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Suspect in Quebec City sword attack will undergo psychiatric evaluation
QUEBEC - The 24-year-old man accused of first-degree murder in the Quebec City Halloween night sword attack will undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Carl Girouard's lawyer, Benoit Labrecque, told Quebec...
Nov 20, 2020
Toronto FC's Alejandro Pozuelo named to MLS Best XI for second straight year
Toronto FC playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo has been named to Major League Soccer's Best XI for the second straight year. The 29-year-old Spaniard is the only player from a Canadian team to make the all-st...
Nov 20, 2020
Mnuchin denies he's trying to hinder incoming administration
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin denied that he is attempting to limit the choices President-elect Joe Biden will have to promote an economic recovery by ending several emergency loan pr...
Nov 20, 2020
Barely out of crisis, Greek economy hammered by new lockdown
Greece has downgraded its forecasts for the economy this year to include the impact of a second lockdown, and says the national debt is now expected to exceed 200% of annual output. The Finance Minist...
Nov 20, 2020
New data shows immigration system slowing sharply during pandemic's first months
OTTAWA - New data is painting a stark picture of how the shutdown of the immigration system due to the COVID-19 pandemic has affected thousands of lives. The figures show approvals for immigration app...
Nov 20, 2020
Local fabric store closes retail sales after staff test positive for COVID
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Mook Fabrics is reporting "a few" of its staff have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, causing it to temporarily close its retail operations in Medicine Hat.The affected indivi...
Nov 20, 2020
New senior assistant coach Rob Howley joins Canada rugby team on Vancouver Island
Newly appointed senior assistant coach Rob Howley has joined the Canadian men's rugby team on Vancouver Island. The former Wales coach and scrum half flew in from Britain and finished his quarantine t...
Nov 20, 2020
Svejkovsky to rep Tigers in Memorial eCup
Lukas Svejkovsky will begin his quest for the Memorial eCup this month.The Medicine Hat Tigers' forward is the team's representative for a virtual tournament set to run from Nov. 28 to Dec. 17.The pre...
Nov 20, 2020
'Coming 2 America' to launch on Amazon Prime in March
"Coming 2 America," the sequel to the 1988 Eddie Murphy comedy, has landed on a date to come to audiences. The film which reunites Murphy and Arsenio Hall will debut on Amazon Prime Video on March 5, ...
Nov 20, 2020
Sex-offender provision unconstitutional in not criminally responsible cases: court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed that Ontario's sex-offender registry regime violates the constitutional rights of people found not criminally responsible for their actions by reason ...
Nov 20, 2020