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Scallop boat, crew missing off Nova Scotia coast; debris and empty life-rafts spotted
DIGBY - Military aircraft and coast guard vessels are searching off the coast of southwestern Nova Scotia after a scallop boat was reported to have gone down in rough seas and empty life-rafts washed ...
Dec 15, 2020
Feds to delay seeking legal protection for monarch butterfly
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - The monarch butterfly will have to wait several years more to receive protection under the Endangered Species Act despite its declining population. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Se...
Dec 15, 2020
As anxieties grow over CERB notices, Qualtrough says no requirement to repay now
OTTAWA - Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says federal notices to emergency aid recipients are an attempt to verify information and avoid making tax time next year overly complicated. The Canada R...
Dec 15, 2020
UK plans big fines for online companies over harmful content
LONDON - Social media and other internet companies face big fines in Britain if they don't remove and limit the spread of harmful material such as child sexual abuse or terrorist content and protect u...
Dec 15, 2020
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard arrested in Winnipeg under Extradition Act
WINNIPEG - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been arrested in Winnipeg. Court records show Nygard, who is 79, was arrested under the Extradition Act and is to appear in a Winnipeg courtroom this...
Dec 15, 2020
A Prince Albert Christmas Carol
Tickets will only be able to be purchased when the event goes online on our website www.odysseyproductions.ca on Dec. 19th at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $5 plus taxes and fees. The video will be on for an u...
Dec 15, 2020
Parti Quebecois member Harold LeBel removed from caucus after sex assault complaint
QUEBEC - A Parti Quebecois member of the Quebec legislature has been arrested on allegations of sexual assault. Quebec provincial police arrested Harold LeBel today in Rimouski and he was being questi...
Dec 15, 2020
RCMP commits to changes on how it collects, uses information about protesters
OTTAWA - The RCMP has agreed to revamp its policies on the collection and use of information about protesters after a watchdog expressed fresh concerns, a notable shift from the police force's positio...
Dec 15, 2020
Important Public Health Measures Implemented
While Saskatchewan's COVID-19 case trends are relatively stable, case rates continue to create significant, on-going community transmission and increasing pressure on health care services. Additional ...
Dec 15, 2020
The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada on Dec. 15, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:35 a.m. Ontario is reporting a new single-day record of 2,275 new COVID-19 cases today. Health Minister Christine Elliott say...
Dec 15, 2020
