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Justice Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID, has no symptoms
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court says Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for COVID-19. The high court said in a press release Friday that Kavanaugh has no symptoms and has been fully vacci...
Oct 01, 2021
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Statistics Canada says GDP fell 0.1 per cent in July
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product was down 0.1 per cent in July. The agency's initial estimate for July had been for a contraction of 0.4 per cent. Its initial estimate for A...
Oct 01, 2021
Fire in Romanian hospital kills at least 9 people
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - A fire at a hospital in the Romanian port city of Constanta killed at least nine COVID-19 patients, authorities said Friday. All the victims were in the intensive care unit o...
Oct 01, 2021
Quebec's overhaul of its strict French-language law under microscope at hearings
MONTREAL - Quebec's proposed overhaul of its French-language charter is under the microscope at legislative hearings, with participants this week raising concerns about the bill's effect on English sp...
Oct 01, 2021
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and market jitters : In The News for Oct. 1
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. 1 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Oct 01, 2021
Former fashion leader Peter Nygard's extradition hearing on U.S. sex charges to begin
WINNIPEG - An extradition hearing for a former Canadian fashion mogul facing sex trafficking and racketeering charges in the United States is to begin today. Peter Nygard, who is 80, was arrested in W...
Oct 01, 2021
B.C. subsidizes energy drilling on caribou habitat it promised to protect, study says
British Columbia is subsidizing oil and gas well drilling on the same land it has promised to protect for caribou, new research has found. "The B.C. government has made a lot of commitments to caribou...
Oct 01, 2021
Blue Jays lose to Yankees in rubber game as Toronto's wild-card chances take a hit
TORONTO - The long ball proved costly for starter Robbie Ray and the Blue Jays on Thursday as the New York Yankees dealt a blow to Toronto's playoff chances while solidifying their own. Aaron Judge hi...
Sep 30, 2021
Democrats struggle to save Biden $3.5T bill, no deal struck
WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite a long night of frantic negotiations, Democrats were still struggling late Thursday to reach a deal on President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion government overhaul. Late-night vot...
Sep 30, 2021
Crusaders meet their match against Walter Murray, but tons of spirit late in the game
After two impressive wins to start the season, the Carlton Crusaders senior football team met their match in their third game as they fell 45-27 to the Walter Murray Marauders Thursday at Max Clunie F...
Sep 30, 2021
