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Canadian Press NewsAlert: Federal judge calls for review of CSIS over latest failure on warrants
OTTAWA - A federal judge says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service failed to disclose its reliance on information that was likely collected illegally when seeking warrants to probe extremis...
Jul 16, 2020
Province pulling funding from Lethbridge's SCS
LETHBRIDGE, AB - One of the busiest Supervised Consumption Sites (SCS) in the world is losing its provincial government funding.The government of Alberta has halted funding to the Lethbridge SCS. The ...
Jul 16, 2020
Police suggest missing Quebec father may be alive and seeking shelter
ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. - Quebec provincial police say the father of two young girls found dead over the weekend in a rural area southwest of Quebec City may be desperate and looking for materials to ens...
Jul 16, 2020
Michelle Obama to host podcast on health, relationships
LOS ANGELES - Michelle Obama will let her own voice be heard on a new podcast. The former first lady will host "The Michelle Obama Podcast" on the streaming service, the Obama's Higher Ground and Spot...
Jul 16, 2020
Wolfpack won't play in Toronto this season due to travel and other restrictions
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack will start and finish the 2020 Super League season in England. The Super League announced its revamped schedule for the resumption of rugby league play, with Toronto pla...
Jul 16, 2020
Vatican says bishops should report sex abuse to police
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican told bishops around the world on Thursday they should report cases of clergy sex crimes to police even when not legally bound to do so, in its latest effort to compel church...
Jul 16, 2020
Winger Liam Kay, the Wolfpack's first-ever player signing, leaves for Wakefield
Winger Liam Kay, the Toronto Wolfpack's leading try-scorer and first-ever signing, has left the transatlantic rugby league club to join Wakefield Trinity. The Irish international is also one of only f...
Jul 16, 2020
UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials
LONDON - Britain, the United States and Canada say Russia is trying to steal information from researchers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine. The three nations alleged Thursday that hacking group APT29, also ...
Jul 16, 2020
Study suggests 8 times more people in B.C. infected with virus than confirmed
VICTORIA - A new study suggests eight times as many people in Metro Vancouver have been infected by the novel coronavirus than the rate of reported cases. The joint study by researchers at the B....
Jul 16, 2020
Motor home destroyed in suspicious fire
MEDICINE HAT, AB - City firefighters knocked down a blaze in an older motor home parked on Cuyler Road S.E. early this morning.The unit was fully engulfed in flames when fire crews arrived just after ...
Jul 16, 2020