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Obituary published in Amherst, N.S., describes family of six who died in trailer fire
AMHERST, N.S. - The obituary of a Nova Scotia family who died in a fire in a travel trailer a week ago is providing further details about the mother, father and four young children. The information pu...
Sep 18, 2021

P.E.I. Green Leader says Tory premier's scolding him on COVID-19 revealed as improper
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island's Opposition leader says a rise in COVID-19 cases has revealed the inappropriateness of a public scolding dished out by the premier over criticisms of the governme...
Sep 18, 2021

Quebec judge refuses request for fully vaccinated jury at Montreal trial
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled a juror doesn't need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to participate in a Montreal fraud trial. Justice Mario Longpr wrote in ruling released ...
Sep 18, 2021

Trudeau says he remains 'open' to electoral reform if Liberals re-elected
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said Saturday that he remains open to getting rid of Canada's first-past-the-post electoral system if his party is re-elected, but added that it's n...
Sep 18, 2021

Singh sets his sights on prairie Conservative-held seats hit hard by COVID-19
SASKATOON - Jagmeet Singh criticized the COVID-19 pandemic responses of Saskatchewan and Alberta's provincial governments as the federal NDP campaign focused on Conservative-held seats in the prairie ...
Sep 18, 2021

Search of shore and waters underway for two men missing off Labrador coast
MARY'S HARBOUR, N.L. - A search is underway for an overdue fishing vessel with two men on board that departed a small coastal community in Labrador on Friday morning. The nine-metre boat with two outb...
Sep 18, 2021

Edmonton Oilers re-sign forward Kailer Yamamoto to one-year contract
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have extended the contract of forward Kailer Yamamoto by a year. The Oilers and the 22-year-old from Spokane, Wash., agreed to a one-year deal worth $1.175 million. Yama...
Sep 18, 2021

US ramps up plan to expel Haitian migrants gathered in Texas
DEL RIO, Texas (AP) - U.S. officials said Saturday that within the next three days, they plan to ramp up expulsion flights for some of the thousands of Haitian migrants who have gathered in a Texas ci...
Sep 18, 2021

Vancouver Whitecaps want to get back to winning ways in MLS game against Colorado
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps must punch above their weight Sunday in Denver against the Colorado Rapids in a bid to climb into the Major League Soccer playoff picture. Vancouver (7-8-8) ended a...
Sep 18, 2021

N.S. premier tells people who protested at public health doctor's home to 'grow up'
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative premier has asked people who protested proof-of-vaccination policies outside the home of the province's chief medical officer of health to consider act...
Sep 18, 2021