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Black boxes from downed Ukrainian flight to be transferred to Kyiv
OTTAWA - The flight recorders from the Ukrainian jetliner shot down by the Iranian military in January will be arriving in Ukraine in 10 to 14 days, the country's envoy to Canada said Wednesday. Ambas...
Mar 14, 2020
Criminal case against top military judge collapses, charges withdrawn
OTTAWA - The criminal case against Canada's top military judge has collapsed. The Canadian Armed Forces' top prosecutor announced Wednesday that he was withdrawing all four charges against chief milit...
Mar 14, 2020
Canadian soldiers safe after deadly rocket attack kills in Iraq: DND
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence reported all Canadian service members safe following a rocket attack on a military base in Iraq Wednesday. The attack killed at least two American...
Mar 14, 2020
Groups ask why strychnine banned against gophers but not for killing wolves
Environmental groups are wondering why Ottawa wants to ban farmers from killing gophers with strychnine but plans to allow provincial governments to use it against wolves. "All of the c...
Mar 14, 2020
Beothuk remains returned to Newfoundland after almost two centuries in Scotland
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The remains of two Indigenous people have been returned to Newfoundland from Scotland after being stolen from a grave site on the island almost two centuries ago. Representatives fr...
Mar 14, 2020
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal in Alberta public sector union case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court won't hear a case involving the rights of public-sector workers in Alberta in a labour dispute with that province's government. The high court was deciding whether to h...
Mar 14, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: We must unite against COVID-19 – from a distance
WHAT ARE THE THREE main symptoms of coronavirus?Answer: Sore throat, fever and an irrational urge to buy toilet paper.Why should we stay away from Kelowna?Answer: Kelowna virus.A little humour is usef...
Mar 14, 2020 (Image courtesy of Mel Rothenburger)
Reports: Spain locks down as coronavirus infections spike
MADRID - Spanish media are reporting that Spain's government will announce Saturday that it is placing tight restrictions on movement for the nation of 46 million people while declaring a two-week sta...
Mar 14, 2020
Trump declares emergency; world steps up fight against virus
WASHINGTON - The United States declared a state of emergency Friday as many European countries went on a war footing amid mounting deaths as the world mobilized to fight the widening coronavirus pande...
Mar 14, 2020
Charlottetown crow lovers show support after complaints, injured birds
CHARLOTTETOWN - Tensions between Charlottetown's crow foes and lovers have bubbled over this winter, with a number of the birds - which roost in the thousands in the thousands in t...
Mar 14, 2020
