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Supreme Court to look at issue of Crown liability when a law is struck down
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will examine whether the Crown enjoys absolute immunity from a civil suit seeking damages over passage of a law that is found to be unconstitutional. The top court...
Mar 02, 2023
'People try and beat the ferries:' irresponsible boat operators causing headaches in Nanaimo waters
NANAIMO - Local boaters continue to play an increasingly dangerous game of chicken with BC Ferries vessels.Multiple reports in recent months have surfaced of small pleasure boats attempting to race or...
Mar 02, 2023
Toronto FC gets positive news about injury to Italian star winger Lorenzo Insigne
TORONTO - The injury news on Toronto FC star Lorenzo Insigne is positive. Insigne, who hobbled off the pitch in last weekend's season-opening loss at D.C. United, trained briefly Friday and is listed ...
Mar 02, 2023
Canada, China had better relationship at time of Trudeau Foundation pledge: Rosenberg
OTTAWA - The former head of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation says the level of caution Canadian institutions must now take when dealing with China was not top of mind when the charitable organiza...
Mar 02, 2023
Greece train crash death toll rises to 57 amid search
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) - The death toll from the head-on collision of a passenger train and a freight train in Greece has risen to 57. Police spokeswoman Constandia Dimoglidou said in a briefing Th...
Mar 02, 2023
Ottawa ends shipments of rapid COVID-19 tests as millions set to expire
The federal government has stopped shipping rapid COVID-19 antigen tests to provinces as millions are set to expire within the year, and experts say the once-essential tool has lost its importance in ...
Mar 02, 2023
Montreal university says no indication donation by Chinese billionaire was suspect
MONTREAL - The Montreal university that was promised an $800,000 donation as part of an alleged plot by the Chinese government to influence Justin Trudeau says the pledge came at a different time in C...
Mar 02, 2023
Half of California freed from drought thanks to rain, snow
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tremendous rains and snowfall since late last year have freed half of California from drought, but low groundwater levels remain a persistent problem, U.S. Drought Monitor data show...
Mar 02, 2023
Bay du Nord not liable for end-use emissions, marine shipping, company lawyer says
OTTAWA - A lawyer representing the Norwegian energy firm behind a proposed offshore oil project in Newfoundland and Labrador says the company is only responsible for the immediate environmental impact...
Mar 02, 2023
De Grasse looks to be at peak condition as targeted return to competition approaches
Reaching peak health has been the theme of the off-season for superstar sprinter Andre De Grasse. The Markham, Ont., native dealt with a nagging foot injury and a second bout of COVID in 2022. The lat...
Mar 02, 2023