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CSIS spies' use of geolocation data may have broken law: watchdog report
OTTAWA - Canada's spy agency may have broken the law by using peoples' digital geolocation data without a warrant, a newly released watchdog report says. The report, tabled in Parliament late Friday, ...
Dec 11, 2020
'Cheer' star Jerry Harris indicted on new child sex charges
CHICAGO - "Cheer" star Jerry Harris, already facing federal child pornography charges, has been indicted on new charges that allege he solicited sex from minors at cheerleading competitions and convin...
Dec 11, 2020
NWT to get vaccine in early 2021; territory sees first cases of COVID-19 in weeks
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories says five new cases of COVID-19 have been found in Yellowknife, the first in the territory in two weeks.The government earlier this week asked anyone isolating ...
Dec 11, 2020
Feds asking court for third extension to deal with revamped assisted-dying regime
OTTAWA - For the third time, the federal government is asking a Quebec court for more time to revamp Canada's assisted-dying law. The request for an extension - to Feb. 26 - came Friday after the Cons...
Dec 11, 2020
Border executive had no worries about officer conduct related to Meng Wanzhou case
VANCOUVER - A former executive with the Canada Border Services Agency says she never had concerns about the motivations or conduct of border officers involved in the examination of Chinese tech execut...
Dec 11, 2020
Nightmare on COVID Street: Virus-headed party provocateur stars in new Alberta ads
EDMONTON - Alberta, seeking to heal with hard-edged humour, has launched a COVID-19 advertising campaign starring a fashion-challenged, hard-partying, virus-headed Freddy Kruegeresque super-spreader. ...
Dec 11, 2020
Ship that sank 52 years ago off B.C.'s coast now polluting marine park
VANCOUVER - A cargo ship that sank off the west coast of Vancouver Island more than 50 years ago is now polluting the waters of a popular marine park. The Canadian Coast Guard says a fuel-like sheen w...
Dec 11, 2020
Mexican experts find 119 more skulls on Aztec 'trophy rack'
MEXICO CITY - Archaeologists in Mexico City said Friday they have found another section of 119 skulls that were part of the Aztec capital's main trophy rack of sacrificed humans. A five-year dig under...
Dec 11, 2020
Hajdu: Can't stop corporations from negotiating with vaccine manufacturers
OTTAWA - Canada's health minister says the federal government cannot stop private corporations from negotiating with vaccine manufacturers. However, Patty Hajdu said publicly bought COVID-19 vaccines ...
Dec 11, 2020
Commons adjourns without resolving dispute over how it should resume in new year
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has adjourned for a six-week Christmas break without resolving a dispute over how it should resume in the new year. A motion that has allowed the Commons to sit in a hybr...
Dec 11, 2020
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