James McCarten
Washington correspondent, The Canadian Press
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From Canada comes an app to ease America's voting anxiety
Voters in the United States are shattering turnout records despite long lineups, fear of civil unrest and the dangers of COVID-19 — and a Canadian company is doing its part to protect Americans from the perils of casting a ballot.
Travel restrictions at Canada-U.S. border to remain in place until at least Nov. 21
Limits on travel between Canada and the United States will persist for at least four more weeks, the federal government confirmed on Monday despite signs of growing impatience south of the border.
'Law and order' vs. COVID-19 chaos: Pence, Harris square off in vice-presidential debate
Sen. Kamala Harris took the fight to Vice-President Mike Pence right out of the gate on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, savaging the Trump administration's "incompetence" and "ineptitude" in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trump's infection underscores perils of negativity
The perils of America's fractured, partisan approach to the COVID-19 pandemic finally caught up on Friday, October 2, 2020, with U.S. President Donald Trump, now infected with the very virus that for months has threatened to end his tumultuous tenure in the White House.
Donald Trump causes chaos in election debate
A confident and combative Donald Trump wasted little time testing the limits of Joe Biden's patience on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, in a bitter, angry and chaotic war of words and recriminations during the first in-person confrontation of the 2020 presidential election.
Must-see TV: Trump, Biden to square off in first face-to-face debate of 2020 election
To borrow a favourite phrase from a certain sitting U.S. president, Tuesday's, September 29, 2020, debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden promises to be something the likes of which no one's ever seen.
Cities in U.S. erupt as Breonna Taylor decision inflames racial divide
America's streets are again pulsing with anger and frustration, this time over the deadly police shooting of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor ⏤ and a survey suggests the racial reckoning appears more popular in Canada than in the United States.
Bernie Sanders puts Trump on notice: 'You are not going to destroy' U.S. democracy
Progressive firebrand Sen. Bernie Sanders urged Americans to come to their country's rescue on Thursday, September 23, 2020, a call aimed at saving democracy from a U.S. president he's convinced is bent on destroying it.
Pandemic has brought Canada together, pushed Americans apart; poll finds
Canadians believe the COVID-19 crisis has brought their country together, while Americans blame the pandemic for worsening their cultural and political divide, a new international public opinion survey suggests.