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Human rights adjudicator can't decide workplace discrimination complaint: top court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a labour arbitrator - not a human rights adjudicator - should weigh a complaint from a unionized Manitoba health-care aide who alleged discrimination by her e...
Oct 22, 2021
Line 5 dispute 'directly and significantly' impacting Canada-U.S. relations: Enbridge
WASHINGTON - Lawyers for Enbridge Inc. are asking a judge in Michigan to consider the bilateral implications of the state's bid to shut down the Line 5 cross-border pipeline. Newly filed court documen...
Oct 22, 2021
Robert Durst charged with 1982 murder of wife Kathie Durst
NEW YORK (AP) - Millionaire real estate scion Robert Durst has been charged in suburban New York City with the death of his former wife, Kathie Durst, who vanished in 1982, authorities confirmed Frida...
Oct 22, 2021
Prosecutors seek fine for Benzema in French blackmail trial
VERSAILLES, France (AP) - A French court trying an alleged blackmail case involving Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema and four other defendants will render its verdict on Nov. 24. Benzema, who denies ...
Oct 22, 2021
Ethiopian airstrikes in Tigray force UN flight to turn back
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopian military airstrikes on Friday forced a United Nations humanitarian flight to abandon its landing in the capital of the country's Tigray region, several aid workers said...
Oct 22, 2021
Reshaping COVID benefits, Rogers rumble and film set tragedy: In The News for Oct. 22
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 Oct. 22 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Oct 22, 2021
Library and Archives Canada service cuts hindering research, historians complain
OTTAWA - Researchers say recent service cuts at Canada's national archives are making their work - already hampered by COVID-19 - even more challenging. In a letter to Library and Archives Canada, the...
Oct 22, 2021
Canadian Blood Services eyes removing sexual orientation-based donation restrictions
If Jason Goncalves has to answer detailed questions about his sex life in order to donate blood plasma, he'll grit his teeth and do it. Never mind that heterosexual men don't face the same inquiries, ...
Oct 22, 2021
McDavid scores 200th goal in Oilers' 5-1 win over Coyotes
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Connor McDavid scored twice to eclipse 200 career goals and had an assist, Zach Hyman had two goals and the Edmonton Oilers remained undefeated with a 5-1 victory over the winle...
Oct 21, 2021
Taylor hits 3 HRs, Dodgers beat Braves 11-2 to extend NLCS
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chris Taylor hit three homers and drove in six runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers broke loose at the plate to beat Atlanta 11-2 on Thursday night, cutting the Braves' lead in the NL Ch...
Oct 21, 2021
