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'It means so much:' Families thankful for painted poppy rocks on Remembrance Day
COVID-19 will make gathering for Remembrance Day ceremonies or even buying a poppy difficult this year, but one woman is hoping her unusual artwork will help provide meaning to some of her neighbours....
Nov 05, 2020
Conservation group says regulatory gaps in Canadian seafood supply chain pose threat
HALIFAX - An ocean conservation organization says Canada's "poorly regulated" seafood supply chain has hampered the fisheries sector and put ocean health in jeopardy.In a report released Thursday, Oce...
Nov 05, 2020
Quebec City stabbing suspect charged with first-degree murder to appear in court
QUEBEC - The man charged in connection with a Halloween night sword attack in Quebec City is due back in court today. Carl Girouard is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and five counts of...
Nov 05, 2020
Sentencing today for Toronto police officer who assaulted Dafonte Miller
A Toronto police officer convicted of assault in the brutal beating of a young Black man is expected to learn his sentence today.Prosecutors are seeking a jail term of 12 to 15 months and several othe...
Nov 05, 2020
Dying for movies: Suicide highlights labour issues in Canada's visual effects sector
MONTREAL - Last April, Malcolm Angell, a 41-year-old New Zealander who moved to Montreal to work in the city's famed visual effects industry, was taken to hospital after attempting suicide. He was bac...
Nov 05, 2020
Former RCMP officer to testify at B.C. money laundering inquiry.
VANCOUVER - A former RCMP officer described by his lawyer as a whistleblower for investigating organized crime in casinos is scheduled to testify today at an inquiry into money laundering in British C...
Nov 05, 2020
Democrats' Senate drive halted by GOP; key races undecided
WASHINGTON - Democrats faced increasingly long odds as the battle for Senate control hangs in balance, and Republicans brushed back multiple challengers to protect their majority. Still, it was too so...
Nov 05, 2020
EXPLAINER: States still in play and what makes them that way
WASHINGTON - A handful of pivotal states remained in play Wednesday in the tightly contested U.S. presidential race. Here, The Associated Press reviews them and examines the reasons why they could sti...
Nov 05, 2020
With another Florida loss, Democrats begin second guessing
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Perhaps only in Florida is a loss by fewer than 4 percentages points considered a public drubbing. In a state famous for razor-thin margins, the size of former Vice-President Joe B...
Nov 05, 2020
Trump sues in 3 states, laying ground for contesting outcome
WASHINGTON - As Democrat Joe Biden inched closer to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House, President Donald Trump's campaign put into action the legal strategy the president ha...
Nov 05, 2020