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Montreal police to announce street checks policy after systemic bias report
Montreal police are to announce a new policy on street checks today, months after a damning independent report found evidence of systemic bias linked to race in who they decide to stop. Last...
Jul 08, 2020
Liberals to detail preview of federal deficit, spending affected by COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are to lay out today how they see the COVID-19 pandemic affecting government finances for the fiscal year including an estimated deficit and a projected path for the...
Jul 08, 2020
July 14 bail hearing date set for Epstein's ex-girlfriend
NEW YORK - Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend will appear remotely by video for a July 14 courthouse arraignment and bail hearing on charges she recruited girls for him to sexually abuse over two decades...
Jul 08, 2020
IIHF encouraged by NHL's potential return to Olympics in '22
International Ice Hockey Federation chief Rene' Fasel is encouraged after learning the NHL's pending labour deal opens the possibility of the world's best players returning to the Olympics. Aside from...
Jul 07, 2020
University of California system names 1st Black president
SAN FRANCISCO - Dr. Michael Drake was chosen Tuesday to be president of the University of California, the first Black leader in the system's 150-year history. Drake, a seasoned university administrato...
Jul 07, 2020
CFIA cancels imports of some puppies from Ukraine after dead dogs found on plane
TORONTO - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it will not allow commercial puppies under the age of eight months to be imported from Ukraine after dozens of dead or sick dogs were found on a...
Jul 07, 2020
Victims' family asks for delay of federal inmate's execution
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Family members of the victims of an inmate scheduled to be put to death next week asked a federal judge to delay his execution Tuesday, saying the coronavirus pandemic puts them at...
Jul 07, 2020
Alberta won't require full environmental assessments for sandpits
EDMONTON - Alberta is moving to change the legal definition of minerals to spare excavators from having to conduct environmental assessments for large sandpits.A court ruling earlier this spring would...
Jul 07, 2020
Alberta updates COVID-19 numbers for July 7
Alberta has reported 47 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 8,436.There are 620 active cases in the province, an increase of 13 since Mond...
Jul 07, 2020
Alberta bill proposes major changes to union strike rules and funding
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is proposing major changes to rules governing unions, including limits on where and how striking workers can picket.Labour Minister Jason Copping says a bill now befo...
Jul 07, 2020