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Testing better than travel ban 'whack-a-mole,' infectious disease specialist says
OTTAWA - An Ontario infectious disease specialist says there is evidence testing all travellers before and after they arrive in Canada will identify most cases of COVID-19 coming into the country. Dr....
Dec 3, 2021
Suspect’s parents charged in Michigan school shooting
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - A prosecutor in Michigan filed involuntary manslaughter charges Friday against the parents of a boy who is accused of killing four students at Oxford High School, after saying ea...
Dec 3, 2021
Virginia House seat election recount upholds GOP win
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - A three-judge panel overseeing a recount in a close Virginia Beach state House race upheld the Republican candidate's victory on Friday, a decision that also reaffirms the G...
Dec 3, 2021
Saskatchewan Roughriders face tough challenge in West Division final versus Bombers
Cody Fajardo and the Saskatchewan Roughriders face a huge challenge Sunday. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will host Saskatchewan in the West Division final. Not only should the defending Grey Cup champion...
Dec 3, 2021
Two weeks after Trudeau, Team Canada delegation wraps up latest D.C. visit
WASHINGTON - Canada's international trade minister is wrapping up her latest official visit to the U.S. capital - her second since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was at the White House last month. Mary...
Dec 3, 2021
Eighty-six per cent of Commons witnesses spoke English in hybrid Parliament: Bloc
OTTAWA - The committee in charge of administering the House of Commons is set to look into whether the hybrid Parliament is forcing French-speaking MPs and committee witnesses to speak English. The Bl...
Dec 3, 2021
Mostly white jury seated for trial in Daunte Wright's death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A jury has been seated for the trial of a former Minnesota police officer who claims she mixed up her gun and Taser when she shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright. Kim Potter...
Dec 3, 2021
Loblaw Financial wins Supreme Court case over tax treatment of Barbados subsidiary
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has sided with Loblaw Financial Holdings in a dispute over the tax treatment of a subsidiary the company ran in Barbados. In a 7-0 ruling today, the top court says...
Dec 3, 2021
NACI recommends boosters for people over 50
OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization now strongly recommends booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines for people over the age of 50. The advisory group has also strengthened its recommen...
Dec 3, 2021
Iran nuclear talks pause, will reconvene in Vienna next week
BERLIN (AP) - Diplomats negotiating in Vienna to revive Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers have paused after five days of talks to consult with their governments and will reconvene next week, ...
Dec 3, 2021
