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  • Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

    Biden to prioritize legal status for millions of immigrants

    U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's decision to immediately ask Congress to offer legal status to an estimated 11 million people in the country has surprised advocates given how the issue has long divided Democrats and Republicans, even within their own parties.

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  • President-elect Joe Biden arrives to speak in Atlanta, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, as he campaigns for Democratic Senate candidates Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

    Democratic control of U.S. Senate could be good news for Canada, expert says

    Democrats took back control of the U.S. Senate this week after winning two hard-fought runoff elections in Georgia, granting U.S. president-elect Joe Biden far greater leeway to turn his campaign promises into reality.

  • Education Secretary Betsy DeVos listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room, on March 27, 2020. (Alex Brandon / AP)

    Abandoning ship: Who has quit Trump's team since the storming of the Capitol

    In what is surely the most tumultuous week of Donald Trump's waning four-year term as president, a growing list of his administration officials, including cabinet ministers, advisers and White House aides are abandoning ship in the wake of the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol building.

  • President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn as he leaves the White House in Washington, Monday, May 20, 2019, to attend a campaign rally in Montoursville, Pa. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

    Trump joins short list of banned Twitter accounts, including Nazis, terrorists and former advisers

    Trump joins the likes of celebrities, conspiracy theorists and terrorists who’ve seen their accounts permanently banned from Twitter.

  • U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a signed Executive Order in the Cabinet Room of the White House, on Aug. 3, 2020. (Alex Brandon / AP)

    Can Trump pardon himself before he leaves the White House?

    As U.S. President Donald Trump's time in the White House nears its end, experts explain how he can use his presidential powers to pardon himself for crimes he hasn't even been charged with yet.

  • Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump pray as they protest the election outside of the Clark County Election Department, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in North Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

    Fraud claims aimed in part at keeping Trump base loyal

    U.S. President Donald Trump has promised legal action in the coming days as he refused to concede his loss to Democrat Joe Biden, making an aggressive pitch for donors to help finance any court fight.

  • In this Jan. 9, 2019 photo, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., greets the audience at George Washington University in Washington, during an event kicking off her book tour. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

    Kamala Harris' Canadian roots: Montreal classmates reflect on historic win

    Kamala Harris has made history as the first Black woman elected as vice-president of the United States, a milestone her former classmates say she was destined for.

  • U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the White House, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

    Text of statement from U.S. President Donald Trump

    “We all know why Joe Biden is rushing to falsely pose as the winner, and why his media allies are trying so hard to help him: they don’t want the truth to be exposed," reads text of a statement from U.S. President Donald Trump on the election result, a statement he issued Saturday while golfing.

  • The US flag flies in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill before the arrival of then-U.S. vice president Joe Biden in Ottawa on Friday, December 9, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle

    Foreign affairs minister says Biden win is 'good news' for Canada

    Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says the election of Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris is 'good news' for Canada, promises Canada will make the case for the Keystone XL pipeline, and that the federal government is hoping outgoing-President Donald Trump has a smooth transition from the White House.

  • President-elect Joe Biden, right, on stage with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, left, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

    What Biden needs to do to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic

    CTV News’ infectious disease specialist Dr. Abdu Sharkawy weighs in on what U.S. president-elect Joe Biden should focus on to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • People gathered in Black Lives Matter Plaza react to the presidential race being called in favor of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden over Pres. Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

    What a Democrat and a Republican in Canada think about Biden's win

    Engaging American citizens abroad to cast ballots in the U.S. election was a focus for both Democrats and Republicans. Now that Joe Biden's been declared the winner, what do Americans in Canada think?

  • Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listens as Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

    How the Associated Press called the 2020 U.S. election for Joe Biden

    Democrat Joe Biden captured the presidency on Saturday when The Associated Press declared him the victor in his native Pennsylvania at 11:25 a.m. EST. That got him the state's 20 electoral votes, which pushed him over the 270 electoral-vote threshold needed to prevail over U.S. President Donald Trump.

  • In this Aug. 20, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

    Joe Biden: Stumbles, tragedies and, now, delayed triumph

    Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., 77, was elected Saturday as the 46th president of the United States, defeating President Donald Trump in an election that played out against the backdrop of a pandemic, its economic fallout and a national reckoning on racism.




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  • Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Atlanta. Georgia election officials have announced an audit of presidential election results that will trigger a full hand recount. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) FACT CHECK

    Fact checking Trump's call with Georgia's secretary of state

    In the now-notorious phone call between Trump and Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, the president repeated multiple false claims in an effort to claim victory in Georgia.

  • Former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters, Thursday Nov. 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) FACT CHECK

    Trump legal team's batch of falses vote claims

    Despite a lack of evidence of widespread irregularities or fraud, Trump’s legal team used a Thursday press conference to go through a laundry list of far-fetched, thoroughly debunked claims on the 2020 election.

    President Donald Trump listens during an event on Operation Warp Speed in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) FACT CHECK

    Trump conclusively lost, denies the evidence

    In the face of conclusive evidence he lost, Trump claimed 'I won' in a tweet, perpetuating the thoroughly debunked myth he pulled out a victory from the election that definitively chose Joe Biden as the next president.

    Pallets of voting ballots are ready for mailing to the United States Postal Service as they are displayed to the media at the Orange County Registrar of Voters, in Santa Ana, Calif., on Oct. 5, 2020. (Damian Dovarganes / AP) FACT CHECK

    Trump uses out of context video on mail-in voting

    Trump wrongly claimed a video that showed election workers collecting legally cast ballots in Los Angeles the day after the election showed evidence of fraud, according to a CNN fact check.



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