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Canadian flyweight Malcolm (X) Gordon gets his chance on UFC's Fight Island
After a string of cancelled fights and the pandemic, Canadian flyweight Malcolm (X) Gordon figured his MMA career had hit a dead end. But the spotlight will be on the 125-pounders Saturday with a titl...
Jul 17, 2020
Person in custody in killing of tech CEO found dismembered
NEW YORK - A person was taken into custody in the killing of a 33-year tech entrepreneur who was found dismembered inside his luxury Manhattan condo, a law enforcement official said Friday. The person...
Jul 17, 2020
Morneau set to unveil long-awaited changes to emergency wage subsidy
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau will outline today how the federal government is reshaping its emergency wage-subsidy program that has been extended to the end of the year. The program is the h...
Jul 17, 2020
Delay in murder case was excessive under timely justice rules: Supreme Court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a judge's decision to halt a murder case because of excessive delay, even though the accused man was long ago deported from Canada. The ruling today is ...
Jul 17, 2020
Princess Beatrice marries in private ceremony at Windsor
LONDON - Princess Beatrice got married in a private ceremony Friday, with her grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, in attendance, Buckingham Palace said Friday. Beatrice married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi at T...
Jul 17, 2020
Newborn care unit at Vancouver hospital shut down by COVID-19 outbreak
VANCOUVER - A newborn intensive care unit at a Vancouver hospital is the site of the latest COVID-19 outbreak in the city. Vancouver Coastal Health, which administers health care services fo...
Jul 17, 2020
Legal action launched over poor living conditions at south Nanaimo affordable housing complex
NANAIMO - A notice of civil claim in a class action lawsuit has been filed in B.C.'s highest court due to unsafe living conditions at an affordable living complex in south Nanaimo. The legal action fr...
Jul 17, 2020
US home construction jumps 17.3% in June
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Construction of U.S. homes jumped 17.3% in June as some states reopened, but the pace still lags last year after this spring's massive slowdown in building activity due to the cor...
Jul 17, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, July 17
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on July 17, 2020: There are 109,155 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 57,001 confirmed (including 5,646 deaths, 26,097 resolved...
Jul 17, 2020
Corey Hurren, accused in Rideau Hall gate-crashing, due for court hearing in Ottawa
OTTAWA - A man accused of threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and carrying guns illegally on the grounds of Rideau Hall is expected to have his bail hearing postponed later t...
Jul 17, 2020