Section: National Newswatch (Canada)
The Latest: Cruise ship stranded for weeks docks in Croatia
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: — ‘New normal’ anything but as countries continue to reopen. — Cruise ship stranded for weeks...
Russia says it scales down war games amid pandemic
MOSCOW — Russia’s foreign minister said Tuesday that Moscow has scaled down its military drills amid the coronavirus pandemic. Sergey Lavrov said that the Russian military also has decided not to conduct any war games near the country’s borders with NATO member nations during the outbreak. Russia-West relations have sunk to post-Cold...
Rubio steps in to lead Senate Intelligence Committee
WASHINGTON — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will temporarily become chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Republican leaders announced, taking charge of the panel at a time of turnover and tension in the nation’s intelligence community. Rubio will replace North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, who said last week that he would step aside after...
Trump fires State Dept. watchdog critical of admin moves
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has fired the State Department’s inspector general, an Obama administration appointee whose office was critical of alleged political bias in the agency’s management. The ouster is the latest in a series of moves against independent executive branch watchdogs who have found fault with the Trump...
Biden says he would not pardon Trump or block investigations
ATLANTA — Democratic candidate Joe Biden said that if he wins the presidency he would not use his power to pardon Donald Trump or stop any investigations of Trump and his associates. “It is not something the president is entitled to do, to direct a prosecution or decide to drop a case,” Biden said Thursday on MSNBC. “It’s a dereliction of...
The Latest: South Korea reports 27 new coronavirus cases
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: — South Korea reports 27 new coronavirus cases, health workers scramble to test thousands who visited...
Canadian military postpones, curtails numerous overseas missions due to COVID-19
OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces is postponing the deployment of a warship and surveillance aircraft to help enforce United Nations’ sanctions against North Korea because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The delay is one of numerous changes the Armed Forces is making to its overseas missions following a detailed analysis of the roughly 20...
Canadian military postpones, curtails numerous overseas missions due to COVID-19
OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces is postponing the deployment of a warship and surveillance aircraft to help enforce United Nations’ sanctions against North Korea because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The delay is one of numerous changes the Forces is making to its overseas missions following a detailed analysis of the roughly 20 operations...
Canadian military postpones, curtails numerous overseas missions due to COVID-19
OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces is postponing the deployment of a warship and surveillance aircraft to help enforce United Nations’ sanctions against North Korea because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The delay is one of numerous changes the Forces is making to its overseas missions following a detailed analysis of the roughly 20 operations...
The Latest: Churches in Lebanon welcome worshippers again
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: — Churches in Lebanon welcome worshippers again. — Russia records highest daily tally of new cases. —...
