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Horgan attempts to clarify 'I don't see colour' debate answer with Twitter post
VANCOUVER - NDP Leader John Horgan is trying to clarify an answer he gave on white privilege during Tuesday night's leaders debate in the B.C. election.In a statement issued on Twitter, Horgan says he...
Oct 14, 2020
Canadians divided over mandatory COVID-19 vaccines, priority inoculations
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are turning against the idea of the government requiring people to get a vaccine for COVID-19 when it becomes available. Only 39 per cent of respondents in the p...
Oct 14, 2020
Online fall Broadway play revivals attract starry casts
NEW YORK - Broadway theatres may be dark, but there will be plenty of new online productions of some of classic plays this fall with some starry self-isolating actors, including Matthew Broderick, Mor...
Oct 14, 2020
Saamis Tepee parking lot to get upgrades this month
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Parking around the Saamis Tepee will be limited beginning Thursday until the end of October as the parking lot undergoes lifecycle repairs and minor upgrades. The work will include ...
Oct 14, 2020
No 'magic bullet' to rein in toxic social-media content, LeBlanc says
OTTAWA - Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says there is no magic legislative bullet to control objectionable content on social media. LeBlanc told a virtual conference on democracy t...
Oct 14, 2020
Man accused of four murders in Fredericton viewed disturbing videos, jury told
FREDERICTON - The jury at the Matthew Raymond murder trial in Fredericton has heard there was a stark change in the kinds of videos and images Raymond watched on his computer in the year before the sh...
Oct 14, 2020
New taxpayer watchdog plans to monitor how CRA handles pandemic-stressed taxpayers
OTTAWA - The new federal taxpayers' advocate says he plans to keep a close eye on how the Canada Revenue Agency treats Canadians feeling the financial pain from the COVID-19 pandemic. Franois Boileau ...
Oct 14, 2020
Van attack trial may proceed by videoconference due to COVID-19, court hears
TORONTO - The trial of a man accused of deliberately using a van to kill 10 people on a busy Toronto sidewalk may be held by videoconference next month due to recently imposed COVID-19 restrictions, c...
Oct 14, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 11:20 a.m. Quebec is reporting 1,203 new cases of COVID-19, 844 of which are from the past 24 hours. Authorities said today ...
Oct 14, 2020
Ex-senator Don Meredith's staff to be compensated $498K for harassment, abuse
OTTAWA - The Senate of Canada will pay nearly half a million dollars in compensation to nine employees of a now-resigned senator who say they suffered harassment, including sexual harassment, on the j...
Oct 14, 2020