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'It is urgent:' Commissioner calls for Indigenous bodies to oversee police
Aboriginal civilian groups that would oversee police actions are long past due in Canada, says a commissioner who served on the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and gi...
Sep 07, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 7
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. EDT on Sept. 7, 2020: There are 131,894 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 63,497 confirmed (including 5,769 deaths, 55,871 r...
Sep 07, 2020
N.B. Tory leader reviews candidate's future after transphobic re-post emerges
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - The leader of New Brunswick's Progressive Conservatives says he's looking at whether one of his candidates has a place in the party after learning he had reposte...
Sep 07, 2020
Workers groups mark Labour Day with push for changes in Liberals' throne speech
OTTAWA - One of the country's largest labour organizations is launching a campaign to coincide with Labour Day to push the Trudeau Liberals for changes to the federal social safety net. The Canadian L...
Sep 07, 2020
Supporters gather for Assange court extradition showdown
LONDON - Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the U.S. government were squaring off in a London court on Monday at a high-stakes extradition case delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Ameri...
Sep 07, 2020
Saudi court issues final verdicts in Khashoggi killing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A Saudi court issued final verdicts on Monday in the case of slain Washington Post columnist and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi after his family announced pardons that spar...
Sep 07, 2020
Workers groups mark Labour Day with push for changes in Liberals' throne speech
OTTAWA - One of the country's largest labour organizations is launching a campaign to coincide with Labour Day to push the Trudeau Liberals for changes to the federal social safety net. The Canadian L...
Sep 07, 2020
Supporters gather for Assange court extradition showdown
LONDON - Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the U.S. government were squaring off in a London court on Monday at a high-stakes extradition case delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Ameri...
Sep 07, 2020
Toronto considering ambitious homeless housing plan in wake of COVID-19 pandemic
Toronto is considering an ambitious new plan to combat homelessness as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to exacerbate the issue. In a draft report developed by the Shelter, Support and Housing Administ...
Sep 07, 2020
California avoids major power outages as wildfires rage
SHAVER LAKE, Calif. - Rescuers in military helicopters airlifted 207 people to safety over the weekend after an explosive wildfire trapped them in a popular camping area in California's Sierra Nationa...
Sep 07, 2020