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Nova Scotia mass killing: Gunman said COVID-19 pandemic would make people desperate
HALIFAX - Newly released court documents say the gunman who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia this year had sent an email in March saying he was glad he was well-armed because the COVID-19 pandemic woul...
Nov 16, 2020
Financially troubled Toronto Wolfpack set up GoFundMe account to help players, staff
TORONTO - The financially troubled Toronto Wolfpack, a rugby league franchise without a home, have started a GoFundMe campaign to help players and staff who have not been paid since June 10. The trans...
Nov 16, 2020
Former finance minister Bill Morneau takes fellowship at Yale
OTTAWA - Former finance minister Bill Morneau is heading back to the classroom next year.He has been appointed a senior fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, where he will ...
Nov 16, 2020
2nd promising COVID-19 vaccine candidate announced as Canada approaches 300k cases
News of another promising COVID-19 candidate emerged today as Canada inched closer to the 300,000-case count, with the two hardest-hit provinces continuing to report more than 1,000 daily new infectio...
Nov 16, 2020
Quebec to ban sale of gas-powered cars by 2035 as part of $6.7-billion climate plan
The Quebec government is announcing a plan to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars and SUVs by the year 2035. Premier Francois Legault and Environment Minister Benoit Charette announced the measu...
Nov 16, 2020
West Lethbridge fire causes $400,000 in damages Monday morning
LETHBRIDGE, AB - No injuries were reported in a west-side house fire Monday morning.The City of Lethbridge says emergency crews responded to the home in the 3000 block of Blackfoot Road West after a c...
Nov 16, 2020
Donnie Wahlberg again leaves $2,020 tip to inspire giving
PLYMOUTH, Mass. - Actor Donnie Wahlberg recently left a $2,020 tip at a Massachusetts restaurant, continuing his habit of leaving generous gratuities to brighten the days of wait staff. The "Band of B...
Nov 16, 2020
Saudi Aramco to issue bonds as it seeks cash amid oil slump
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia's oil giant Aramco announced Monday it will issue international bonds as it seeks a cash infusion to help pay for billions of dollars in dividends the compan...
Nov 16, 2020
SEC Chair Clayton leaving post as top financial regulator
WASHINGTON - Jay Clayton, a former Wall Street lawyer who has headed the Securities and Exchange Commission as the financial markets' top regulator during the Trump administration, is leaving the posi...
Nov 16, 2020
Cotler, global lawyers call for charter on media protection during COVID-19 backslide
OTTAWA - A coalition of international lawyers, led by a former Canadian attorney general, is calling for a new global charter to protect the rights of imprisoned journalists in an increasingly hostile...
Nov 16, 2020