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Notable cases where an accused was found not criminally responsible
Alek Minassian, who has admitted to planning and carrying out a 2018 van attack that killed 10 people and hurt 16 others in Toronto, is asking a judge to find him not criminally responsible for his ac...
Nov 10, 2020
How a Brazil samba school shimmied from Carnival to COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO - The sultry heat of the Southern Hemisphere's summer will soon be rolling into Rio de Janeiro. In a normal year, the air would whisper into Dr. Wille Baracho's ear: Carnival is coming....
Nov 10, 2020
Legion, other veterans groups to get $20M to weather COVID-19
OTTAWA - On the eve of Remembrance Day, the federal Liberal government is moving ahead with plans to provide emergency assistance to veterans organizations battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The gover...
Nov 10, 2020
Georgia's Senate deadlocks, Trump's intransigence keep U.S. political suspense going
WASHINGTON, D.C. - There's good news in Georgia for anyone still craving high-stakes election suspense in the wake of Joe Biden's presidential win. Control of the Senate is still up for grabs: R...
Nov 10, 2020
Toronto COVID-19 cases top 500 for first time
OTTAWA - Canada's largest city is reporting a record number of COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row. Toronto reports 520 new cases of COVID-19 today, after recording 482 new cases Monday. Ontari...
Nov 10, 2020
Quebec to fund new native friendship centre in city where Joyce Echaquan died
JOLIETTE, Que. - The Quebec government is investing $3.1 million for a new Native Friendship Centre in a city that was recently shaken by the death of an Indigenous woman in a local hospital. Indigeno...
Nov 10, 2020
Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu plans to return for Australian swing
Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu is planning to make her long-awaited return to the WTA Tour this January in Australia. The 20-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., hasn't played a competitive m...
Nov 10, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:50 a.m. Ontario is reporting a record high of 1,388 new COVID-19 cases today, and 15 new deaths due to the virus. Health Mini...
Nov 10, 2020
James Duthie shares some of hockey's greatest untold stories in 'Beauties'
James Duthie faced a big problem. After conducting dozens of interviews for a compilation of hockey stories - most of them previously known to only a select few - the award-winning broadcaster was stu...
Nov 10, 2020
Medicago reports promising early Phase 1 test results of possible COVID-19 vaccine
QUEBEC - Medicago says it has received promising early test results for its plant-derived vaccine for COVID-19. The Quebec City-based company says interim results of a Phase 1 clinical trial found tha...
Nov 10, 2020