Social media companies watching for election misinformation
Facebook and Twitter are tracking attempts to spread misinformation about the U.S. election, including monitoring the accounts of candidates and…
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Voters reporting heightened anxiety, 'election stress disorder'
Relationship therapist Steven Stosny coined the term ‘election stress disorder’ in 2016, and says the phenomenon is heightened in 2020…
Result in Michigan could go down to the wire
Donald Trump won Michigan in 2016, but with the narrowest of margins: just over 10000 votes. Trump finished the 2020…
This man died in an RCMP drunk tank. He was having a stroke
Michael Mullock had no drugs or alcohol in his system when RCMP officers picked him up for public intoxication. He…
She recovered from COVID-19 just before her 109th birthday
Great-great-grandmother Katie Bruno survived COVID-19 in time to celebrate at her virtual birthday party with friends near and far. To…
Centralization led to many deaths during pandemic, say Quebec doctors
Seven hundred Quebec doctors signed a letter to the minister of health arguing that centralized decision making has caused too…
3-year-old rescued from rubble after Turkey quake
Rescue teams brought out this three-year-old girl from the wreck of her apartment building in the Turkish coastal city of…
Manitoba more than doubles daily COVID-19 record with 480 new cases
Manitoba more than doubled its previous record for the most new COVID-19 cases announced on one day, with 480 infections…
Edmontonian creates candy ‘vending machine’ for tiki-style Halloween
Mike Kendrick normally spends months planning his annual Halloween display. But this year, physical distancing measures made him get extra…
Voting for Biden means 'no Thanksgiving, no Christmas,' Trump tells supporters
U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden are scheduled to hold competing rallies in Tampa, Fla., Thursday night. On…