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Report on Quebec woman murdered by offender on day parole calls for better oversight
OTTAWA - A report into the murder of a Quebec City woman last year at the hands of a federal offender out on day parole is recommending better oversight and changes to how cases are managed in the pro...
Jan 21, 2021
Canada's long-track speedskating team racing internationally again in Dutch "bubble"
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Canada's long-track speedskating team has entered a Dutch "bubble" to compete in its first international races in over 10 months. Olympic and world champion Ted-Jan Bloemen o...
Jan 21, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):10:30 a.m.Ontario says there are 2,632 new cases of COVID-19 in the province and 46 more deaths linked to the virus.A technical i...
Jan 21, 2021
Supreme Court won't review ruling in favour of officer who refused to euthanize bears
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not review a lower-court ruling that was a victory for a conservation officer who refused to euthanize two bear cubs.Bryce Casavant was dismissed from his job...
Jan 21, 2021
B.C. Premier, health officials to discuss next steps in COVID immunization plan
VICTORIA - Health officials have called off the regular COVID-19 briefing in British Columbia as they prepare to update the province's strategy for immunization against the virus. An advisory from the...
Jan 21, 2021
University president in Maryland offers inaugural poet a job
BALTIMORE - The president of a historically Black university in Maryland was so captivated by inaugural poet Amanda Gorman's poem during President Joe Biden's inauguration that he offered her a job --...
Jan 21, 2021
Virus scuttles Glastonbury Festival for second straight year
LONDON - Britain's Glastonbury music festival has fallen victim to the coronavirus pandemic for the second year in a row. Organizers Michael Eavis and Emily Eavis said Thursday that "In spite of our e...
Jan 21, 2021
US home construction jumps 5.8% in December to 1.67 million
WASHINGTON - U.S. home construction jumped 5.8% in December to 1.67 million units, ending a strong year for home building. The better-than-expected gain followed an increase of 9.8% in November, the C...
Jan 21, 2021
TELUS pitches substantial downtown Nanaimo development
NANAIMO - Five hundred people are expected to live in a pair of market priced rental buildings planned for Fitzwilliam St., behind TELUS' central office building.The City of Nanaimo's director of deve...
Jan 21, 2021
Twin suicide bombings rock central Baghdad, at least 28 dead
BAGHDAD - Twin suicide bombings ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital Thursday, killing at least 28 people and wounding 73 others, officials said. The rare suicide bombing attack hit the B...
Jan 21, 2021