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Mother faces negligence charge in death of 7-year-old girl in Laval, Que.
LAVAL, Que. - Police in Laval, Que., say the mother of a seven-year-old girl who died this month following alleged mistreatment has been arrested. The arrest took place Friday just before 7 a.m., and ...
Jan 15, 2021
Global death toll from COVID-19 tops 2M amid vaccine rollout
The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 2 million Friday as vaccines developed at breakneck speed are being rolled out around the world in an all-out campaign to vanquish the threat. The milestone ...
Jan 15, 2021
Sask. government to provide $4 million of funding to WHL teams, SJHL
The Prince Albert Raiders haven't played a game in over 10 months, and a lot of their biggest fundraising events have been forced to be cancelled. They've also had to stop selling season's tickets, as...
Jan 15, 2021
Saskatchewan gives $4M to junior hockey after extending ban on team sports
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is giving $4 million to help junior hockey leagues and teams that have had their play interrupted by provincial health restrictions. It says it will send $1 millio...
Jan 15, 2021
Police arrest second suspect accused of stealing vehicle and assault on Sturgeon Lake First Nation
The Prince Albert RCMP have arrested a second individual in connection to an investigation into the theft of a vehicle and aggravated assault on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation in December.According to...
Jan 15, 2021
Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden's inauguration
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, according to a person familiar with the planning who spoke on condi...
Jan 15, 2021
Feds: Capitol mob aimed to 'assassinate' elected officials
PHOENIX - The pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week aimed to "capture and assassinate elected officials," federal prosecutors said in court documents. The remarks came in a motion pros...
Jan 15, 2021
Pfizer temporarily reduces European deliveries of vaccine
COPENHAGEN - U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer confirmed Friday it will temporarily reduce deliveries to Europe of its COVID-19 vaccine while it upgrades production capacity to 2 billion doses per ye...
Jan 15, 2021
Quebec to seek leave to appeal mosque shooter sentence at Supreme Court
Quebec says it will seek leave to appeal at the Supreme Court of Canada a lower court decision that reduced the sentence of convicted mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette. The province's highest court...
Jan 15, 2021
Pfizer-BioNTech cutting back vaccine deliveries to Canada due to production issues
OTTAWA - Global supply issues are temporarily delaying Canada's vaccine shipment from Pfizer-BioNTech, but Procurement Minister Anita Anand says they will be made up with accelerated deliveries in Feb...
Jan 15, 2021
