Sarah Mills: U.S. alcohol sales bans were only ever symbolic
Sarah Mills says sources indicate Canadian provinces may lift booze bans as an incentive in the ongoing trade war with t...
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The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada for Thursday, Dec. 11
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:04 p.m. British Columbia has added another 737 cases to its COVID-19 total. Eleven more people died, bringing the province's s...
Dec 11, 2020
Officials urge Canadians to stay vigilant amid grim COVID forecasts for the holidays
Authorities are cautioning Canadians against getting swept up in the excitement of the approaching COVID-19 vaccine rollout, insisting that dropping our guards could have deadly consequences as federa...
Dec 11, 2020
Disney unveils plans to stream a galaxy of new series, films
NEW YORK - The Walt Disney Co.'s streaming plans shifted into hyper speed Thursday, as the studio unveiled a galaxy's worth of new streaming offerings including plans for 10 "Star Wars" series spinoff...
Dec 11, 2020
More arrests made in dispute over Indigenous lobster fishing in Nova Scotia: RCMP
MIDDLE WEST PUBNICO, N.S. - The Nova Scotia RCMP confirmed Friday the arrest of 21 people in recent weeks following a violent confrontation at a lobster pound at centre of a dispute over a self-regula...
Dec 11, 2020
Anthony Veasna So, acclaimed fiction writer, dead at age 28
NEW YORK - The author of a highly anticipated debut story collection has died. Anthony Veasna So was 28. His death was announced Thursday by his publisher, Ecco, which did not immediately provide addi...
Dec 11, 2020
US wholesale prices up 0.1% in November; food and energy up
WASHINGTON - U.S. wholesale prices edged up 0.1% in November as the cost of both food and energy were up. The increase in the producer price index, which measures inflation pressures before they reach...
Dec 11, 2020
Argentina's lower house approves bill legalizing abortion
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Lawmakers in Argentina's lower house on Friday passed a bill that would legalize elective abortions to the 14th week of pregnancy, a proposal from President Alberto Fernndez ...
Dec 11, 2020
Hezbollah member sentenced to life in Hariri assassination
LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands - A U.N.-backed tribunal sentenced a member of the Hezbollah militant group to life imprisonment Friday for his involvement in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime...
Dec 11, 2020
Ontario's vaccine rollout plan and charges in Beirut blast: In The News for Dec. 11
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kick-start your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 11 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Dec 11, 2020
A look at what provinces and territories have said about COVID-19 vaccine plans
The federal government says the largest mass immunization effort in Canadian history could begin as early as next week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa expects to receive up to 249,000 doses...
Dec 11, 2020
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