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Germany detains alleged Russian spy at UK embassy in Berlin
BERLIN (AP) - German prosecutors said Wednesday they have detained a British citizen who is accused of spying for Russia while working at the British Embassy in Berlin. Federal prosecutors said in a s...
Aug 11, 2021
Michael Spavor sentenced, Meng extradition hearing begins : In The News for Aug. 11
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Aug. 11, 2021 ... What we are watching in Cana...
Aug 11, 2021
B.C. court to hear formal arguments in Huawei executive's extradition case
VANCOUVER - The formal extradition hearing for the Huawei executive accused of fraud in the United States is expected to start today in British Columbia Supreme Court with government lawyers making th...
Aug 11, 2021
Receipt of seniors' income supplement hinged partly on what agency handled their CERB
OTTAWA - An internal government document is shining a light on how low-income seniors were abruptly cut off from monthly federal payments based on which bureaucratic body handled their emergency benef...
Aug 11, 2021
B.C. court to hear formal arguments in Huawei executive's extradition case
VANCOUVER - The formal extradition hearing for the Huawei executive accused of fraud in the United States is expected to start today in British Columbia Supreme Court with government lawyers making th...
Aug 11, 2021
Cost of used icebreakers Ottawa is buying from Quebec shipyard approaches $1B mark
OTTAWA - The cost of three second-hand icebreakers that the federal Liberal government is buying from Quebec shipyard Chantier Davie is inching closer to the $1-billion mark as Ottawa keeps quietly ad...
Aug 11, 2021
Afghan officials: 3 more provincial capitals fall to Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban seized three more provincial capitals in Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, putting nine of the nation's 34 in the insurgents' hands amid the U.S. withdrawal ...
Aug 10, 2021
A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...
Aug 10, 2021
China sentences Canadian to 11 years in case tied to Huawei
DANDONG, China (AP) - A Chinese court sentenced Canadian entrepreneur Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison Wednesday in a spying case linked to Beijing's pressure campaign against the Canadian governm...
Aug 10, 2021
Upton, Gosselin each drive in 2, Angels top Jays in opener
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Justin Upton and Phil Gosselin each had two hits and two RBIs, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Tuesday in the first game of an unusual doublehea...
Aug 10, 2021