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Senate committee accepts assisted-dying bill but amendments still to come
OTTAWA - A Senate committee has accepted without amendment a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying.But the legal and constitutional affairs committee breezed through clause-by-clause st...
Feb 3, 2021
Judge denies CSIS request to collect foreign intelligence
OTTAWA - A court has put the brakes on a Canadian Security Intelligence Service request to collect foreign information, ruling a proposed technique would stray beyond the spy service's legal mandate. ...
Feb 3, 2021
'A really crazy adventure:' Arbuckle happy to be with Argonauts after eventful 2020
TORONTO - Three teams, three contract negotiations, a 33,000-kilometre relocation with another move on the way, a layoff caused by a global pandemic and a new baby. A lot has happened to Nick Arbuckle...
Feb 3, 2021
Wisconsin prosecutors seek Rittenhouse arrest, higher bond
MADISON, Wis. - Prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday for a new arrest warrant for an Illinois teen charged with shooting three people, killing two of them, during an anti-police protest in Wisconsin af...
Feb 3, 2021
Fear that delayed second COVID-19 vaccine dose could lead to new variants 'realistic'
MONTREAL - Experts say delaying the second dose of some COVID-19 vaccines could lead to the emergence of new variants of the virus - but there's no sign it has happened yet. "It's a theoretical, reali...
Feb 3, 2021
Alleged drive-by shooter arrested by police
Prince Albert Police may have found the man who pulled the trigger, during a drive-by shooting in the city last October.Keistin Blake Deschambault, 22, faces numerous charges including attempted murde...
Feb 3, 2021
What we know so far about WHL approvals
As approvals from governments and health authorities are starting to appear in support of the Western Hockey League (WHL) restarting, Saskatchewan getting the green light may not be too far away.In an...
Feb 3, 2021
Cyle Larin, Ashley Lawrence named Canada Soccer players of the month
Cyle Larin and Ashley Lawrence have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month for January after helping their clubs move up the standings in Turkey and France, respectively. Larin scored seven g...
Feb 3, 2021
Myanmar charges Suu Kyi, giving legal basis to detain her
YANGON, Myanmar - Police levelled their first formal charge against Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, her allies said Wednesday, accusing the ousted leader of possessing illegally imported walkie-talkies an...
Feb 3, 2021
Supreme Court sides with Germany in Nazi-era art dispute
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court's ruling Wednesday in a multimillion-dollar dispute over a collection of religious artworks will make it harder for some lawsuits to be tried in U.S. courts over claims ...
Feb 3, 2021
