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The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada on Nov. 26, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 in Canada (all times Eastern):10:45 a.m.Ottawa has pledged $19 million to Nunavut as the territory continues to grapple with a COVID-19 outbreak. Most of the money, $11.36 ...
Nov 26, 2020
Community invited to share feedback for LPS accreditation assessment
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service wants to hear from the community.The LPS is scheduled for a site-based assessment as part of a program to receive accreditation by verifying it meets pro...
Nov 26, 2020
Vancouver council unanimously endorses drug decriminalization, seeks federal approval
VANCOUVER - Councillors in Vancouver have voted unanimously to ask the federal government to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illicit drugs. Mayor Kennedy Stewart put forward the motion ea...
Nov 26, 2020
Psychiatrist set to testify for defence as Toronto's van attack trial resumes
TORONTO - A psychiatrist is expected to testify for the defence today in the murder trial for the man who drove a van down a crowded Toronto sidewalk killing 10 people.Alek Minassian has pleaded not g...
Nov 26, 2020
Person of interest identified but not arrested in billionaire murders: police
Toronto police say they have identified a person of interest in the high-profile 2017 homicides of a billionaire philanthropist couple. However, the force says no arrest has been made related to the m...
Nov 26, 2020
COVID projections and 'Schitt's Creek' motel for sale: In The News for Nov. 26
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 26 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Nov 26, 2020
Spy watchdog urges justice minister to fix gaps in whistle-blowing regime
OTTAWA - The national spy watchdog is urging Justice Minister David Lametti to close gaps in the federal whistle-blowing framework to protect Canada's deepest secrets and the public servants who keep ...
Nov 26, 2020
Appeal Court to rule today on Quebec City mosque shooter's life sentence
Quebec's highest court is scheduled to deliver its ruling today on appeals to the life sentence of Alexandre Bissonnette, who shot and killed six men in a Quebec City mosque in 2017.Bissonnette was se...
Nov 26, 2020
Fresh off majority government win, B.C.'s Horgan to introduce new NDP cabinet
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan will announce his new cabinet today with the expectation that the pandemic will occupy the duties of many of his ministers. Horgan's cabinet unveiling comes after t...
Nov 26, 2020
Plaintiff in RCMP suit says despite abuse, mental health tolls, she'd do it all again
It cost her career, her mental health and a huge part of herself, but Janet Merlo says she's glad she came forward about the harassment she faced as an officer with Canada's national police force. "I'...
Nov 26, 2020