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Appeals court keeps Flynn case alive, won't order dismissal
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court won't order the dismissal of the Michael Flynn prosecution, ruling Monday that a judge is entitled to scrutinize the Justice Department's request to dismiss its ca...
Aug 31, 2020
Alberta woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in partner's shooting death
EDMONTON - An Alberta woman who was granted a new trial by the Supreme Court of Canada has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the fatal shooting of her domestic partner. Deborah Doonanco, who is 58,&nb...
Aug 31, 2020
MP Calkins: Trudeau’s Prorogation of Parliament avoids accountability
Last week on Tuesday August 18 Justin Trudeau announced that he was proroguing Parliament. Let me begin by saying that there is nothing inherently bad about prorogation. It can be a useful tool for a ...
Aug 31, 2020
Province removes physical distancing rules from classrooms
One of the rules initially set in place for Alberta's return to class plan has been lifted. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, quietly signed a health order over the weekend...
Aug 31, 2020
Climate change creating vast new glacial lakes, future flooding risk: research
CALGARY - Meltwater from shrinking glaciers is creating vast lakes that could eventually pose an enormous flooding threat, says newly published research. "Unsurprisingly, we found those...
Aug 31, 2020
N.B. Liberals promise to suspend use of industrial herbicide on Crown land
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers is promising to suspend the provincial government's use of an industrial weed killer on Crown land for four years. Campaigning in Rogersville, ...
Aug 31, 2020
Canada signs deal with Novovax to get 76 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA - The federal government has a deal with a third vaccine developer to get access to an experimental COVID-19 vaccine as early as next spring. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Montreal t...
Aug 31, 2020
Business rent-aid program to fall well short of budget, PBO projects
OTTAWA - A federal spending watchdog says a program aiming to providing rent relief to small and medium-sized businesses will cost just under $1 billion this fiscal year. The report this morning from ...
Aug 31, 2020
Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee dies at age 84
NEW DELHI - Former President Pranab Mukherjee, a senior leader of India's Congress party who served in multiple Cabinets during five decades in politics, has died. He was 84. Mukherjee had emergency s...
Aug 31, 2020
Lady Gaga dominates at MTV VMAs, The Weeknd wins top award
NEW YORK - Lady Gaga cleaned house at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, while The Weeknd took home the top prize - and both pop stars sent important messages to viewers about the current state of the w...
Aug 31, 2020