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Barr appoints special counsel in Russia probe investigation
WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr has given extra protection to the prosecutor he appointed to investigate the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, giving him the authority of a special counsel...
Dec 01, 2020
Feds spending plan heads to confidence vote as provinces seek more health-care cash
OTTAWA - Canada's most populous province says the federal Liberal government missed an opportunity in its new spending plan to signal more help for health-care systems, setting up a potential showdown...
Dec 01, 2020
QMJHL weighing two scenarios at it plans for a return to play in January
MONTREAL - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has a plan A and a plan B to resume its season in mid-January, and its commissioner said Tuesday that cancelling its schedule isn't an option. On Monda...
Dec 01, 2020
NorthPaws get Sassi
KAMLOOPS --- The Kamloops NorthPaws newest recruit will help solidify defense in the outfield and add power to the lineup next summer. Joe Sassi, a corner outfielder from Piedmont, Calif., is the newe...
Dec 01, 2020
Barr: No evidence of fraud that’d change election outcome
WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. His...
Dec 01, 2020
Revelstoke COVID-19 cluster swells to 46
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Interior Health (IH) says a cluster of COVID-19 cases in Revelstoke has ballooned to 46. That is an increase from 29 confirmed cases identified for the last update on Friday (Nov. 2...
Dec 01, 2020
Ontario Human Rights Commission to look at anti-Indigenous racism in lacrosse
The Ontario Human Rights Commission says it plans to address the issue of anti-Indigenous racism in lacrosse. The commission announced on Tuesday that it will meet with Six Nations of the Grand River ...
Dec 01, 2020
Military identifies remains of Newfoundland soldier killed in Belgium in 1917
OTTAWA - The Canadian military says it has identified the remains of a young soldier from Newfoundland who died on a First World War battlefield in Belgium in 1917. The remains of Pte. John Lambert of...
Dec 01, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Probe finds arrest of Nunavut man knocked down by truck door was lawful
IQALUIT, Nunavut - An investigation by the Ottawa Police Service has determined that the arrest of a Nunavut man who appeared to have been knocked down by an RCMP truck door was lawful. A video posted...
Dec 01, 2020
Quebec City's memorial to 2017 mosque shooting victims symbolizes defeat of hatred
Quebec City has inaugurated a memorial to the victims of the 2017 mosque shooting. The commemorative work designed by artist Luce Pelletier is located near the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec, in th...
Dec 01, 2020
