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Quebec and Ottawa reach $600-million deal for light rail station at Montreal airport
MONTREAL - Quebec and Ottawa have reached a $600-million deal to fund a link connecting the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport to the city's new light rail system. The project was in jeopardy afte...
Apr 15, 2021
NDP lawmaker tables bill to decriminalize drug use as overdose deaths soar
OTTAWA - An NDP lawmaker is tabling legislation to decriminalize drug use in Canada, seeking to treat it as a health issue amid a lethal opioid crisis. New Democrat health critic Don Davies introduced...
Apr 15, 2021
'Be prepared and not scared:' Iqaluit locks down after reporting first COVID-19 case
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's capital city is under a lockdown after detecting its first case of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. The infection was reported Wednesday night and on Thursday mor...
Apr 15, 2021
'Sicker and younger': Toronto ICU copes with pressure during third wave of pandemic
TORONTO - Intensive care nurse Jane Abas is assessing her patient, checking her medication and monitoring her heart rate. The 68-year-old woman tested positive for a COVID-19 variant shortly after arr...
Apr 15, 2021
Son, father appear in court for hearing in 1996 killing
LOS ANGELES - A former California college student charged with murder in the 1996 disappearance of classmate Kristin Smart and the defendant's father, who is accused of helping hide the young woman's ...
Apr 15, 2021
Families of N.S. mass shooting victims left with vivid memories, searing grief
HALIFAX - Tom Bagley’s birthday was just two days away on April 19, 2020, when his daughter Charlene called his cottage in West Wentworth, N.S., and small talk ensued about the possibility of a ...
Apr 15, 2021
Residential school building in Lower Post, B.C., to be demolished, replaced
VICTORIA - A "horrible building" feared for its past as a residential school in the remote British Columbia community of Lower Post will be demolished and replaced by a cultural centre bound to become...
Apr 15, 2021
WestJet CEO Ed Sims finds Air Canada aid package 'bittersweet' as talks drag on
OTTAWA - WestJet CEO Ed Sims says the federal government's aid package for Air Canada could be "problematic" unless his company gets equitable treatment, as talks over pandemic relief continue between...
Apr 15, 2021
List of guests attending the funeral of Prince Philip
LONDON - Here is the full list of guests who will attend the funeral of Prince Philip on Saturday at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. 1. Queen Elizabeth II 2. Prince Charles 3. Camilla, the Duch...
Apr 15, 2021
'Wrong signal:' Federal ministers protest Saskatchewan's electric vehicle tax
Two federal ministers have written Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe to protest his plan to bring in a tax on electric vehicles. "This provincial tax on electric vehicles does not benefit the climate, co...
Apr 15, 2021
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