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NDP raises more questions about Morneau, WE in letter to ethics watchdog
OTTAWA - NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus is asking the federal ethics commissioner to consider new questions about the relationship between former finance minister Bill Morneau and WE Charity. In a le...
Nov 18, 2020
Alberta health minister defends province’s COVID-tracing app despite few contacts
EDMONTON - Alberta's health minister is defending the province's COVID-19 tracing app despite revelations it has tracked just 19 cases since the spring.Tyler Shandro said Tuesday he is in favour of al...
Nov 18, 2020
Canada reviewing NBA plan to play in Toronto amid pandemic
TORONTO - The Canadian government is reviewing a proposal from the NBA and the Raptors to play in Toronto amid the pandemic.A spokesman for Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Tuesday officials have been...
Nov 18, 2020
Security, health experts to lead review of pandemic warning system
OTTAWA - Health Minister Patty Hajdu is tapping a former national security adviser to lead a probe into whether Canada's pandemic warning system fell down just before COVID-19 reared up. Margaret Bloo...
Nov 18, 2020
US charges against former Mexican general are dropped
NEW YORK - A U.S. judge on Wednesday granted the Department of Justice's request to drop the drug trafficking and money laundering case against former Mexican Defence Secretary Salvador Cienfuegos and...
Nov 18, 2020
Ottawa Redblacks GM Marcel Desjardins, coach Rick Campbell returning in 2021
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks will bring back general manager Marcel Desjardins, head coach Paul LaPolice and the entire football operations staff in 2021. Desjardins, Ottawa's GM since the team's inc...
Nov 18, 2020
Known offender implicated in high-end vehicle fraud
CALGARY, AB - ALERT Calgary's Auto Crimes Unit has recovered two high-end vehicles and issued a warrant for a prolific vehicle fraud suspect.Philip Mackay is accused of fraudulently purchasing high-en...
Nov 18, 2020
Bloc to file bill on French language proficiency for new citizens
OTTAWA - The Bloc Qubcois plans to introduce a bill Thursday that would require anyone applying for Canadian citizenship in Quebec to demonstrate functional proficiency in French. Bloc Leader Yves-Fra...
Nov 18, 2020
Dolly Parton adds pandemic hero to list of accomplishments
BOSTON - Dolly Parton is being celebrated in song - a rewritten version of her own "Jolene" - for her contribution to an experimental coronavirus vaccine. Northeastern University associate English pro...
Nov 18, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Nov. 18, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):11:15 a.m.Quebec is reporting 1,179 new cases of COVID-19 and 35 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, including eight...
Nov 18, 2020