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B.C. high court certifies former flight attendant's class-action suit against WestJet
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ruled a former flight attendant's class-action lawsuit alleging breach of contract against WestJet can proceed. The decision from a three-member pa...
Apr 20, 2022
Canada struggling to process Afghan refugees, Taliban 'not exactly being helpful': PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the circumstances in Afghanistan are "heartbreaking" but Canada is facing challenges in processing refugees trying to flee the war-torn country. Trudeau, wh...
Apr 20, 2022
Trudeau says heavy artillery coming for Ukraine, but stays mum on details
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't going to provide more details about his government's pledge to send a new round of military aid to Ukraine - at least not yet. The prime minister said Wedn...
Apr 20, 2022
Judge reserves decision on convoy organizer Tamara Lich's bail conditions
Tamara Lich, one of the leaders of the convoy to the nation's capital and protest that gridlocked the city's downtown, appeared in an Ottawa court today by video from Medicine Hat.Lich has heavy restr...
Apr 20, 2022
RCMP's inability to track officers during N.S. killings questioned at inquiry
HALIFAX - Lawyers at the public inquiry into Canada's worst mass shooting are asking why - in an era when teens use apps to locate each other - the RCMP lacked technology to track their officers on fo...
Apr 20, 2022
Alberta announces $2M for rapid settlement support of Ukrainians
The provincial government is providing an estimated $2 million to support rapid settlement for Ukrainians arriving in Alberta.Premier Jason Kenney said the province will provide health coverage immedi...
Apr 20, 2022
Quebec judge bans father from taking son to protests against COVID-19 health orders
QUEBEC - A Quebec judge has ruled a mother can have her young son vaccinated against the novel coronavirus without the father's consent and ordered the father not to take the child to COVID-19 protest...
Apr 20, 2022
Judge delays Alex Jones trial as Infowars seeks bankruptcy
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas judge on Wednesday pushed back the first jury trial over how much conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay the families of Sandy Hook victims after his Infowars company s...
Apr 20, 2022
Michelle Obama to address democracy summit June 13 in LA
WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama will deliver the keynote address at a democracy summit sponsored by a national, nonpartisan voting organization she helped create, the group announced Wednesday. The f...
Apr 20, 2022
Statistics Canada says annual inflation rate hit 6.7 per cent in March
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the annual rate of inflation hit 6.7 per cent in March, the fastest year-over-year increase in the consumer price index since January 1991.The increase compared with a ...
Apr 20, 2022