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Court says B.C.'s Surrey Six killers can argue abuse of process, while guilt affirmed
VANCOUVER - Two men found guilty of killing six people in British Columbia's most notorious gang slayings will be allowed a hearing to argue their claims of abuse of process, but their guilty verdicts...
Jan 28, 2021
South Carolina Senate passes bill outlawing most abortions
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South Carolina Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would outlaw almost all abortions in the state, overcoming years of hurdles thanks to Republican winning new seats in last yea...
Jan 28, 2021
New trial ordered for N.S. booking officers convicted in jail cell death case
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for two special constables convicted of criminal negligence in the suffocation death of an inmate at a Halifax police lockup. The thre...
Jan 28, 2021
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine allocations to Canada already assuming six doses per vial
OTTAWA - Pfizer and BioNTech are already assuming Canada will agree its COVID-19 vaccine vials contain six doses instead of five and are using that to project how many vials it will send Canada in the...
Jan 28, 2021
Judge denies bail for accused young offender in Calgary police officer's death
CALGARY - A judge has denied bail for a young man charged with first-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer.The accused was 17 when he was arrested for the New Year's Eve d...
Jan 28, 2021
Quebec City mosque co-founder decries lack of federal progress on curbing handguns
OTTAWA - The co-founder of the Quebec City mosque where six people were killed and many others injured four years ago this week laments the lack of federal progress on handgun control in a new letter ...
Jan 28, 2021
It's time for a First Nations person to be governor general: Bellegarde
OTTAWA - Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations says it's time for Canada to have a First Nations governor general now that Julie Payette has resigned from the role. The national chief of t...
Jan 28, 2021
Report recommends against basic income in British Columbia, saying it's no cure-all
VANCOUVER - A government-commissioned panel is recommending against the introduction of a basic income for all in British Columbia. The panel's report, co-authored by academics at the University of B....
Jan 28, 2021
Shandro calls out Ottawa's "failure" to secure COVID vaccine supply
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's Health Minister says the federal government has not done an adequate job to ensure that Canadians are able to get vaccinated against COVID-19.It is the responsibility of the G...
Jan 28, 2021
Ontario awaits new COVID-19 modelling; Quebec reports exceptional rise in deaths
Ontario is awaiting the first COVID-19 projections since a stay-at-home order came into effect two weeks ago. Canada's most populous province reported 2,093 new infections today and 56 more deaths lin...
Jan 28, 2021