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Withered public health agency forced to scramble on COVID-19, auditor general finds
OTTAWA - A withered Public Health Agency dithered on pandemic preparedness, the federal auditor general has concluded, leaving officials no choice but to scramble to respond to COVID-19. And if such a...
Mar 25, 2021
Crown says burden is on Meng's lawyers to prove device information was wrongly shared
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Canada's attorney general says there's no evidence that the RCMP shared serial numbers with U.S. investigators for the devices of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. John Gibb-Cars...
Mar 25, 2021
Highlights from Quebec's budget for 2021-22 fiscal year
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard tabled the 2021-22 provincial budget Thursday. Here are some highlights.- Operating deficit of $9.2 billion, which jumps to $12.3 billion after a deposit of $3.1 bi...
Mar 25, 2021
Toronto FC midfielder Nick DeLeon admits to 'dark time' during recent quarantine
Veteran midfielder Nick DeLeon admits to some dark days during Toronto FC's recent quarantine due to an outbreak of COVID-19 among players and staff.The 30-year-old from Phoenix managed just four or f...
Mar 25, 2021
'The world got dimmer': Shooting victims' lives remembered
BOULDER, Colo. - One victim of the Colorado supermarket shooting was leaving after fixing a coffee machine. Another worked at the store but was only there because he stopped in to shop during his time...
Mar 25, 2021
'Arrested Development' actor Jessica Walter dies at 80
LOS ANGELES - Jessica Walter, whose roles as a scheming matriarch in TV's "Arrested Development" and a stalker in "Play Misty for Me" were in line with a career that drew on her astringent screen pres...
Mar 25, 2021
In shift, oil industry group backs federal price on carbon
WASHINGTON - The oil and gas industry's top lobbying group on Thursday endorsed a federal price on carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming, a reversal of longstanding industry polic...
Mar 25, 2021
Rare Van Gogh masterpiece sells for $15.4 million in Paris
PARIS - A rare painting by Vincent Van Gogh was sold at auction Thursday by Sotheby's Paris for 13.1 million euros ($15.4 million). The sale of "Street Scene in Montmartre" was highly anticipated as i...
Mar 25, 2021
Russia opposition leader Navalny's health worsens in prison
MOSCOW - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has accused prison authorities of failing to provide proper treatment for his back pain and leg problems, saying in a letter posted Thursday that his ...
Mar 25, 2021
US general: Afghans need US troops to counter Taliban
WASHINGTON - Afghanistan's military forces need U.S. assistance to successfully counter the Taliban, the top general for U.S. Special Operations Command told Congress on Thursday, amid debate over whe...
Mar 25, 2021