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Small businesses feeling the pinch of credit card fees as e-commerce ramps up
OTTAWA - Industry groups say small businesses are being hammered by high credit card fees on online purchases as the shift toward e-commerce continues. Visa and MasterCard reduced the fees they collec...
Jan 06, 2021
Biden to name judge Merrick Garland as attorney general
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge who in 2016 was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court, as his attorney general, two ...
Jan 06, 2021
Multiple warrants out for accused drug trafficker evading Nanaimo RCMP
NANAIMO - Local mounties believe a prolific accused drug trafficker is deliberately evading arrests after failing to appear for an October court appearance.Shai Ilan, 26-years old from Nanaimo, has 10...
Jan 06, 2021
2 detectives involved in Breonna Taylor raid are fired
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville has hired Atlanta's former chief to lead its police department after months of unrest over the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, and fired two more officers involved in th...
Jan 06, 2021
The latest on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Jan. 6, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern):11:20 a.m. Residents of Iqaluit's elders centre received the territory's first doses of the Moderna vaccine today.Josephee Adams,...
Jan 06, 2021
Southern Ontario First Nation chief hails funding to end 12-year water advisories
OTTAWA - The chief of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation says new funding from the federal government will allow his nation to lift five long-term drinking water advisories. Chief R. Donald...
Jan 06, 2021
Quebec long-term care residents threaten legal action to get second vaccine dose
MONTREAL - Residents at a long-term care home in Montreal are threatening to sue the provincial government if they don't receive their second COVID-19 vaccine within 72 hours. A formal notice sent to ...
Jan 06, 2021
Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-sign No. 2 European draft pick Thiadric Hansen
German defensive lineman Thiadric Hansen has signed a one-year extension with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.Picked second overall in the league's CFL inaugural European draft, Hansen finished the 2019 sea...
Jan 06, 2021
Minister to reveal details on controversial COVID-19 testing rules for travellers
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Marc Garneau is expected to unveil more details today on COVID-19 testing requirements for passengers returning to Canada. Garneau announced last week that air travellers c...
Jan 06, 2021
Governors scramble to speed vaccine effort after slow start
New York's governor is threatening to fine hospitals that don't use their allotment of COVID-19 vaccine fast enough. His South Carolina counterpart says health care workers have until Jan. 15 to get a...
Jan 06, 2021