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Trudeau defends Sajjan, accuses Tories of slandering embattled defence minister
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending embattled Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan after the latter was censured by the House of Commons. Trudeau says Sajjan has spent his life serving Canad...
Jun 18, 2021
Kenney to deliver update with Alberta on cusp of dropping all COVID-19 restrictions
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will deliver an update today on COVID-19 health rules, with the province on the cusp of fully reopening its economy. Kenney has said Alberta needs 70 per cent o...
Jun 18, 2021
Canadiens coach Dominique Ducharme isolating after irregularities in COVID-19 testing
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens say interim head coach Dominique Ducharme has been sent home and is isolating following irregularities in COVID-19 testing. The Canadiens cancelled Ducharme's pre-gam...
Jun 18, 2021
Coal company considers legal options after review denies Rockies mine application
A coal company that was denied an application to build an open-pit mine in Alberta's Rocky Mountains says it's considering its legal options. On Thursday, a joint federal-provincial review panel denie...
Jun 18, 2021
CP NewsAlert: Manitoba RCMP say homicide suspect Eric Wildman arrested in Ontario
Manitoba RCMP say a man wanted for murder in Manitoba has been arrested near Belleville, Ont. A statement from the RCMP says Eric Wildman was taken into custody by the Ontario Provincial Police early ...
Jun 18, 2021
EU envoy: Ethiopian leadership vowed to 'wipe out' Tigrayans
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopia's leaders in closed-door talks with a European Union special envoy earlier this year said "they are going to wipe out the Tigrayans for 100 years," the envoy said this w...
Jun 18, 2021
'We felt compelled to speak up:' Nanoose Bay dog owners demand tougher animal cruelty laws
NANAIMO - A Nanoose Bay couple hopes something positive results from the horrific abuse their dog suffered at the hands of a disturbed pet sitter.Jayson and Milagros Henkel are making their concerns k...
Jun 18, 2021
Israel to send 1M coronavirus vaccine doses to Palestinians
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel said Friday it will transfer around 1 million doses of soon-to-expire coronavirus vaccines to the Palestinian Authority in exchange for a similar number of doses the Palestinia...
Jun 18, 2021
Top brass accountability and preferred vaccines: In The News for June 18
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jun 18, 2021
Cities should redo planning, permitting to align with housing strategy, minister says
OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of affordable housing says he would like municipalities to reshape local rules to more quickly build units through the government's national housing strategy. S...
Jun 18, 2021
