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U.S. federal law enforcement and election security agencies are debunking two new examples of Russian election disinformation on the eve of election day, highlighting attempts by foreign actors to sow doubt in the voting process and warning that the efforts run the risk of inciting violence against election officials. In a joint statement late Monday, […]
Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic Thriller album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91. Jones’s publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday night at his home in the Bel […]
A crowd of enraged survivors hurled clots of the mud left by storm-spawned flooding at the Spanish royal couple — King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia — on Sunday during their first visit to the epicentre of their nation’s deadliest natural disaster in living memory. Spain’s national broadcaster reported the barrage included a few rocks and other objects, and […]
The Toronto Raptors are set to officially retire Vince Carter’s No. 15 at a ceremony during the team’s Saturday night home game, making him the first player in the franchise’s history to receive the honour. Carter was the team’s first superstar, electrifying fans with his high-flying, athletic play and leading the Raptors to their first […]
Residents of sleepy Falkland, B.C., are still wrapping their heads around the news that their tiny town was home to what police have described as the largest and most sophisticated drug superlab in Canada. On Thursday, the RCMP announced it had busted the lab operation. CBC News has learned it was located on a remote 66-hectare […]
With the U.S. election less than a week away, Karen Routledge’s phone keeps ringing with clients wondering what will happen to their investments after Tuesday. The Calgary investment adviser hears wide-ranging concerns about the impact of possible tariffs, rising U.S. debt levels and interest rates. There’s curiosity about swings in the value of the loonie […]
Crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings Thursday as people tried to salvage what they could from their ruined homes following monstrous flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 158 lives, with 155 deaths confirmed in the region of Valencia. More horrors emerged from the debris and ubiquitous layers of mud […]
Veteran metalworker suspected of setting ballot boxes ablaze in Oregon, Washington states | CBC News
The man suspected of setting fires in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state is an experienced metalworker and may be planning additional attacks, authorities said Wednesday. Investigators believe the man who set the incendiary devices at ballot boxes in Portland, Ore., and nearby Vancouver, Wash., had a “wealth of experience” in metal fabrication […]
Anthony Volpe’s third-inning grand slam overcame Freddie Freeman’s record-setting home run, and the New York Yankees avoided a World Series sweep with an 11-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night that forced a Game 5. Freeman homered for his sixth straight Series game, hitting a two-run drive in the first inning for […]
An actor known for his roles in the television comedies Bob’s Burgers and Arrested Development was sentenced on Monday to one year in prison for his part in a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol nearly four years ago. Jay Johnston, 56, of Los Angeles, joined other rioters in a “heave ho” push against police […]