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Capitol negotiators trade broadsides on stalled virus aid
WASHINGTON - The rival sides in bumpy congressional negotiations on a huge COVID-19 relief package exchanged public broadsides rather than constructive concessions Thursday as they stumbled toward a s...
Aug 6, 2020
Canada 'profoundly concerned' over Chinese death sentence for citizen in drug case
OTTAWA - A spokesman for the federal government says Canada is "profoundly concerned" about a Canadian citizen sentenced to death on drug charges in China. The Guangzhou Municipal Intermediate Court a...
Aug 6, 2020
After recovering from virus, Domingo vows to clear name
SALZBURG, Austria - Placido Domingo is back in Europe to receive a lifetime achievement award after a bout with the coronavirus, vowing in an interview with a top Italian daily newspaper to clear his ...
Aug 6, 2020
Coroner: TV host Flack killed herself before assault trial
LONDON - A British coroner ruled Thursday that reality TV host Caroline Flack killed herself while facing an assault trial she feared would end her career and bring unbearable media scrutiny. Flack, t...
Aug 6, 2020
Province’s new curriculum to focus on literacy and numeracy
The provincial government has announced details on updating school curriculum for K to 12 students.Last August, the province appointed an independent panel of experts to help develop a new curriculum....
Aug 6, 2020
Georges Island: public granted access to historic island in Halifax harbour
HALIFAX - Ottawa has announced the public will soon be able to visit Georges Island, the national historic site in the middle of Halifax harbour, on weekend boat tours. Halifax MP Andy ...
Aug 6, 2020
Grande Prairie's Bidewell signs with Notre Dame Jr. A Hounds
Grande Peace Ernie's Sports U18 AAA Storm goaltender McCoy Bidewell could be heading to Wilcox, Saskatchewan next season.It was announced last week that Bidewell has signed with the Notre Dame Hounds ...
Aug 6, 2020
Jasper passes mandatory mask bylaw for public areas
Jasper is the latest Alberta community to pass a bylaw making face coverings mandatory in public areas.The mountain town is requiring people to wear masks in all indoor public places, on downtown side...
Aug 6, 2020
Saudi Crown prince sent hit squad to Canada to kill former spy, lawsuit claims
TORONTO - The crown prince of Saudi Arabia sent a hit squad to Canada in an effort to hunt down and kill a former top intelligence official who knows too much, a civil suit filed Thursday in cour...
Aug 6, 2020
New York attorney general seeks to dissolve NRA
New York's attorney general sued the National Rifle Association on Thursday, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business over allegations that high-ranking executives diverte...
Aug 6, 2020