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Crown trying to attack credibility of former Quebec TV star in sex-assault trial
MONTREAL - The Crown is asking a Quebec court judge to admit new evidence in the sexual assault trial of former television star Eric Salvail that it says indicates he gave a false ...
Jul 13, 2020
Federal wage subsidy to be extended to December, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - The federal government is extending its program to subsidize wages in companies hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic until December, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. The program is the...
Jul 13, 2020
Federal wage subsidy to be extended to December, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - The federal government is extending its program to subsidize wages in companies hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic until December, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. The program is the...
Jul 13, 2020
Genetic detectives begin work to trace spread of COVID-19 in Canada
OTTAWA - Canada's public health experts have been racing to stop the spread of COVID-19 by trying to figure out how everyone is getting it, and whom they might have given it to. But even the best effo...
Jul 13, 2020
Canadiens sign defenceman Alexander Romanov to entry-level contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed defenceman Alexander Romanov to a three-year entry-level contract. Romanov will earn US$832,500 at the NHL level in each season, with signing an...
Jul 13, 2020
Province seeking proposals to review COVID-19 response
The provincial government is seeking proposals to review its response to COVID-19.The third-party review aims to enhance Alberta's capacity to respond to a potential second wave of the novel coronavir...
Jul 13, 2020
Sentries return to National War Memorial as COVID-19 threat recedes
OTTAWA - Military sentries are returning to their spots in front of the National War Memorial and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as the threat posed by COVID-19 appears to be receding. The Canadian Armed...
Jul 13, 2020
Return of North American economy will negate need for tariffs, PM tells Trump
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says as the North American economy gets back up to speed, Canada's aluminum production is returning to normal, undercutting the argument for American tariffs...
Jul 13, 2020
8 positive tests: Four sites in Kelowna, B.C., now linked to COVID-19 exposures
KELOWNA, B.C. - Health officials are monitoring several cases of COVID-19 exposure in Kelowna, B.C., and say they've identified two more locations where people may have contracted the r...
Jul 13, 2020
IMF: Mideast loses $270B oil income amid virus, recession
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The Middle East's energy producers are expected to earn $270 billion less in oil revenue compared to last year as the region's economic heavyweight, Saudi Arabia, sinks d...
Jul 13, 2020