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CP NewsAlert: Front-line workers named Canada's Newsmaker of the Year by editors
VANCOUVER - Shortly after COVID-19 reached Canada, the meaning of "essential work" began to crystalize as people like nurses and grocery store clerks remained on the job at great risk to themselves an...
Dec 16, 2020
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's book 'Persist' to come out in April
NEW YORK - Sen. Elizabeth Warren has a book coming out about six key experiences and perspectives. The title should be familiar to those who have followed the Massachusetts Democrat's career: "Persist...
Dec 16, 2020
Budget officer says federal wage-subsidy program may cost more this year than planned
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog estimates the Liberals will spend more this year on a wage-subsidy program than expected, but less in 2021. The Liberals estimated last month that the program w...
Dec 16, 2020
Equinox Gold Corp. signs all-stock deal to acquire Premier Gold Mines Ltd.
VANCOUVER - Equinox Gold Corp. has signed a friendly agreement to acquire Premier Gold Mines Ltd. which will spin out its Nevada assets in a new U.S.-focused gold miner to be called i-80 Gold Corp.Und...
Dec 16, 2020
Trudeau offers condolences as search called off for sailor missing off California
OTTAWA - The search has been called off for a sailor from Winnipeg who was lost at sea off the coast of California this week as his ship was returning from deployment. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is...
Dec 16, 2020
ROTHENBURGER – Drug overdoses need action but so does the Ajax mine
KAMLOOPS - A NATIONAL EMERGENCY on drug overdoses will be declared if the powers in Ottawa listen to Kamloops City council.The council received a notice of motion Tuesday from three of its members cal...
Dec 16, 2020
Search continuing Wednesday for missing fishers off Nova Scotia coast, one body found
HILLSBURN, N.S. - The search for five missing scallop fishers continues today after their boat sank Tuesday morning off the coast of southwestern Nova Scotia.Search and rescue officials said the body ...
Dec 16, 2020
Suspect in Japan anime studio fire charged with murder
TOKYO - Japanese prosecutors formally filed murder charges Wednesday against a suspect in a deadly fire at a Kyoto anime studio last year, after it was determined that he has recovered enough from his...
Dec 16, 2020
More provinces to start shots and hunt for virus origins: In The News for Dec. 16
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 Dec. 16 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Dec 16, 2020
MAID litigant says disability doesn't make her vulnerable to pressure to end her life
OTTAWA - Nicole Gladu has no time for the argument that she's a vulnerable person who needs to be protected from being coerced into seeking a medically assisted death. The 75-year-old Quebecer uses a ...
Dec 16, 2020
