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Garneau expands required use of face masks on planes, trains, ships and transit
OTTAWA - Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau is expanding the required use of face coverings on planes, trains, ships and transit to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Effective at noon on Thursd...
Jun 03, 2020
Military ends mission to recover Cyclone helicopter crash wreckage, remains
HALIFAX - The Canadian Armed Forces has ended its mission to recover the wreckage of the Cyclone helicopter that crashed off the coast of Greece in April. Maritime Component commander Rear-Admiral Cra...
Jun 03, 2020
WATCH: Province making announcement on firearms governance and enforcement
Coming up at 11:30 a.m.Premier Jason Kenney and Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Doug Schweitzer will announce two new initiatives to improve firearms governance and enforcement in Alberta. B...
Jun 03, 2020
AP source: NBA presents players with plan for season restart
The NBA has told the National Basketball Players Association that it will present a 22-team plan for restarting the season to the league's board of governors on Thursday, a person with knowledge of th...
Jun 03, 2020
Trump administration moves to block Chinese airlines from US
The Trump administration moved Wednesday to block Chinese airlines from flying to the U.S. in an escalation of trade and travel tensions between the two countries. The Transportation Department said i...
Jun 03, 2020
Canadian Felicia Spencer ready to face UFC 'living legend' in Amanda Nunes
Canadian featherweight Felicia (Feenom) Spencer is no stranger to fighting legends. Last July, she turned heads in going the distance in a loss - her first as a pro - to hard-hitting Cris Cyborg, a fo...
Jun 03, 2020
MLS players ratify new collective bargaining agreement, paving way back to play
TORONTO - MLS players have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement, paving the way for the league to return to play. The MLS Players Association confirmed the vote on the CBA, which will r...
Jun 03, 2020
Trudeau government given failing grade for lack of action plan on MMIWG
OTTAWA - A national advocacy organization that fights for Indigenous women, girls and gender-diverse people is giving the federal government a failing grade for not delivering national actio...
Jun 03, 2020
'Even if no one is watching:' Parade marshal named for cancelled Stampede
CALGARY - Filipe Masetti Leite has spent a lot of alone time in the saddle criss-crossing countries on horseback over the last eight years. The latest journey for the long rider - ...
Jun 03, 2020
If Trudeau won't stand up to Trump, how will regular people: Singh
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has accused the prime minister of hypocrisy for calling on Canadians to do more to combat racism but refusing to condemn inflammatory remarks by U.S. President D...
Jun 03, 2020