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Local residents honk horns, wave flags to mark 30th anniversary of Oka crisis

July 11, 2020

KANESATAKE, Que. — Rolling convoys are marking the 30th anniversary of the Oka crisis today in Mohawk communities near Montreal.Thirty years ago today, on July 11, 1990, ...

Quebec police say they found 2 bodies in St-Apollinaire during search for 2 girls

July 11, 2020

SAINT-APOLLINAIRE, Que. — Quebec provincial police believe they have found the bodies of two young sisters during a search for them and their father.Ann Mathieu, a police ...

Bosnian-Canadians mark 25th anniversary of Srebrenica massacre

July 11, 2020

Mirela Hodzic Sivic's mother has told her stories about her father, but she doesn't have her own. Those memories were lost in the carnage of the Srebrenica massacre that ...

How Conservative leadership hopefuls would address the WE scandal if they win

July 11, 2020

OTTAWA — Conservative MPs said Friday their party doesn't want to bring down the government over the latest ethics scandal ensnaring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.Current ...

Pedestrian-only downtown a hit with residents as St. John's adapts to pandemic

July 11, 2020

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Cool temperatures didn't stop hundreds of dog walkers, bikers and diners from flocking to St. John's, N.L.'s main downtown street Wednesday evening.Friends...

A look at how provinces plan to emerge from the COVID 19 shutdown

July 11, 2020

Provinces and territories have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19.Here is what some of the provinces have ...

With debt, deficit numbers out, experts say Liberals need plan for growth

July 11, 2020

OTTAWA — The Trudeau Liberals' fiscal update this week put a cost to all the emergency COVID-19 aid the federal treasury will dole out. It delivered some shocks: a gigantic ...

No winning ticket for Friday night's $35 million Lotto Max jackpot

July 11, 2020

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $35 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw.That means the jackpot for the next draw on July 14 will grow to ...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, July 11

July 11, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:02 p.m. ET on July 11, 2020:There are 107,346 confirmed cases in Canada._ Quebec: 56,407 confirmed (...

RCMP 'disappointed' by talk that race a factor in quiet Rideau Hall arrest

July 10, 2020

OTTAWA — The idea that the man accused of crashing into the grounds of Rideau Hall would have been treated differently if he were dark-skinned is disheartening, the RCMP's ...

Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone's prison sentence

July 10, 2020

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger Stone, intervening in extraordinary fashion in a criminal case ...

US appeals to proceed with 1st federal execution in 17 years

July 10, 2020

WASHINGTON — Determined to proceed with the first federal execution in nearly two decades, the Justice Department plans to appeal a judge’s ruling that would halt authorities...

Grocers defend pandemic pay cut decisions as independently made despite emails, ...

July 10, 2020

Executives from three of Canada's largest grocery...

Singer says lawsuit over Lady A name is 'white privilege'

July 10, 2020

Singer Anita White, who was sued by a country ...

Class-action lawsuit alleges meat packer failed to take COVID-19 precautions

July 10, 2020

CALGARY — A class-action lawsuit has been filed ...

Funeral next week for girl shot near Atlanta protest site

July 10, 2020

ATLANTA — A funeral is scheduled next week for an 8-year-old girl who was shot on the Fourth of July near one of Atlanta's flash points for protests against police ...

Quebec arts scene shaken by wave of anonymous sex misconduct allegations

July 10, 2020

MONTREAL — Quebec's arts scene is being rocked by a wave of sexual assault and harassment allegations against well-known figures in the province's entertainment ...

Ethiopia says 2 arrested in killing that sparked mass unrest

July 10, 2020

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s attorney general says two people have been arrested and a third is on the run after the shooting death of a popular singer that set off ...

With new name and album, The Chicks' voices ring loud again

July 10, 2020

NASHVILLE — The Dixie Chicks are no more. Breaking their ties to the South, The Chicks are stepping into a new chapter in their storied career with their first new music in ...

'Stunning:' Scientists surprised at Fort McMurray fire's long impact on rivers

July 10, 2020

EDMONTON — Four years after its flames guttered out, the record-breaking Fort McMurray wildfire continues to astound — this time with its lasting impact on an extensive ...

America's worsening COVID-19 crisis has some Canadians barring the border door

July 10, 2020

WASHINGTON — A Canadian cabinet minister was among the guests waiting in the virtual wings of a recent Zoom panel when the moderator posed one last question to the chairman ...

Presumptive Nunavut COVID case turns out negative after further testing

July 10, 2020

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Tests for what would have been Nunavut's first case of COVID-19 have come back negative.The territory's chief public health officer, Dr. Michael Patterson,...

Conservatives say police should be called in to investigate WE charity scandal

July 10, 2020

OTTAWA — Calls for independent review of the Liberal government giving a sole-source contract to the WE organization intensified Friday with the Conservatives demanding ...

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