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Report warns taxpayers are spending more on privatized Defence Department services
OTTAWA - Two unions representing Canadian defence employees are calling on the federal government to stop privatizing National Defence services. The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Union of ...
Oct 26, 2020
Mother of Fredericton shooter says she often advised him to see a doctor for help
FREDERICTON - The mother of Fredericton mass shooter Matthew Raymond says he constantly talked about conspiracy theories and she tried to convince him to see a doctor. Shirley Raymond took the stand t...
Oct 26, 2020
Rescheduled Canada Summer Games to be held Aug. 6 to 21, 2022, in Niagara Region
The Canada Summer Games have set new dates.Originally scheduled for 2021, the Niagara Games were previously postponed to 2022 due to concerns around COVID-19. The rescheduled Games will now run Aug. 6...
Oct 26, 2020
Zeta likely hurricane before hitting Yucatan, heading for US
CANCUN, Mexico - A strengthening Tropical Storm Zeta was expected to become a hurricane Monday on a track for Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula resorts and then likely move on for a possible landfall on the ...
Oct 26, 2020
Saskatchewan election day: Voters go to the polls after four-week pandemic campaign
REGINA - Saskatchewan voters choose today which leader will steer the province through the rest of the COVID-19 pandemic, and whatever unforeseen challenges lie ahead following election day. Pol...
Oct 26, 2020
Show goes on for Olivier Awards, even with UK theatres shut
LONDON - Andrew Scott and Ian McKellen were among acting winners as Britain's Laurence Olivier Awards celebrated the best of the London stage in bittersweet fashion Sunday night - most U.K. theatres r...
Oct 26, 2020
Harry Styles investing in new music venue in Manchester
LONDON - While most music stars are rescheduling tour dates to 2021, Harry Styles is looking farther ahead and making plans to headline his own arena - one he's putting his money and ideas into. Style...
Oct 26, 2020
Atlanta rapper Silento charged with driving 143 mph on I-85
Atlanta rapper Silento was arrested Friday and accused of driving 143 mph (230 kph) on Interstate 85, authorities said. Silento, or Richard "Ricky" Lamar Hawk, was charged with reckless driving, speed...
Oct 26, 2020
Passenger in Offset's car arrested for concealed weapon
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - A passenger in a car driven by Migos rapper Offset was arrested in Beverly Hills, California Saturday evening on charges of carrying a concealed, loaded firearm in public, poli...
Oct 26, 2020
`The books that see her through': Winfrey suggests seven
NEW YORK - With Election Day approaching and the pandemic ongoing, Oprah Winfrey is setting aside her usual book club recommendations and instead citing seven personal favourites, ranging from James B...
Oct 26, 2020