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Defence to begin closing arguments in Toronto's van attack trial
TORONTO - The defence is set to give its closing arguments today at the trial for the man who killed 10 people in Toronto's van attack. Alek Minassian has pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of first-degr...
Dec 17, 2020
In 'Ma Rainey,' channeling the blues of August Wilson
NEW YORK - Like many of those involved in the making of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," it's not easy for Viola Davis to summarize what playwright August Wilson has meant to her except to answer, "Everyth...
Dec 16, 2020
B.C. mom who gave birth in a coma due to COVID-19 awake, able to meet son
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A mother who gave birth while in a coma due to complications from COVID-19 is awake and has met her newborn son for the first time. Gillian McIntosh was given an emergency C-section...
Dec 16, 2020
Detailed portrait emerges of gun acquisitions, cash stockpiles of N.S. mass killer
HALIFAX - A widening portrait of how a Nova Scotia mass killer acquired his weapons and stockpiled cash emerged Wednesday in the latest court-ordered release of documents. An unidentified witness who ...
Dec 16, 2020
Dr. Hinshaw: "Overwhelming" evidence COVID vaccines safe and effective
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health is defending the short amount of time it took to develop and approve the first COVID-19 vaccines.Dr. Deena Hinshaw says it is "incredible" to...
Dec 16, 2020
Maple Leafs winger Mitch Marner looking to aim higher when NHL returns
TORONTO - Mitch Marner looked at his game in the aftermath of the Toronto Maple Leafs' disappointing summer and came to a conclusion. It's time to get to the net. The silky smooth winger has made his ...
Dec 16, 2020
City adopts new governance model, includes moving council meetings to Tuesdays
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The structure of Lethbridge City Council will look a bit different going forward.At this week's meeting, the new Standing Policy Committee (SPC) Governance Model was approved and will...
Dec 16, 2020
No funds for provinces that don't agree to improve long-term care standards, PM hints
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hinting that provinces that don't want to work with Ottawa to improve standards in long-term care homes won't get federal funding. In a year-end interview wit...
Dec 16, 2020
Brooke Henderson ready to put a cap on strange, successful 2020 LPGA season
Brooke Henderson wasn't sure how many tournaments she'd get into this LPGA season, or if she'd even tee off at all. At home with her family in Smiths Falls, Ont., while the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked h...
Dec 16, 2020
Megascale agri-food processing has benefits - and big risks
CALGRY, AB. -- Megascale agrifood-processing facilities are commonplace in Canada, primarily for greater efficiency and increased profitability. Agrifood processing has certainly been using the econom...
Dec 16, 2020