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Supreme Court of Canada sides with Antigua over registration of judgment in Ontario
OTTAWA - A Caribbean-based company has lost its fight in the Supreme Court of Canada to have Ontario register a judgment enforcing an order of the British Privy Council against Antigua and Barbuda. Fr...
Nov 04, 2021

Analyst who aided Trump-Russia dossier is arrested
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Russia analyst who provided information for a dossier of research used during the Trump-Russia investigation has been arrested by U.S. authorities as part of an ongoing special cou...
Nov 04, 2021

Expert says N.L. cyberattack worst in Canadian history, deserves federal response
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A Canadian expert says a cyberattack that knocked down Newfoundland and Labrador's health-care data centres Saturday is a national security issue and should be treated as such by Ot...
Nov 04, 2021

Canadian Chamber of Commerce urges feds to axe pricey COVID-19 border test
OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce says it's "irrational" for Canada to require fully vaccinated travellers to complete an expensive COVID-19 test before crossing the border. All tr...
Nov 04, 2021

Joint statement also prioritizes clean energy finance by end of 2022
GLASGOW, United Kingdom - Canada has joined the United States, United Kingdom and 21 other countries in a historic deal to stop new direct public finance for coal, oil and gas development by the end o...
Nov 04, 2021

Detective: Rittenhouse shouted 'Friendly!' to pursuer
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - Kyle Rittenhouse shouted "Friendly! Friendly! Friendly!" as he was being chased by a man he then shot to death during a protest against racial injustice, a detective testified. Ri...
Nov 04, 2021

Arbour calls for 'immediate' transfer of CAF sexual misconduct cases to civilians
OTTAWA - Retired Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour has told the federal government to "immediately" transfer all criminal cases involving allegations of sexual misconduct in the military to civilian...
Nov 04, 2021

Sabres end 8-month stalemate by trading Jack Eichel to Vegas
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The Jack Eichel era in Buffalo is over, with a nasty public eight-month feud reaching a conclusion on Thursday when the Sabres traded their former captain and face of the franchis...
Nov 04, 2021

Ex-queen: Jordan prince who feuded with king still not free
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A Jordanian prince who was put under house arrest by his half-brother, King Abdullah II, in the spring is still not free, his mother alleged, drawing new attention to a scandal th...
Nov 04, 2021

Tennis, sex and politics combine in Chinese #MeToo scandal
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese authorities have squelched virtually all online discussion of sexual assault accusations apparently made by a Chinese professional tennis star against a former top government of...
Nov 04, 2021