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Hotels for homeless people could tackle two crises at once: advocates
OTTAWA - Housing and homelessness advocates across the country say the COVID-19 crisis has presented an opportunity to keep people housed long after the pandemic has ended. People in crowded homeless ...
Apr 21, 2020
A look at some of the lives lost in Nova Scotia mass shooting
PORTAPIQUE, N.S. - The victims in one of Canada's worst mass killings include an RCMP officer, a teacher, two nurses, neighbours of the shooter and two correctional officers k...
Apr 21, 2020
Don't forget to dress the part: Parliament debates how to go virtual
OTTAWA - The Speaker of the House of Commons says any virtual Parliament needs to stick to some basic principles, including making sure MPs get dressed for work. The lighthearted bit of advice from An...
Apr 21, 2020
Film adaptation of new 'Hunger Games' book is in the works.
NEW YORK - The next "Hunger Games" book is coming out next month, and a movie version is now being planned. Lionsgate is working on an adaptation of Suzanne Collins' "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snake...
Apr 21, 2020
Broken rail suspected in two fiery Saskatchewan train derailments
GUERNSEY, Sask. - The Transportation Safety Board suspects a broken rail was the cause of two fiery train derailments on the same stretch of track in rural Saskatchewan. An advisory to Transport ...
Apr 21, 2020
Feds pledge $350M to help charities plug holes in funding
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government plans to provide $350 million to Canada's charities sector. Charities have seen a severe drop in donations since the COVID-19 pandemi...
Apr 21, 2020
3M files lawsuit in Canada against firm accused of price-gouging on N95 masks
WASHINGTON - Minnesota-based 3M has filed a lawsuit against an Ontario company that allegedly claimed a phoney affiliation with the U.S. medical-gear maker to sell hard-to-find N95 face...
Apr 21, 2020
Tragedy of mass shooting 'hits home' for Nova Scotian athletes
One of the best Nova Scotian athletes in history needs just a single word to describe the current situation in her province - "surreal." Six-time national women's curling champion Colleen Jones, now a...
Apr 21, 2020
Redblacks sign former Ticats star Jalen Saunders to one-year contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have signed free agent receiver Jalen Saunders to a one-year contract. The 27-year-old from Stockton, Calif., played the 2017 and 2018 seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cat...
Apr 21, 2020
Trump vows to 'suspend immigration,' adviser cites health
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said that he will sign an executive order "to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States" because of the coronavirus. "In light of the attack from the I...
Apr 21, 2020