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Nygard to face extradition to U.S. after Canadian case completed: Lametti
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is set to be extradited to the United States to faces sex-related charges there, but only once his criminal case in Canada is completed. Federal Justice Minister Da...
Mar 22, 2022
Desmond inquiry: presiding judge hints at key recommendation as testimony concludes
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - The inquiry investigating why an Afghanistan war veteran in Nova Scotia killed his family and himself in 2017 heard from its final witness Tuesday - more than two years after t...
Mar 22, 2022
Workers back on the job at noon after CP Rail and union agree to final arbitration
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. rail employees are back on the job, but one labour relations expert says it could take weeks before matters are settled between the country's second-largest railway and t...
Mar 22, 2022
Plans for 2022 State of the Region event unveiled
The Grande Prairie and District Chamber of Commerce have finalized plans for their annual State of the Region event. It will be held on April 22 at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Grande Prairie Airport,...
Mar 22, 2022
New Brunswick's Pierre Arsenault takes over as U Sports chief executive officer
Pierre Arsenault is taking over as chief executive officer of one of the largest sports leagues in Canada. The 48-year-old from Riverview, N.B. steps to the helm of 14,000 student-athletes playing var...
Mar 22, 2022
Official guilty of illegally entering Capitol grounds Jan. 6
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday convicted an elected official from New Mexico of illegally entering restricted US Capitol grounds but acquitted him of engaging in disorderly conduct durin...
Mar 22, 2022
Work stoppage to end after CP Rail and union agree to final arbitration
CALGARY, AB - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and the union representing 3,000 conductors, engineers and train and yard workers say they have agreed to final and binding arbitration to end a work stoppa...
Mar 22, 2022
1 killed, 10 injured after tornado hits north Texas county
DALLAS (AP) - One person was killed when a tornado swept through North Texas, officials said Tuesday. Grayson County Office of Emergency Management Director Sarah Somers said a 73-year-old woman died ...
Mar 22, 2022
Ottawa Senators will no longer require fans to be masked as of Saturday's home game
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have eliminated their mask mandate for fans beginning Saturday. The move comes amid Ontario's easing of COVID-19 restrictions, and on the heels of Maple Leaf Sports & ...
Mar 22, 2022
Some key details in the "confidence and supply" deal between the Liberals, NDP
OTTAWA - Some key elements of the agreement between the Liberals and NDP that would keep Justin Trudeau's government in power until 2025: The NDP will not move a vote of non-confidence, nor vote for a...
Mar 22, 2022