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Nurse fired, coroner to investigate after dying Indigenous woman taunted in hospital
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault says a nurse has been fired after an Indigenous woman who was dying Monday night at a Quebec hospital was subjected to degrading remarks. The Quebec coroner'...
Sep 29, 2020
Horgan promises schools in Liberal-held turf, counters Liberal pledge to cut PST
COQUITLAM, B.C. - NDP Leader John Horgan was in Liberal territory today promising to complete two school construction projects if re-elected in British Columbia on Oct. 24. Horgan says a New Democrat ...
Sep 29, 2020
Defence argues United States misled Canada in its summary of the Meng case
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are wrapping up arguments today over the admissibility of evidence in her extradition case as they contend the United States misled Canadian offic...
Sep 29, 2020
Lawyers for attorney general expected to present arguments in Meng case today
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for the attorney general are expected to present the federal government's response today to the latest arguments in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.Lawyers fo...
Sep 29, 2020
Ethics experts see national security concern in Trump's debt
WASHINGTON - Revelations that President Donald Trump is personally liable for more than $400 million in debt are casting a shadow that ethics experts say raises national security concerns he could be ...
Sep 29, 2020
Former Titan Haynesworth charged with domestic assault
CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Former Tennessee Titans All-Pro defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth was arrested Monday after he was accused of threatening and yelling at his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend. ...
Sep 29, 2020
Barry Jenkins to direct 'Lion King' sequel
NEW YORK - The Walt Disney Co. will make a sequel to the 2019 live-action "The Lion King," with Barry Jenkins, the director of the Oscar-winning "Moonlight" and the James Baldwin adaptation "If Beale ...
Sep 29, 2020
Unfriendly skies: Airline workers brace for mass layoffs
DETROIT - The worries are growing for United Airlines flight attendant Jordy Comeaux. In a few days, he'll be among roughly 40,000 airline workers whose jobs are likely to evaporate in an industry dec...
Sep 29, 2020
Manitoba reports budget surplus for last year, but predicts COVID deficit this year
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has registered its first budget surplus in more than a decade. Documents show the province ended the 2019-20 fiscal year in March with a razor-thin surplus of $5 mil...
Sep 29, 2020
Crown prince becomes oil-rich Kuwait's new ruling emir
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah became the oil-rich nation's new ruling emir Tuesday night, reaching the highest post in the country after decades in...
Sep 29, 2020