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Maxime Bernier's defamation lawsuit should be tossed, says lawyer for Warren Kinsella
OTTAWA - A prominent political commentator is asking a court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit from a former member of Parliament who is now leader of a fringe federal political party. A lawyer for Warr...
Jun 18, 2021
Restrictions at U.S. border to remain in place until end of July, Blair says
OTTAWA - Travel restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border will remain in place for at least another month. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the American and Canadian governments are extending restr...
Jun 18, 2021
Charmed cottages a popular hit in Crowsnest Pass
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - If you're ever walking around the Crowsnest Pass area and you seem to stumble upon a little hobbit hole, you're not crazy it's actually Lethbridge-based Charmed Playhouses Resorts...
Jun 18, 2021
Canada's Olympic swim trials get underway after pandemic postponements
The long wait is over for Canada's top swimmers. The Olympic swim trials start Saturday in Toronto's Pan Am Sports Centre after cancellation in 2020 and a pair of postponements in 2021 because of the ...
Jun 18, 2021
Politicians call for investigation over video of Montreal cops arresting Black youth
MONTREAL - Some Quebec politicians are calling for an investigation after a video was released that appears to show a Montreal police officer with his knee on a Black youth's neck during an arrest. Th...
Jun 18, 2021
First Nations child-welfare hearings wrap after week of arguments
OTTAWA - Lawyers wrapped up arguments today in a Federal Court case focused on how to compensate First Nations children unnecessarily taken from their families due to Canada's discriminatory policies....
Jun 18, 2021
Crown opts for direct indictment for Quebec City Halloween night stabbing suspect
QUEBEC - Prosecutors in the case of the Quebec City Halloween night stabbing attack that killed two people filed a direct indictment today against the accused. It means the case against 25-year-old Ca...
Jun 18, 2021
Toronto Arrows face more challenges as Major League Rugby season winds down
A loss Saturday to NOLA Gold would result in the Toronto Arrows being mathematically eliminated from Major League Rugby playoff contention. And the Arrows (4-8-0) have more problems to come as the reg...
Jun 18, 2021
Montreal's Auger-Aliassime advances to the semifinals of the Noventi Open
HALLE, Germany - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is heading to the semifinals of the Noventi Open. Auger-Aliassime, from Montreal, downed American qualifier Marcos Giron 6-3, 6-2 in quarterfinal play a...
Jun 18, 2021
Quebec Conservatives recruit ex-CAQ Claire Samson as party's first legislature member
QUEBEC - Former Coalition Avenir Qubec member Claire Samson, dumped by the governing party's caucus earlier this week, has switched sides to the Conservative Party of Quebec. Samson made the move offi...
Jun 18, 2021