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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Explosion damages Polish store near Amsterdam, 3rd in 2 days
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - An explosion damaged a Polish supermarket in a Dutch town near Amsterdam early Wednesday morning, the third such blast in two days. Police said the explosion happened at a sto...
Dec 09, 2020
Teen wanted to change schools after sexual assault at Toronto private school: witness
TORONTO - A student at a prestigious all-boys private school suspected "something might have been going on" when he saw a boisterous crowd gather in the school's locker room after a championship footb...
Dec 09, 2020
Alek Minassian wanted to kill 100 people, but 'satisfied' with 10 deaths, court hears
TORONTO - The man who killed 10 pedestrians in Toronto's van attack wanted to kill 100 people in order to "set a world record," court heard Wednesday. Despite not achieving his goal on April 23, 2018,...
Dec 09, 2020
Federal tourism efforts to focus on going local to help hard-hit sector, Joly says
OTTAWA - Economic Development Minister Mlanie Joly says federal marketing strategies might need to shift away from attracting foreign visitors to Canada for the foreseeable future, as COVID-19 keeps s...
Dec 09, 2020
Bank of Canada warns of bumpy economic start to 2021 despite vaccine rollout
OTTAWA - Positive news about vaccine delivery won't be enough to give the economy a shot in the arm to start 2021, the Bank of Canada said Wednesday as it kept its key interest rate on hold and warned...
Dec 09, 2020
Lametti plans public consultation on promised criminal conviction review commission
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is poised to consult Canadians on how to go about creating an independent commission to review possible wrongful convictions for criminal offences. The coming move will...
Dec 09, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, Dec. 9
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. There are 429,035 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 429,035 confirmed cases (71,968 active, 3...
Dec 09, 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 09, 2020
Kim's sister slams Seoul for questioning zero-virus claim
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's influential sister lambasted South Korea's foreign minister on Wednesday for questioning the North's claim to be coronavirus free and warn...
Dec 09, 2020
Cruise cut short as passenger tests positive for COVID-19
SINGAPORE - A passenger on board a Royal Caribbean "cruise to nowhere" has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, prompting the vessel to return early to Singapore on Wednesday. Royal Caribbean said in ...
Dec 08, 2020
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