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Quebec premier says returns will fly high with $30-million blimp investment
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault is dismissing naysayers who are accusing his government of wasting $30 million on an investment in giant blimps. Legault told report...
Feb 05, 2020
As new coronavirus cases climb, Canadians in Wuhan to be flown out Thursday
A chartered plane carrying Canadians from the centre of a virus outbreak in China is scheduled to depart Thursday. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says the flight w...
Feb 05, 2020
People's party leader Maxime Bernier sues political pundit for defamation
A former member of Parliament and leader of a fringe federal political party is suing a prominent political commentator and strategist for defamation. Maxime Bernier alleges Warren Kinsella repeatedly...
Feb 05, 2020
Omar Khadr told to answer Utah plaintiffs' questions about his confession
TORONTO - Relatives of a slain American soldier have won a skirmish in their attempt to collect on a US$134-million wrongful-death award against former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr. In a pre-tri...
Feb 05, 2020
Crosswinds delay chartered flight evacuating Canadians stranded in Wuhan
OTTAWA - Canada's foreign affairs minister says more than 200 Canadians due to be evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan should continue making their way to the airport if they are already on their ...
Feb 05, 2020
Montreal to fully ban plastic bags by end of 2020, mayor announces
Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante says the city will move to fully ban the sale of plastic bags by the end of 2020. Plante told a city council meeting today that the current measures that limit retai...
Feb 05, 2020
Smoke alarms, security systems save two Nanaimo homes from fire
NANAIMO - Fire Rescue are crediting early warning systems for their ability to save two Nanaimo homes from being destroyed by fire on Tuesday, Feb. 4.Crews were called to the 2200 block of Leighton Rd...
Feb 05, 2020 Home security systems and functioning smoke alarms are being credited for saving a pair of Nanaimo homes on Tuesday, Feb. 4. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Toronto Argonauts sign CFL veterans Tommie Campbell, Natey Adjei
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have signed veteran American defensive back Tommie Campbell and Canadian receiver Natey Adjei. Campbell, 32, was released by the Alouettes last week after spending two ...
Feb 05, 2020
'Some people were confused' about media-licensing comment, says Guilbeault
OTTAWA - The minister responsible for overhauling Canada's broadcasting and telecommunications sectors tried to reassure Canadians Monday that the federal government is not preparing to license n...
Feb 05, 2020
Air Canada plane lands safely in Madrid after tire rupture, engine issue
An Air Canada jet landed safely in Madrid Monday after engine trouble and a blown tire forced pilots to declare an emergency shortly after takeoff. The Toronto-bound Boeing 767-300 carrying ...
Feb 05, 2020