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Canada must move quickly to stand up for democracy in Hong Kong, activists say
OTTAWA - Activists say Canada must swiftly censure China's ruling Communist Party over its crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong. Cherie Wong, executive director of Alliance Canada Hong Kong, urged Otta...
Aug 11, 2020
Safety won't be compromised for vaccine, Canada's top doctors say
OTTAWA - The chief public health officer says Canada will not cut corners to get a vaccine for COVID-19 approved. Dr. Theresa Tam says she has full confidence in Health Canada's process to approve a v...
Aug 11, 2020
Cosby sex assault appeal takes on non-prosecution deal
PHILADELPHIA - Bill Cosby's lawyers argued in an appeals filing Thursday that it was "fundamentally unfair" to let prosecutors use Cosby's damaging deposition from a sex accuser's lawsuit against him ...
Aug 11, 2020
First-degree murder charge laid as Red Deer mourns slain doctor
RED DEER, AB. -- Police believe Monday's shocking killing of a doctor in north Red Deer was premeditated.Dr. Walter Reynolds died in hospital after he was attacked just after 11 a.m. Monday at the Vil...
Aug 11, 2020
COVID mask bylaw still to be defined
LETHBRIDGE, AB- The proposed temporary mandatory mask bylaw in Lethbridge is still to be determined in two weeks.City Council passed the first and second reading on the proposed bylaw and will return ...
Aug 11, 2020
Scrutiny of WE Charity focused on ability to deliver grant program: PCO clerk
OTTAWA - Canada's top public servant says federal officials did not probe WE Charity's financial situation or governance structure when doing homework on a $912-million deal with the charity...
Aug 11, 2020
Trudeau shuts down speculation that Morneau about to be fired as finance minister
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has full confidence in Finance Minister Bill Morneau and that any reports to the contrary are false. Trudeau's office has taken the unusual step of issui...
Aug 11, 2020
Habs ready for Flyers' test: 'We're going to be the underdogs in any series'
TORONTO - The Montreal Canadiens were significant underdogs against the Pittsburgh Penguins. After dispatching Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and company - a roster with the seventh-best ...
Aug 11, 2020
Parents of Elijah McClain sue Colorado police over his death
DENVER - The parents of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after officers in suburban Denver stopped him on the street last year and put him in a chokehold, sued police and medical offic...
Aug 11, 2020
Canada Cup curling event postponed due to COVID-19; mixed, club events cancelled
OTTAWA - The 2020 Home Hardware Canada Cup curling competition has been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canada Cup was originally scheduled for Nov. 24-29 in Fredericton. Curl...
Aug 11, 2020