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Officials track passengers on flight with coronavirus patient
Public health officials were working Sunday to track down some of the passengers of a China Southern Airlines flight to Toronto this week after learning that the patient diagnosed with Canada's f...
Jan 28, 2020
Wolf safely relocated after wandering through Victoria near B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - A lone male wolf that spent last weekend sniffing out a busy urban neighbourhood in Victoria, just steps from British Columbia's legislature, has been safely relocated to a new te...
Jan 28, 2020
Canadian teacher in Wuhan thinks it's best to hunker down, stay put
A Canadian teacher who lives in the Chinese city that is the epicentre of a coronavirus outbreak says he has no plans to leave. Wayne Duplessis says he and his family are hun...
Jan 28, 2020
Ont. school board warns that coronavirus concerns veer into anti-Chinese racism
An Ontario school board is urging parents to not make assumptions about the new coronavirus that could stoke xenophobia and racism against the Chinese community. Officials with the York...
Jan 28, 2020
Feds rang up $1.4M in legal costs during failed prosecution of Mark Norman
OTTAWA - The federal government rang up more than $1.4 million in legal costs during the failed prosecution of retired vice-admiral Mark Norman. Revealed this week by Justice Minister David Lametti in...
Jan 28, 2020
Wolf safely relocated after wandering through Victoria near B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - A lone male wolf that spent last weekend sniffing out a busy urban neighbourhood in Victoria, just steps from British Columbia's legislature, has been safely relocated to a new te...
Jan 28, 2020
Liberals' income tax cut to cost more in lost revenues than planned, PBO says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget watchdog estimates the Liberal government's newly enacted income tax cut will cost $2.5 billion more than projected. A report from the budget office this mo...
Jan 28, 2020
Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr signs contract extension with Montreal Alouettes
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., to a contract extension, which goes through the 2022 season. Adams became the Als' starting quarterback last year, guiding t...
Jan 28, 2020
Armed Forces wrap up blizzard response in Newfoundland after historic storm
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Armed Forces have wrapped up their mission in Newfoundland and Labrador after dispatching to the provincial capital more than a week ago to help with recovery from a histor...
Jan 28, 2020
Canadian Milos Raonic falls to Novak Djokovic in Australian Open quarterfinals
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Milos Raonic just can't solve Novak Djokovic. The No. 32 seed from Thornhill, Ont., fell to 0-10 against the second-seeded Djokovic with a 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (1) loss in the...
Jan 28, 2020