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Tories to seek Trudeau family's speaking records as second WE probe begins
OTTAWA - A second House of Commons committee is to begin probing the aborted deal between the federal government and WE Charity to run a massive student-volunteering program. WE gave up running t...
Jul 17, 2020
COVID-19 hastens sale of Theodore Tugboat after years touring Halifax harbour
HALIFAX - The Theodore Tugboat replica that has long been a children's favourite in the Halifax harbour is being put up for sale as COVID-19 causes a crash in tourism revenues in N...
Jul 17, 2020
Bail hearing postponed two weeks for accused in Rideau Hall gate crashing
OTTAWA - A bail hearing for the man accused of threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been delayed until the end of July while his lawyer waits to see the evidence against him. Corey Hurren, 46...
Jul 17, 2020
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