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Japan's Toyota sees profit slip, holding up despite pandemic
TOKYO - Toyota's July-September profit fell 11% from a year earlier as the coronavirus pandemic slammed global demand, but Japan's top automaker appeared to be holding up better than weaker rivals tha...
Nov 06, 2020

Japan automaker Honda reports profit rise despite pandemic
TOKYO - Japanese automaker Honda reported Friday that its profit rose 23% in the last quarter, despite a pandemic that has slammed businesses around the world. Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co. said its Jul...
Nov 06, 2020

Vatican to release McCarrick report Tuesday, spans 1930-2017
ROME - The Vatican on Tuesday will release its long-awaited report into what it knew about ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick's sexual misconduct during his rise through the church hierarchy, setting up a...
Nov 06, 2020

Closing arguments begin at rape trial of former entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon
MONTREAL - Closing arguments are underway at the rape trial of Gilbert Rozon, with his lawyer arguing that no crime occurred. Defence lawyer Isabel Schurman is presenting her case to Quebec court Judg...
Nov 06, 2020

Reservist accused of threatening PM has case adjourned in advance of possible plea
OTTAWA - A Manitoba man facing weapons charges and another of threatening the prime minister is expected back in court next month in advance of a possible plea in his case. Corey Hurren appeared virtu...
Nov 06, 2020

Canadian heavyweight Tanner Boser takes on former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski
Over the last five months, two trips to Abu Dhabi and one to Las Vegas have forced Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser to spend more than six weeks in quarantine. Boser's fighting skills ...
Nov 06, 2020

Supreme Court sides with Maple Leaf Foods in case sparked by tainted meat recall
OTTAWA - A Supreme Court of Canada ruling has dealt a blow to Mr. Sub franchisees in their quest for compensation over losses experienced during a Listeria outbreak.In a decision today, the top court ...
Nov 06, 2020

UCP proposes changes to Alberta health legislation
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta has introduced the Health Statutes Amendment Act into the legislature.In a media release from the province, they state that these amendments would improve gove...
Nov 06, 2020

PBO says feds can spend more, but wiggle room has shrunk due to pandemic
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government has the wiggle room to add billions more in permanent spending before its finances become unsustainable. Based on the budget offic...
Nov 06, 2020

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Statistics Canada says economy added 84,000 jobs in Ocrober
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the pace of job growth slowed in October as the economy added 84,000 jobs in the month compared with 378,000 in September. The unemployment rate was 8.9 per cent compar...
Nov 06, 2020