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Canada Child Benefits gets mini bump in payments with pandemic playing a role
OTTAWA - Canadian families are seeing the lowest annual increase in federal child benefits since payments were tied to inflation as the pandemic has weighed on price growth over the last year. The gov...
Jul 20, 2021

Volunteers sought in anticipation of plan to evacuate, resettle Afghan interpreters
OTTAWA - An organization counting retired military officers and diplomats among its ranks is looking for volunteers to welcome and help integrate any former Afghan interpreters and their families who ...
Jul 20, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Tuesday, July 20, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 10 a.m. The Nunavut government says Iqaluit's COVID-19 outbreak is officially over after nearly a month with no new cases. It ha...
Jul 20, 2021

Canada will finish out Gold Cup without injured forwards Ayo Akinola, Cyle Larin
Toronto FC suffered a blow Tuesday with news that forward Ayo Akinola is out for the season after injuring the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee in Canada's 1-0 loss to the U.S. on Sunday at the ...
Jul 20, 2021

Iqaluit's COVID-19 outbreak declared over after 28 days with no new cases
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Nunavut government says Iqaluit's COVID-19 outbreak is officially over after nearly a month with no new cases. It was 28 consecutive days Monday without cases, which meets the t...
Jul 20, 2021

Radio host Larry Elder files lawsuit over California ballot
LOS ANGELES - Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder has filed a lawsuit challenging a decision by California election officials to block him from running in the state's Sept. 14 recall election, sa...
Jul 20, 2021

Police seeking spouse of slain woman, 32, found in Montreal apartment
Montreal police say they are looking for the spouse of a woman found dead Monday in an apartment in the city's Parc-Extension district. A spokeswoman says the suspect is a 30-year-old male. Police say...
Jul 20, 2021

Stocks open higher on Wall Street a day after broad decline
Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street Tuesday as investors shake off a rout a day earlier brought on by concerns about the spread of a more contagious variant of COVID-19. The S&P 500 was up 0....
Jul 20, 2021

Vandalized Nanaimo pride mural transformed into sombre tribute to Indigenous children
NANAIMO - A destroyed public art piece once showcasing love, support and pride now has a new purpose.After a mural was destroyed by a 'hate-fueled' vandal in the early morning hours of Saturday, July ...
Jul 20, 2021

World shares mixed on worries virus may upend recoveries
TOKYO (AP) - European shares opened higher Tuesday after Asia tracked a retreat on Wall Street as investors grew jittery over the possibility that surging virus cases could stifle the global economic ...
Jul 20, 2021

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