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Guitarist is 1st suspect to plead guilty in Capitol riot
WASHINGTON - A heavy metal guitarist on Friday became the first defendant to plead guilty to federal charges in connection with the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Jon Ryan Schaffer, the frontman of...
Apr 16, 2021
NewsAlert: Ontario asks other provinces, territories to send nurses as COVID surges
TORONTO - Ontario is pleading with other provinces to send nurses and other health workers as it buckles under surging COVID-19 infections.In a letter to all provinces and territories, the Ontario gov...
Apr 16, 2021
2 documentaries up for Oscars tell stories of nonagenarians
The Oscar isn't the only one celebrating its 93rd trip around the sun at the Academy Awards ceremony this year. The shorts category features two documentaries, " A Concerto is a Conversation " and " C...
Apr 16, 2021
Expectations high as Trudeau Liberals get ready to unveil first pandemic budget
OTTAWA - The Liberals will look to thread an economic needle with Monday's budget, while dealing with a minority Parliament where the document's defeat would topple the government. It has been more th...
Apr 16, 2021
Liberal government pressed to delay tax filing deadline from end of April
OTTAWA - The federal government is coming under pressure to extend this month's tax-filing deadline, much like it did last year during the first wave of COVID-19. The Opposition Conservatives are aski...
Apr 16, 2021
Trudeau sending help to Ontario as Pfizer vaccine supply bolstered by 8 million doses
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says more doses of COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon from Pfizer-BioNTech, and the federal government will deploy the Canadian Red Cross to help Ontario with their mobile...
Apr 16, 2021
Garland rescinds Trump-era memo curtailing consent decrees
WASHINGTON - Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday rescinded a Trump-era memo that curtailed the use of consent decrees that federal prosecutors have used in sweeping investigations of police dep...
Apr 16, 2021
Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold 'heartbroken' after Olympic qualifier scrapped
TORONTO - Mandy Bujold has hit another road block in Tokyo Olympic qualifying. The boxer from Kitchener, Ont., won't get a chance to compete in the Tokyo Americas Olympic qualifier scheduled for next ...
Apr 16, 2021
US lifts Vietnam, Switzerland from currency manipulator list
WASHINGTON - Vietnam and Switzerland have been removed from the list of nations labeled by the U.S. as currency manipulators, reversing a decision made by the Trump administration in December. In its ...
Apr 16, 2021
Preliminary inquiry in September for ex-PQ leader Boisclair charged with sex assault
MONTREAL - Former Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair will have a preliminary hearing on sex assault charges on Sept. 30.Boisclair was not present in court today as the inquiry date was set for cha...
Apr 16, 2021