth slowed in October as the economy added 84,000 jobs in the month compared with 378,000 in September. The unemployment rate was 8.9 per cent compar...
Nov 06, 2020
Developers highlight vision for P.A.'s future entertainment district
The developers who sold the City of Prince Albert land for its new recreation and aquatic complex, are highlighting their large-scale vision for the entertainment district they plan to build around th...
Nov 06, 2020
Election vote count enters Day 3 and a star of the lockdown: In The News for Nov. 6
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 Friday, Nov. 6: What we are watching ... PHILA...
Nov 06, 2020
