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Three charged, including spouse, with supplying ammunition to N.S. mass shooter
HALIFAX - Three people have been charged with supplying ammunition to the gunman who killed 22 people in the April 18-19 mass shooting in Nova Scotia.RCMP say 64-year-old James Blair Banfield, 52-year...
Dec 04, 2020
Denmark to end oil, gas extraction in North Sea
COPENHAGEN - Denmark has decided to end all oil and gas activities in the North Sea by 2050 and has cancelled its latest licensing round, saying the country is "now putting an end to the fossil fuel e...
Dec 04, 2020
James McBride among those honoured by Center for Fiction
NEW YORK - Author James McBride and editor Chris Jackson were among those honoured Thursday night by the Center for Fiction. McBride and Showtime received an On Screen Award for the acclaimed adaptati...
Dec 04, 2020
US trade deficit rises 1.7% to $63.1 billion in October
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit widened 1.7% in October to $63.1 billion. The politically sensitive gap in the trade of goods with China and Mexico grew. The gap between the goods and services the...
Dec 04, 2020
Moderna vaccine still provides immunity after three months, new data shows
OTTAWA - U.S. biotech firm Moderna says its vaccine is showing signs of producing lasting immunity to COVID-19 and that it will have as many as 125 million doses available by the end of March. Moderna...
Dec 04, 2020
Chris Finch, Jama Mahlalela join Nick Nurse's Toronto Raptors staff as assistants
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have hired former New Orleans Pelicans associate head coach Chris Finch and ex-Raptors 905 head coach Jama Mahlalela as assistant coaches for Nick Nurse's staff. Raptors ...
Dec 04, 2020
Trudeau stresses digital tech's potential — and dangers — at global AI summit
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kicked off the inaugural meeting of a global council on artificial intelligence by warning of the danger of unbridled digital technology, despite its potential...
Dec 04, 2020
Lyon defender Kadeisha Buchanan named Canadian Women's Player of the Year
Hard-nosed Olympique Lyonnais defender Kadeisha Buchanan, who won her fourth Champions League title in 2020 and helped Canada qualify for the Olympics, has been named Canadian Women's Soccer Player of...
Dec 04, 2020
Nanaimo brothers fundraising efforts for Congo orphans surpasses expectations
NANAIMO - Two local brothers want to make life a little better for kids in need half a world away.Nine-year-old Djibril and six-year-old Dejan Ndiaye planned to raise $100 to help two children at Grac...
Dec 04, 2020
U.S. DOJ: 'No comment' on reports department seeking plea deal with Meng Wanzhou
The U.S. Department of Justice is refusing to comment on media reports that its lawyers are seeking a plea deal of sorts with Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou. The Wall Street Journal says Justice ...
Dec 04, 2020