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Canadian Press NewsAlert: Federal government to appeal Canada-U.S. refugee pact ruling
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says Ottawa is appealing a July ruling from the Federal Court of Canada that struck down the Safe Third Country Agreement on refugees between Canad...
Aug 21, 2020

Police now allowed to issue $2,000 violation tickets to those ignoring health orders about COVID-19
NANAIMO - The province is taking a more hardline approach in enforcing physical distancing and safe interactions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Solicitor general Mike Farnworth announced Friday morning...
Aug 21, 2020

19-year-old in Quebec dies from complications linked to COVID-19
MONTREAL - A 19-year-old in Quebec has died from complications linked to COVID-19, the province's Health Department confirmed Friday. The case marks the first time someone under the age of&n...
Aug 21, 2020

LA prosecutor files charges in May explosion that injured 12
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles city attorney has filed dozens of criminal charges alleging fire code and safety violations against the owner of a building that exploded in the city's downtown and injur...
Aug 21, 2020

Movie theatre trade group establishes COVID-19 protocols
As movie theatres come back to life across the country, the National Association of Theater Owners is helping to take the guess work out of safe operating practices in the era of COVID-19. The trade o...
Aug 21, 2020

Search continues for Indigenous Cape Breton teen believed to be travelling on foot
ESKASONI, N.S. - RCMP say ground and aerial searches are continuing today along several trails in southeast Cape Breton for an Indigenous teenager who has been missing for more than a week. ...
Aug 21, 2020

Montreal Canadiens GM criticizes Flyers coach for Gallagher comments
TORONTO - Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin says he's "extremely disappointed" with comments made by Philadelphia Flyers coach Alain Vigneault about a play involving Montreal winger Brendan...
Aug 21, 2020

AP Exclusive: Barr 'vehemently opposed' to pardoning Snowden
WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr said he would be "vehemently opposed" to any attempt to pardon former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, after the president suggested he mi...
Aug 21, 2020

UK public debt breaches 2 trillion-pound mark for first time
LONDON - Britain's government debt has breached the 2 trillion-pound ($2.6 trillion) mark for the first time after heavy borrowing to support the economy during the coronavirus pandemic. The Office fo...
Aug 21, 2020

Man accused of threatening PM in Rideau Hall incident due back in court Sept. 18
OTTAWA - The man accused of ramming through a gate at Rideau Hall while heavily armed is slated to return to court Sept. 18 after making a brief appearance Friday. Corey Hurren, a Manitoba military re...
Aug 21, 2020