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A look at the 29 people Trump pardoned or gave commutations
WASHINGTON - For a second night in a row, President Donald Trump issued a round of pardons and commutations in the final weeks of his presidency, giving full pardons to his former campaign chairman, h...
Dec 23, 2020
OKC-Houston game postponed, Harden out after COVID violation
HOUSTON - The James Harden soap opera in Houston now comes with a cancelled season opener - and a $50,000 fine for the league's leading scorer. Houston's opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on We...
Dec 23, 2020
China steps up pressure on Alibaba with anti-monopoly probe
BEIJING - Chinese regulators on Thursday announced an anti-monopoly investigation of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, stepping up the ruling Communist Party's efforts to control fast-growing tech indus...
Dec 23, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. There are 528,354 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 528,354 confirmed cases (75,305 active, ...
Dec 23, 2020
Trump plan to curb drug costs dealt setback in court
WASHINGTON - A late-term manoeuvr by President Donald Trump to use lower drug prices paid overseas to limit some of Medicare's own costs suffered a legal setback Wednesday that appears likely to keep ...
Dec 23, 2020
No criminal charges for southern Alberta police in 'Star Wars' storm trooper arrest
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The force appears to be with police officers in southern Alberta who took a young woman wearing a "Star Wars'' storm-trooper costume to the ground last May. The 19-year-old restaur...
Dec 23, 2020
With a video filmed in secret, Trump keeps sowing chaos
WASHINGTON - The video message that plunged Washington into chaos was filmed in secret. President Donald Trump stood in the White House's Diplomatic Reception Room, holiday garland and gleaming orname...
Dec 23, 2020
Fugitive dubbed 'pilot to the stars' likely hiding in northern Quebec: police
MONTREAL - Police say a man convicted of an aerial attack on Hydro-Quebec power lines and who has evaded authorities for a week could be hiding out in the province's north. Provincial police added Nor...
Dec 23, 2020
Family of Pakistan dissident Karima Mehrab urge thorough investigation into her death
TORONTO - The family of an internationally prominent Pakistani dissident urged a thorough investigation into her death, saying Wednesday they were having difficulty accepting a police conclusion she k...
Dec 23, 2020
Trump vetoes defence bill, setting up possible override vote
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the annual defence policy bill, following through on threats to veto a measure that has broad bipartisan support in Congress and potentially set...
Dec 23, 2020
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8:30 - Recent incidents across Canada have raised concerns about the safety of places of worship. In Saskatchewan alone,...
