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Judge hands out fines instead of jail to prevent notoriety for COVID-19 violators
CALGARY - An Alberta judge has decided to spare a pastor, his brother and a cafe owner jail time for violating COVID-19 rules because he didn't want the three men to cash in on the notoriety of additi...
Oct 14, 2021
Shortage of rig workers could slow Canadian oilpatch recovery, industry warns
CALGARY - Canadian energy contractors are facing a shortage of rig workers that could slow oilpatch recovery.Oil and gas companies are ramping up production to meet global energy demand as COVID-19 re...
Oct 14, 2021
Armed clash erupts in Beirut in protest against blast judge
BEIRUT (AP) - Armed clashes broke out in Beirut Thursday during a protest against the lead judge investigating last year's massive blast in the city's port, as tensions over the domestic probe boiled ...
Oct 14, 2021
Norway bow-and-arrow suspect was flagged for radicalization
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - A Danish man who is in custody in Norway suspected of a bow-and-arrow attack on a small town that killed five people and wounded two others is a Muslim convert who had previ...
Oct 14, 2021
Settling Afghan refugees, TDSB report on Lytton wildfire : In The News for Oct. 14
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 Oct. 14 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Oct 14, 2021
Point Roberts, Wash., leaders want COVID test exemption for Canadian visitors
VANCOUVER - COVID-19 testing requirements for Canadians driving home from the United States could only prolong the hardships for the tiny coastal town of Point Roberts, Wash., community leaders say. P...
Oct 14, 2021
'Going forward, is it OK? Absolutely not': Fuel in water not dangerous short-term
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A University of Saskatchewan professor who has worked in Iqaluit says any amount of fuel in drinking water is unsafe, but drinking it over the short term isn't necessarily dangerous...
Oct 14, 2021
Volunteers who supported Syrian refugees reconnecting to help Afghan newcomers
TORONTO - Volunteers who helped Syrian refugees settle in Canada six years ago are coming together once more to help Afghans who've recently arrived in the country. Their efforts - which range from se...
Oct 14, 2021
TSB to release report into possible link between rail and wildfire in Lytton, B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board was scheduled to release the results of its investigation today into the "possible relation" between train activities and a wildfire this summer in Lyt...
Oct 14, 2021
Fire kills 14 people, injures 51 in southern Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A fire engulfed a 13-story building overnight Thursday in southern Taiwan, killing 14 people and injuring 51. The building caught on fire around 3 a.m., fire department officials...
Oct 13, 2021