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Meng hearing schedule to expand; lawyers ask for 'referee' in case
VANCOUVER - Legal arguments at the B.C. Supreme Court in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou may stretch into next year. Crown lawyer Robert Frater told the court...
Jun 03, 2020

Pilgrim’s Pride CEO among indicted for chicken price fixing
The CEO of Pilgrim's Pride is one of four current and former chicken company executives indicted Wednesday on charges of price-fixing. The U.S. Department of Justice said a federal grand jury in Color...
Jun 03, 2020

Subban donates US$50K to charity for George Floyd's daughter, says NHL matched
New Jersey Devils defenceman P.K. Subban says he's donated US$50,000 to a GoFundMe page set up for George Floyd's daughter, and that the NHL has matched the pledge. Subban announced the donation in a ...
Jun 03, 2020

More Arctic politicians join call for RCMP to wear body cameras in Nunavut
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The mayor of Iqaluit is joining other Arctic leaders calling for RCMP members in Nunavut to wear body cameras. Kenny Bell says in a release that cameras would make law enforcem...
Jun 03, 2020

Active-duty troops deployed to DC region start to leave
WASHINGTON - Active-duty troops brought in to help if needed with the civil unrest in the nation's capitol are beginning to return to their home base, after two days of more peaceful demonstrations in...
Jun 03, 2020

Nation's streets calmest in days; police credit curfews
MINNEAPOLIS - Protesters marched on Wednesday in peaceful pleas to end police brutality, after a calmer night in cities across America void of the violence of recent days, as demonstrators heightened ...
Jun 03, 2020

Garneau expands required use of face masks on planes, trains, ships and transit
OTTAWA - Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau is expanding the required use of face coverings on planes, trains, ships and transit to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Effective at noon on Thursd...
Jun 03, 2020

Military ends mission to recover Cyclone helicopter crash wreckage, remains
HALIFAX - The Canadian Armed Forces has ended its mission to recover the wreckage of the Cyclone helicopter that crashed off the coast of Greece in April. Maritime Component commander Rear-Admiral Cra...
Jun 03, 2020

Province announces plan for 'standing up for law-abiding gun owners'
Premier Jason Kenney took straight aim at the federal government while announcing new provincial measures intended to support law-abiding Alberta gun owners. "While some people in faraway places like ...
Jun 03, 2020

AP source: NBA presents players with plan for season restart
The NBA has told the National Basketball Players Association that it will present a 22-team plan for restarting the season to the league's board of governors on Thursday, a person with knowledge of th...
Jun 03, 2020