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Things for people in Canada to know about the coronavirus
Canada has three confirmed cases of the new coronavirus that has infected almost 10,000 people globally in the last two months. While the World Health Organization has declared the outbreak ...
Jan 31, 2020
Leaked report shows United Nations suffered hack
GENEVA - Sophisticated hackers infiltrated U.N. networks in Geneva and Vienna last year in an apparent espionage operation that top officials at the world body kept largely quiet. The hackers' identit...
Jan 31, 2020
Winnipeg police officer charged; accused of deleting own speeding ticket
WINNIPEG - A police officer is accused of deleting records related to his own speeding ticket while he was on desk duty facing a trial on an assault charge. "The integrity of the conduct of police off...
Jan 31, 2020
Nova Scotia court says man's rights not infringed when Grabher plate was revoked
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has dismissed a claim by a man who says the province infringed on his freedom of expression when it revoked a license plate personalized with his surna...
Jan 31, 2020
Ottawa police investigate egging of Holocaust monument as a hate crime
OTTAWA - Police in Ottawa are looking for a man believed to have thrown eggs at the National Holocaust Monument. They're investigating the apparent vandalism as a hate crime. Chief Peter Sloly says su...
Jan 31, 2020
Details on new federal daycare spending coming in budget, minister says
OTTAWA - Canada's minister in charge of federal efforts to expand child care says funding to create 250,000 before- and after-school spaces will be on top of $7.5 billion in already planned spend...
Jan 31, 2020
Canada preparing plane to fly Canadians from Wuhan, once China gives OK
Canada has a plane being prepared to fly Canadians out of the province in China at the centre of an outbreak of a new coronavirus, Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Wednesday. ...
Jan 31, 2020
Federal coffers post $11.8 billion deficit just past midway point of fiscal year
OTTAWA - The federal government ran a deficit of $11.8 billion over seven months of its 2019-20 fiscal year compared with a deficit of $2.1 billion in the same period last year. The Finance Department...
Jan 31, 2020
Manitoba government to end controversial practice of birth alerts in April
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is ending a controversial practice that allowed hospitals to flag new mothers to child welfare agencies. Families Minister Heather Stefanson says birth alerts will b...
Jan 31, 2020
Quebec billionaire Lawrence Stroll acquires stake in Aston Martin
A consortium that includes Quebec billionaires Lawrence Stroll and Andre Desmarais is taking a significant stake in British car manufacturer Aston Martin - a move expected to have reper...
Jan 31, 2020