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Trial continues for teen accused in sex assaults at St. Michael's College School
An Ontario court will hear more testimony today in the case of a teen boy accused of sexually assaulting two fellow students at a prestigious Toronto private school. The teen has pleaded not guilty to...
Dec 09, 2020
Kim's sister slams Seoul over questioning zero-virus claim
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lambasted South Korea's foreign minister for questioning the North's claim to be coronavirus free, warning Wednesd...
Dec 08, 2020
Cruise cut short as passenger tests positive for COVID-19
SINGAPORE - A passenger on board a Royal Caribbean "cruise to nowhere" has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, prompting the vessel to return early to Singapore on Wednesday. Royal Caribbean said in ...
Dec 08, 2020
Meng's lawyer suggests RCMP and border agency jointly controlled her before arrest
VANCOUVER - An RCMP officer involved in the arrest of Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport two years ago says the Mounties would have stepped in if she had tried to flee while in the custody of officia...
Dec 08, 2020
Two Vancouver police officers charged with assault in arrest of a Black man
VANCOUVER - Assault charges have been laid against two Vancouver police officers after the arrest of a Black man in February 2018. The B.C. Prosecution Service said Tuesday that Const. Jarrod Sidhu is...
Dec 08, 2020
Kovrig, Spavor are 'inspiring' and 'robust' in Chinese prison, says Canada's envoy
OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to China says Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are physically and mentally well and showing inspiring resilience as they near the end of their second year of imprisonment...
Dec 08, 2020
Red Deer men arrested in Ponoka copper wire theft
Two men were arrested and stolen copper wire recovered from their vehicle during an early morning traffic stop in Ponoka last week. On Dec. 3, at 4:08 a.m., Mounties responded to a break and enter at ...
Dec 08, 2020
B.C. ministers pay tribute to Joseph Arvay, lawyer and civil rights champion
VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general paid tribute Tuesday to a lawyer he credited with reforming Canada's legal landscape and fighting for the rights of all Canadians throughout his lifetime...
Dec 08, 2020
Alberta announces additional support for businesses impacted by new COVID-19 restrictions
EDMONTON - The provincial government is expanding its relaunch grant to help small and medium-sized job creators impacted by new COVID-19 restrictions announced Tuesday.The province is expanding and i...
Dec 08, 2020
Red Deer with 373 active COVID-19 cases
Alberta reported another 1,727 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.That's out of 19,109 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of nine per cent.There are now 20,388 active cases in the pro...
Dec 08, 2020