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Today Rishi Sunak gave his first Budget speech, informing the nation how the economy is performing, where the government is going to be spending the money it raises and what changes he is making to
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Edmonton police said Wednesday that the death of a man who was found critically injured in an alley in the McCauley neighbourhood on Monday was a homicide. An autopsy conducted on Tuesday determined the cause
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Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil says Liberal losses in two provincial byelections will make little difference to his government’s slim majority in the legislature. Tuesday’s vote saw the Tories take the riding of Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon
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Grime artist Andy Anokye has been convicted of raping four women and holding them against their will. Anoyke, who performs as Solo 45, was found guilty of 30 charges on Wednesday following a trial at
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Coronavirus has infected more than 100,000 people worldwide since it first emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Now there have been 456 confirmed cases in the UK, with six deaths. That is 83 more
Read moreCoronavirus death toll in Italy's Lombardy region rises to 617: sources
ROME (Reuters) – The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, which has borne the brunt of a nationwide contagion, has risen over the past day to 617
Read moreThe revolution that wasn’t: Bernie Sanders' second presidential bid falls to earth
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan voter Monique Dooley believed in Bernie Sanders’ forceful message of support for America’s working class. So she cast a ballot Tuesday in Detroit for the Democratic candidate she believes can win
Read moreExclusive: White House told federal health agency to classify coronavirus deliberations – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has ordered federal health officials to treat top-level coronavirus meetings as classified, an unusual step that has restricted information and hampered the U.S. government’s response to the contagion, according
Read moreCoronavirus fears spark cancellations of U.S. election rallies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential contenders Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders were left to reassess how to campaign on Wednesday as a spreading U.S. coronavirus outbreak prompted cancellations of election events, including one weeks away.
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