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Navy investigating unexplained breakdown on brand-new Arctic patrol vessel
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Navy says it is investigating an unexplained breakdown on its brand-new, $400-million Arctic patrol ship. The problem first emerged last week as HMCS Harry DeWolf's crew wa...
Oct 22, 2020
Cumberland House Health Centre temporarily closed for cleaning and contact tracing
The Cumberland House Health Centre is temporarily closed for the next two days. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said in a release the clinic will be closed on Thursday and "to and including Fr...
Oct 22, 2020
Crash-prone ferry MV Apollo, slated for new life as Quebec tourist site, to be junked
MONTREAL - The crash-prone ferry MV Apollo, which officials on Quebec's North Shore had hoped to sink and turn into an underwater diving attraction, is likely headed for the scrapyard. A non-profit or...
Oct 22, 2020
Elections watchdog announces charges against former leader of defunct Bridge party
OTTAWA - Canada's elections watchdog says the former leader of the defunct Bridge Party of Canada and another individual are facing charges under both the Canada Elections Act and the Criminal Code. E...
Oct 22, 2020
Man shot while sleeping in backseat of parked vehicle: court testimony
A man who had passed out in the backseat of a vehicle outside a residence where people were drinking and partying, was suddenly awoken after being shot.This was among the facts read out in court last ...
Oct 22, 2020
Jurors in Fredericton mass murder trial hear recordings of accused killer
FREDERICTON - A lawyer for the accused Fredericton mass shooter says his client repeatedly demanded to be released and often refused to take legal advice during their meetings together in 2019. Defenc...
Oct 22, 2020
Pandemic tests Canada's ability to stay a winter-sport powerhouse in Beijing in 2022
What bobsled pilot Justin Kripps wants out of the upcoming sliding season is momentum. What that looks like will be dictated by the COVID-19 pandemic. "I feel like there's there's a couple different w...
Oct 22, 2020
Senators sign forward Connor Brown to a three-year, $10.8M contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have avoided arbitration with Connor Brown by signing the forward to a three-year, US$10.8-million contract. The Senators and Brown were scheduled to have an arbitration h...
Oct 22, 2020
Santa Claus won't be coming to Macy's this year
NEW YORK - Macy's said Santa Claus won't be greeting kids at its flagship New York store this year due to the coronavirus, interrupting a holiday tradition started nearly 160 years ago. More than a qu...
Oct 22, 2020
Judge dismisses 1 charge against former cop in Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota judge has dismissed a third-degree murder charge filed against the former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee against George Floyd's neck, but the more serious se...
Oct 22, 2020
