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Meng defence argues document disclosure wouldn't harm Canada's national security
OTTAWA - Lawyers for a Huawei executive facing possible extradition to the United States are disputing the Canadian government's claim that it can't release some documents in the case because it ...
Jul 27, 2020
Octavia Spencer: Cast more actors with disabilities
BOSTON - Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer says Hollywood needs to do better casting people with disabilities. The star of "The Help" and "Hidden Figures" is part of a new video campaign timed wit...
Jul 27, 2020
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for Peace River area
Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the area that encompasses Peace River.The weather authority says atmospheric conditions are favourable in northern Albe...
Jul 27, 2020
NHL announces no positive COVID-19 tests over final week of Phase 3
NEW YORK - The NHL is reporting that no player tested positive for COVID-19 over the final week of training camps. The league said in a release Monday that 4,256 tests were administered to more than 8...
Jul 27, 2020
Deutsche Bank says it won't back any new oilsands or coal projects
CALGARY - Frankfurt-based Deutsche Bank is joining a lengthening list of European lenders and insurance companies that say they won't back new oilsands projects.The German bank says its new fossil fue...
Jul 27, 2020
Experimental COVID-19 vaccine is put to its biggest test
The biggest test yet of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine got underway Monday with the first of some 30,000 Americans rolling up their sleeves to receive shots created by the U.S. government as part of...
Jul 27, 2020
Possible record daily high in Grande Prairie prompts call for caution in heat
UPDATE (5:10 p.m. July 27): According to Environment Canada, the temperature at 4 and 5 p.m. Monday hit 30.4 degrees at the Grande Prairie Airport, just two-tenths of a degree short of the daily recor...
Jul 27, 2020
Protests in two Nova Scotia locations over mass shooting review decision
HALIFAX - Hundreds of people gathered at a Halifax park and in the riding of Nova Scotia's justice minister today to demand a public inquiry into the April mass shooting that killed 22 ...
Jul 27, 2020
NHLers set to enter new dress code-less world, but not all will follow suit
Jason Spezza has worn a suit to nearly every game he's played since breaking into the Ontario Hockey League at age 15. Now 37 years old, the Toronto Maple Leafs forward doesn't know any...
Jul 27, 2020
'Tenet' to open in Canada and other international markets a week before U.S.
NEW YORK - In the latest plan for Hollywood's hopeful return to moviegoing during the pandemic, Warner Bros. will release Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" in an unprecedented fashion, opening it internatio...
Jul 27, 2020