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'Heavy handed' approach would force inspectors into infected plants: Union
OTTAWA - Canada's Agriculture Union says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency will order non-meat inspectors into meat plants under threat of discipline. The union says the agency is ins...
May 11, 2020
Premier League boost: Gov't aims for return of sport in June
LONDON - The path to the Premier League resuming was eased Monday by the government saying elite sports will be allowed to resume in England in June if there is no new spike in coronavirus infections....
May 11, 2020
SSR Mining Inc. and Alacer Gold Corp. to merge in all-stock transaction
VANCOUER, B.C. - SSR Mining Inc. and Alacer Gold Corp. have signed a deal to merge operations. Under the all-stock deal, Alacer shareholders will receive 0.3246 SSR Mining shares for each Alacer share...
May 11, 2020
Scheer backs Liberal Taiwan push at WHO as move long advocated by Conservatives
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is backing the Liberal government's efforts to include Taiwan in the World Health Organization discussions on COVID-19, a position that China opposes. But Sc...
May 11, 2020
Nova Scotia mass killer's semi-automatic guns believed to have come from U.S.
HALIFAX - The RCMP says three of the four semi-automatic weapons used by a gunman during last month's mass shooting in Nova Scotia are believed to have come from the Unit...
May 11, 2020
AHL cancels remainder of its season and playoffs because of COVID-19 pandemic
The American Hockey League did the expected Monday, cancelling the remainder of its season and playoffs because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The AHL made the announcement following a vote by its board of...
May 11, 2020
Feds pledge COVID-19 financing help for the country's biggest companies
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will provide loans and financing to the country's largest employers to help them weather the COVID-19 economic crisis. The Liberals are promising bridge financi...
May 11, 2020
Heart failure not to be forgotten during COVID-19 pandemic
NANAIMO - With COVID-19 capturing headlines about the respiratory system, it's important to remember what's at the heart of the matter. Heart failure awareness week recently ran from May 4 to May 10. ...
May 11, 2020
Sen. Ted Cruz writing book on Supreme Court cases
NEW YORK - Sen. Ted Cruz is working on a book, to be published in October, about the Supreme Court. Regnery Publishing announced Monday that the book was called "One Vote Away" and would draw upon the...
May 11, 2020
'Hockey 24' documentary a welcome return to Canada's signature game
TORONTO - When Scotiabank asked Canadians to share video snippets of community hockey across the country on Nov. 17, it hoped to capture something special. But it had no idea that hockey - like a...
May 11, 2020