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Ban federal use of facial-recognition tools, groups urge Trudeau government
OTTAWA - Dozens of groups and individuals working to protect privacy, human rights and civil liberties want the Trudeau government to ban the use of facial-recognition surveillance by federal law-enfo...
Jul 8, 2020
Depp cross-examined in libel case over Heard 'abuser' label
LONDON - Johnny Depp faced a second day of cross-examination Wednesday by lawyers for British tabloid The Sun, which is defending a libel claim after calling the Hollywood star a "wife beater." Depp i...
Jul 8, 2020
B.C. city in rare position to redefine policing amid calls for defunding
SURREY, B.C. - One of British Columbia's largest cities is in a unique position to redefine policing at a time when anti-racism advocates are calling for an overhaul. Surrey was in...
Jul 8, 2020
Sponsors urge name change for Edmonton Eskimos' as pressure to switch builds
At least one of the Edmonton Eskimos sponsors plans to cut ties with the Canadian Football League team unless it changes its name, while other corporate partners say they are watching closel...
Jul 8, 2020
Peter MacKay takes heat for skipping Conservative leadership debates
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Peter MacKay is taking heat for skipping a pair of debates organized by grassroots party members. Riding associations in both the Greater Toronto Area and Br...
Jul 8, 2020
Groups 'shocked' by minister's approach to inquiry into Nova Scotia mass murder
HALIFAX - A coalition of groups devoted to eliminating gender-based violence is urging Ottawa and Nova Scotia to refrain from using a restorative justice approach fo...
Jul 8, 2020
Montreal police to announce street checks policy after systemic bias report
Montreal police are to announce a new policy on street checks today, months after a damning independent report found evidence of systemic bias linked to race in who they decide to stop. Last...
Jul 8, 2020
Liberals to detail preview of federal deficit, spending affected by COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are to lay out today how they see the COVID-19 pandemic affecting government finances for the fiscal year including an estimated deficit and a projected path for the...
Jul 8, 2020
July 14 bail hearing date set for Epstein's ex-girlfriend
NEW YORK - Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend will appear remotely by video for a July 14 courthouse arraignment and bail hearing on charges she recruited girls for him to sexually abuse over two decades...
Jul 8, 2020
IIHF encouraged by NHL's potential return to Olympics in '22
International Ice Hockey Federation chief Rene' Fasel is encouraged after learning the NHL's pending labour deal opens the possibility of the world's best players returning to the Olympics. Aside from...
Jul 7, 2020
