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Government expects foreign states' wariness of mix-and-max vaccination to 'evolve'
OTTAWA - Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc is sounding a note of hope that Canadians who mixed and matched vaccines will not have a problem crossing borders in the months ahead. While...
Jul 20, 2021
Montreal Canadiens name new head coach for AHL's Laval Rocket
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have named Jean-Franois Houle as the new head coach for the club's American Hockey League affiliate. Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin says in a statement that ...
Jul 20, 2021
Finance Department faces grilling by MPs over tax rules in sale of family businesses
OTTAWA - Parliament's legal expert says the Liberal government waded into uncharted territory when it decided to delay enacting tax rule changes on the sale of small businesses between family members....
Jul 20, 2021
Liberals add $1.4 billion to climate change mitigation fund: McKenna
OTTAWA - Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says the federal government is adding almost $1.4 billion to the disaster mitigation and adaptation fund this year to help communities across Canada ...
Jul 20, 2021
Court of Appeal rules Mountie to be jailed for police chase before fatal shooting
WINNIPEG - A former Mountie will be going to jail after Crown prosecutors appealed a sentence for his actions during a police chase that ended with the shooting death of a man in northern Manitoba. Ab...
Jul 20, 2021
Chance the Rapper to bring secret concert to the big screen
LOS ANGELES - When Chance the Rapper filmed a secret concert four years ago, he intended to make a movie for the big screen but ended up shelving the project after not knowing how to edit all the foot...
Jul 20, 2021
Volunteers sought in anticipation of plan to evacuate, resettle Afghan interpreters
OTTAWA - An organization counting retired military officers and diplomats among its ranks is looking for volunteers to welcome and help integrate any former Afghan interpreters and their families who ...
Jul 20, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Tuesday, July 20, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 10 a.m. The Nunavut government says Iqaluit's COVID-19 outbreak is officially over after nearly a month with no new cases. It ha...
Jul 20, 2021
Canada will finish out Gold Cup without injured forwards Ayo Akinola, Cyle Larin
Toronto FC suffered a blow Tuesday with news that forward Ayo Akinola is out for the season after injuring the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee in Canada's 1-0 loss to the U.S. on Sunday at the ...
Jul 20, 2021
Iqaluit's COVID-19 outbreak declared over after 28 days with no new cases
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Nunavut government says Iqaluit's COVID-19 outbreak is officially over after nearly a month with no new cases. It was 28 consecutive days Monday without cases, which meets the t...
Jul 20, 2021