Murray Wood: Marking the anniversary of Germany's surrender in the Netherlands
Murray Wood says May 5 is an important date that not many recognize. The day marks the anniversary of the surrender of t...
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Ex-PM John Turner eulogized as exemplary politician; COVID limits number of guests
TORONTO - Former prime minister John Turner was eulogized at a state funeral on Tuesday as a gifted politician with a strong social conscience and profound love for the environment who spent decades s...
Oct 05, 2020
Trudeau tested negative for COVID in August after feeling throat 'tickle'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that he tested negative for COVID-19 recently after he developed a "tickle" in his throat. It is the first time Trudeau has revealed he was ever test...
Oct 05, 2020
Trump, still infectious, back at White House -- without mask
BETHESDA, Md. - President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House Monday night after leaving the military hospital where he was receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19. ...
Oct 05, 2020
Assisted dying bill reintroduced as court deadline looms
OTTAWA - The federal government reintroduced Monday legislation to amend Canada's law on medical assistance in dying - just two months before a court-imposed deadline. The government has until Dec. 18...
Oct 05, 2020
Canada suspends Turkish arms exports amid allegations in Armenia-Azerbaijan fight
OTTAWA - Canada suspended arms exports to Turkey while it investigates claims that drone-sensor technology created by an Ontario company is being improperly used in renewed fighting between Azerbaijan...
Oct 05, 2020
Lottery system for popular parent, grandparent visa program reinstated for this year
OTTAWA - A popular immigration program that allows people to sponsor their parents or grandparents to come to Canada is reverting to a lottery system. Federal Immigration Minister Marco Mendicin...
Oct 05, 2020
Officials 'steering in uncertain waters' in tackling 2nd wave of COVID-19: Tam
The complexities of the current wave of COVID-19 are spurring regions with rising cases to adopt different measures as they seek to turn the tide of the pandemic, Canada's top public health offic...
Oct 05, 2020
Feds reveal details of $35M fund to help make farms safer in COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says some Canadian farmers can now apply for emergency funding to protect their workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will subsidize farms...
Oct 05, 2020
Intermittent sentence law unfair to Indigenous accused from remote areas: judge
TORONTO - The difficulty Indigenous people in isolated communities have in serving jail sentences intermittently violates their equality rights, a judge has ruled. In his decision, Ontario court Judge...
Oct 05, 2020
Magnitsky sanctions demanded against Iranians in January shootdown of airliner
OTTAWA - Families and loved ones of those killed in the shootdown of a passenger jet over Tehran are urging Canada to impose so-called Magnitsky sanctions that would target those directly responsible....
Oct 05, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Speeding tickets three months after the fact are no deterrent
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8:30 - As central Saskatchewan is dealing with flooding, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is working closely with m...
