Though created much previously, the acronym RINO– “Republican Politician in Name Only”– came into more comprehensive use in the early 1990s by those on the right wing to slander participants of the Republican politician Celebration whom they charged of being insufficiently “conventional.” These days, however, individuals slandered as RINOs are generally far more firm believers
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People in Thailand streamed into shopping malls on Sunday, once again enjoying their air-conditioned oases as the country eased one of the restrictions imposed to fight the novel coronavirus.Patrons stand in a line to enter the Louis Vuitton shop at the upscale shopping mall Siam Paragon in Bangkok on Sunday. Thai authorities allowed department stores,…
The first Canadian clinical trials for a possible COVID-19 vaccine have been approved by Health Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the trials will take place at the Canadian Centre for Vaccinology at Dalhousie University in Halifax. The potential vaccine is from the Chinese company CanSino Biologics.The first Canadian clinical trials for a possible COVID-19…
Justin Trudeau will take a break today and tomorrow from his COVID-19 briefings to spend some long weekend time with his family at the Harrington Lake prime ministerial retreat in Gatineau, Que. Here's what's happening across the country.CBC News Network showcases the best of CBC journalism, covering breaking stories with speed, and adding context and…
Canadian fruit and vegetable growers are bracing for "the worst year in history" — not because of the quality of their crops but because they don't have enough people to pick them. Theirs may be an essential industry, but government assistance is falling short against Mother Nature's timelines.Norfolk County's asparagus, seen here in a previous…