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Lawyer starts job as first Indigenous president of Canadian Bar Association
WINNIPEG - Brad Regehr is a bit surprised to see the attention he's getting over his new job. The Manitoba lawyer and member of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation in Saskatchewan is the first ...
Sep 04, 2020

Judge OKs extradition for men accused of aiding Ghosn escape
BOSTON - Two American men accused of smuggling Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of Japan while he was awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges can be extradited, a federal judge ruled ...
Sep 04, 2020

Colder weather and holidays bring new COVID-19 concerns, Tam warns
OTTAWA - Dr. Theresa Tam says the fall will bring new risks in the COVID-19 pandemic along with its colder weather and holidays that usually bring families together. Canada's chief public he...
Sep 04, 2020

60 firefighters from Quebec in California to help battle wildfires
WASHINGTON - Sixty firefighters from Quebec have arrived in California to help battle the wildfires ravaging the state, Canada's answer to Gov. Gavin Newsom's plea for international help with the...
Sep 04, 2020

Transport Canada issues first fines to air passengers who refused to wear masks
OTTAWA - Federal transport officials have issued the first fines to air passengers who refused to wear face masks on Canadian flights, in violation of a government order to help prevent the ...
Sep 04, 2020

Five people found dead after shooting in home east of Toronto, police say
OSHAWA, Ont. - Five people were found dead and one woman was sent to hospital after an early-morning shooting in a suburban home east of Toronto, police said Friday as investigators com...
Sep 04, 2020

O'Toole nominates campaign fundraiser to be chair of Conservative Fund
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party's fundraising arm has a new chair for the first time in two decades. Leader Erin O'Toole says he is nominating his longtime campaign fundraiser James Dodds to be c...
Sep 04, 2020

Mental health: Newfoundland loosens COVID-19 rules for 'rotational' workers
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador is rolling out new COVID-19 testing rules for people who routinely work outside the province and return on a set schedule. These so-called r...
Sep 04, 2020

Parking lot upgrades finished at Family Leisure Centre
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Summer work to upgrade the safety, traffic flow and capacity of the west parking area at the Family Leisure Centre is complete.In a release, the City of Medicine Hat says the remain...
Sep 04, 2020

Virgin Atlantic completes rescue plan; 1,150 jobs lost
LONDON - Virgin Atlantic completed its 1.2 billion-pound ($1.6 billion) restructuring plan and cut 1,150 jobs Friday as the airline sought to rebuild following the devastation caused by the COVID-19 p...
Sep 04, 2020