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Canadian sharpshooter Nate Darling signs with Charlotte Hornets
Canadian sharpshooter Nate Darling is signing a two-way deal with the Charlotte Hornets. Darling's agency One Legacy Sports tweeted congratulations on the signing, with the hash tag #CanadaMade. The 2...
Nov 19, 2020
Quebec sword-attack victim records video from hospital in which he forgives suspect
MONTREAL - One of the survivors of the Halloween night sword attack in Quebec City has posted a video online in which he says he forgives his aggressor. Musician Remy Belanger de Beauport described hi...
Nov 19, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):11:50 a.m.Nunavut is reporting four new cases of COVID-19.The total number of infections in the territory is now at 74.The govern...
Nov 19, 2020
Ending withdrawal rules from registered retirement funds would cost $1B, PBO says
OTTAWA - A new review by Parliament's spending watchdog says waiving mandatory withdrawal amounts from seniors' retirement savings would cost federal coffers about $1 billion annually. Each year, seni...
Nov 19, 2020
Quebec, Ontario each report more than 1,200 new COVID-19 cases in latest updates
Ontario and Quebec have each reported more than 1,200 new COVID-19 infections in their latest updates. Ontario had 1,210 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, along with 28 new deaths from the virus. The...
Nov 19, 2020
Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope to close in blow to science
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The National Science Foundation announced Thursday that it will close the huge telescope at the renowned Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico in a blow to scientists worldwide wh...
Nov 19, 2020
Trudeau defends arrest of Huawei executive, says countries must stand up to China
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou by Canadian authorities, saying Canada can't pick and choose when it follows the rule of law.And the pri...
Nov 19, 2020
EU auditors: Antitrust probes too slow to curb tech giants
LONDON - The EU's efforts to rein in the power of big tech companies such as Google and Facebook through antitrust investigations have taken too long, dulling their effectiveness, a report said Thursd...
Nov 19, 2020
Liberal MP took too long with ethics disclosure, ought to apologize in Commons: Dion
OTTAWA - The federal ethics watchdog says a Liberal MP broke the rules when he took far too long to comply with the conflict of interest code. Now, Toronto-area MP James Maloney is being ordered to ap...
Nov 19, 2020
'Culture of the RCMP is toxic': independent assessor's report
OTTAWA - An independent report on harassment of women in the RCMP says the national police force's culture is toxic and tolerates hateful and homophobic attitudes. The report released today by former ...
Nov 19, 2020
