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Canada to have new refugee stream for journalists, others who defend human rights
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marco Mendocino says there will be a new path to Canada for refugees who fear persecution because of their defence of human rights. The new stream will include anyone fac...
Jul 16, 2021
New Brunswick Sen. Judith Keating, a 'tireless advocate,' has died at 58
OTTAWA - New Brunswick Sen. Judith Keating has died. She was 58 years old. Keating was appointed to the Senate in January 2020 and sat with the Independent Senators Group. She was a lawyer and constit...
Jul 16, 2021
U.S. lawmaker who led charge against restrictions cheers Canada-U.S. border news
WASHINGTON - The member of Congress who led the charge against travel restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border is cheering the news that their days may finally be numbered. New York's Rep. Brian Higgins...
Jul 16, 2021
3 men charged over 2018 fatal Missouri tourist boat accident
A local prosecutor on Friday filed a total of 63 felony criminal charges against three employees over a July 2018 tourist boat accident on a Missouri lake that killed 17 people. The charges were filed...
Jul 16, 2021
Supreme Court sides with Lac Seul First Nation over flooding compensation
OTTAWA - The Lac Seul First Nation of northern Ontario has won a key round in its long fight to be properly compensated for the flooding of its lands caused by construction of a dam. In an 8-1 ruling ...
Jul 16, 2021
Canadians likely to be targeted by foreign actors in next election, cyber agency says
OTTAWA - The federal cybersecurity agency warns Canadians are likely to run into some effort by foreign actors to influence or interfere with their right to vote ahead of, and during, the next electio...
Jul 16, 2021
The Latest: Belgium's death toll from floods grows to 18
The Latest on deadly flooding in Europe: BRUSSELS - Belgium's interior minister says the official death toll of flash flooding in the country's east has gone up to 18, with more people missing. After ...
Jul 16, 2021
Methanol producer Methanex raising quarterly dividend to 12.5 cents US per share
VANCOUVER - Methanex Corp. is raising its dividend after slashing its quarterly payment to shareholders last year at the start of the pandemic. The methanol producer says it will now pay a quarterly d...
Jul 16, 2021
Nanaimo man sentenced after child porn bust reveals hundreds of victims
Editor's Note: The following story contains details of documented abuse of children and is not suitable for all readers. Discretion is advised.NANAIMO - A large child porn bust linked to a Nanaimo man...
Jul 16, 2021
Twister terror in Ontario and border moves: In The News for July 16
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 16 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jul 16, 2021