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Plea deal offered to Quebec woman accused of sending poison to Donald Trump
WASHINGTON - United States prosecutors say they've offered a plea deal to the Montreal-area woman accused of mailing poison to former president Donald Trump. The deal would include the three charges F...
Apr 27, 2022
Quebec Halloween murder suspect to testify at trial as defence begins case
QUEBEC - The man accused of murdering two people with a sword on Halloween 2020 in Quebec City's historic district will testify in his own defence. Carl Girouard, 26, is charged with two counts of fir...
Apr 27, 2022
Reannounced child care spaces in Nanaimo won't open imminently
NANAIMO - Additional child care options announced at a trio of Nanaimo schools won't be ready for the foreseeable future.The ministry of education and child care recently announced financial support f...
Apr 27, 2022
Canada sanctions more than 200 Russians in eastern Ukraine where war escalates
OTTAWA - Canada has imposed sanctions on more than 200 people who are loyal to Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. Global Affairs Canada says the new measures target 1...
Apr 27, 2022
New census data offers snapshot of Canada's transgender population for first time
TORONTO - Newly released census data shows 0.33 per cent of Canadians aged 15 or older - or about 100,815 people - identify as transgender or non-binary. The new information from Statistics Canada giv...
Apr 27, 2022
Teck Resources reports record first-quarter profit, boosted by commodity prices
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. beat expectations as it reported a record first-quarter profit attributable to shareholders of $1.57 billion, up from $305 million a year ago, boosted by high commodity...
Apr 27, 2022
Russia releases US Marine vet as part of prisoner exchange
WASHINGTON (AP) - Russia and the United States carried out a dramatic prisoner exchange on Wednesday, trading a Marine veteran jailed in Moscow for a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving a long p...
Apr 27, 2022
StatCan to detail new census results on age, gender, dwelling
OTTAWA - With every year that Canada's baby boomers blow out another candle, the country's population skews older. Today, Statistics Canada will reveal just how much older we've become. The agency is ...
Apr 27, 2022
New investing orders should make it simpler to deploy funds: Infrastructure Bank CEO
OTTAWA - The head of a federal infrastructure agency says a new set of investing orders from the Liberal government should make it simpler to deploy more funding in the coming months. The recent feder...
Apr 27, 2022
Quinn Hughes sets scoring record as Vancouver Canucks dump Seattle Kraken 5-2
VANCOUVER - The Canucks persevered for a 5-2 win over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday but the victory wasn't enough to keep Vancouver's faint playoff hopes alive. Quinn Hughes had a goal and two assists...
Apr 26, 2022