Author Archives:
Cotler, global lawyers call for charter on media protection during COVID-19 backslide
OTTAWA - A coalition of international lawyers, led by a former Canadian attorney general, is calling for a new global charter to protect the rights of imprisoned journalists in an increasingly hostile...
Nov 16, 2020
Atikamekw groups call for equitable health-care access following Echaquan death
MONTREAL - Atikamekw leaders in Quebec are calling on the provincial and federal governments to adopt a series of measures to ensure Indigenous people have equitable access to health and social servic...
Nov 16, 2020
Liberals say they will back off delay tactics on WE Charity affair
OTTAWA - The Liberals are preparing to cede some ground on the WE Charity affair, which has been mired in filibusters and duelling committee motions for nearly two months. Government House leader Pabl...
Nov 16, 2020
Reverse Retro: NHL looks back for league's future with new jersey program
TORONTO - Dan Near and his team at Adidas saw the numbers and were brainstorming about how to proceed. The NHL had just released a survey on fans' favourite all-time jersey designs, and 22 of the top-...
Nov 16, 2020
Top court will not review rejection of class action against Just for Laughs founder
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not examine the rejection of a class-action suit against the founder of Just for Laughs. A group of women known as "Les Courageuses" has pursued legal action ...
Nov 16, 2020
Email obtained by AP: 65 WHO staff have virus, 1 cluster
GENEVA - The World Health Organization has recorded 65 cases of the coronavirus among staff based at its headquarters, including at least one cluster of infections, an internal email obtained by The A...
Nov 16, 2020
Closing arguments begin in murder trial for 2018 Fredericton mass shooting
FREDERICTON - Closing arguments are underway in the trial of Matthew Raymond, the Fredericton man accused of murder in the shooting deaths of four people in the city two years ago.Crown prosecutors an...
Nov 16, 2020
Beijing blasts Bob Rae after ambassador calls for UN to investigate genocide claims
OTTAWA - The Chinese government is firing back at Canada's ambassador to the United Nations for calling on the UN to investigate whether China's persecution of ethnic Muslim Uighurs in its Xinjiang pr...
Nov 16, 2020
City of Nanaimo lands $6.7 million COVID relief grant
NANAIMO - City councillors have more wiggle room during what will be challenging upcoming budget discussions. The City of Nanaimo received $6.69 million from the federally-funded Safe Restart Agreemen...
Nov 16, 2020
2nd coronavirus vaccine shows early success in U.S. tests
For the second time this month, there's promising news from a COVID-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavir...
Nov 16, 2020