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Salvation Army Christmas Hamper Registration By Phone Only
The Salvation Army Christmas Hamper Registration will be done differently this year. Due to COVID-19 we will be accepting registrations by telephone only, from Monday November 23 to Friday November 27...
Nov 18, 2020
Ottawa to keep Boeing Max aircraft grounded for now, despite US decision
OTTAWA - Canada will not immediately follow the U.S. in allowing the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to return to Canadian airspace.Minister of Transport Marc Garneau said in a statement Wednesday that Canada...
Nov 18, 2020
In McQueen's 'Small Axe,' an epic of West Indian heritage
NEW YORK - For Steve McQueen, bringing back the London of his childhood began with remembering the scents of his youth. In "Small Axe," McQueen's ambitious five-film anthology about London's West Indi...
Nov 18, 2020
Longueuil police arrest man for alleged threats over local deer cull plan
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Police say a man was arrested in connection with threats against the mayor of Longueuil and other local elected officials over a plan to cull white-tailed deer in a city park. Longue...
Nov 18, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Annual rate of inflation rose to 0.7 per cent in October
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the consumer price index in October was up 0.7 per cent compared with a year ago as the annual pace of inflation increased led by higher food prices. The increase compa...
Nov 18, 2020
FAA clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again
After nearly two years and a pair of deadly crashes, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has cleared Boeing's 737 Max for flight. The nation's air safety agency announced the move early Wednesday, sa...
Nov 18, 2020
What's on the menu for the P.A. hospitality industry as govt. ponders next COVID moves?
The hospitality industry is being left largely unscathed - for the coming days at least - in the province's latest and stricter COVID measures, but the Chief Medical Health Officer has intimated that ...
Nov 18, 2020
Nunavut goes into lockdown and People's sexiest men alive: In The News for Nov. 18
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 Nov. 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Nov 18, 2020
Van attack trial continues today after Alek Minassian's father finishes testimony
TORONTO - The defence of the man who killed 10 people in Toronto's van attack continues today.Alek Minassian has pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murde...
Nov 18, 2020
Defence sought mistrial one day after start of Fredericton mass murder proceedings
FREDERICTON - One day after the trial for the 2018 mass shooting in Fredericton began, the defence sought a mistrial, which could have derailed the legal proceedings against admitted killer Matthew Ra...
Nov 18, 2020
