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WestJet to refund some passengers whose flights were cancelled because of COVID-19
WestJet says it will begin providing refunds to passengers who had their WestJet and Swoop flights cancelled by the airlines as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The company says the refunds - the fir...
Oct 22, 2020
Crash-prone ferry MV Apollo, slated for new life as Quebec tourist site, to be junked
MONTREAL - The crash-prone ferry MV Apollo, which officials on Quebec's North Shore had hoped to sink and turn into an underwater diving attraction, is likely headed for the scrapyard. A non-profit or...
Oct 22, 2020
Central Alberta couple busted for drug trafficking
On Sept. 30, the RCMP Southern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit (SAD CRU) entered into an investigation into the trafficking of illegal drugs in the town of Linden. As a result, 38-year-old Mandy...
Oct 22, 2020
Elections watchdog announces charges against former leader of defunct Bridge party
OTTAWA - Canada's elections watchdog says the former leader of the defunct Bridge Party of Canada and another individual are facing charges under both the Canada Elections Act and the Criminal Code. E...
Oct 22, 2020
Calgary man killed in collision near Sylvan Lake
A 21-year-old Calgary man is dead following a head-on collision Wednesday evening near Sylvan Lake. The crash on Highway 11 just east of Highway 781 happened just before 7 p.m.RCMP say a westbound sem...
Oct 22, 2020
Jurors in Fredericton mass murder trial hear recordings of accused killer
FREDERICTON - A lawyer for the accused Fredericton mass shooter says his client repeatedly demanded to be released and often refused to take legal advice during their meetings together in 2019. Defenc...
Oct 22, 2020
Sentence handed down in 2017 fire that destroyed Leslieville Elks Hall
Nearly three years later after the Leslieville Elks Hall burned to the ground, the court case for a male suspect charged in the incident has wrapped up. The suspect, who cannot be named because he was...
Oct 22, 2020
Pandemic tests Canada's ability to stay a winter-sport powerhouse in Beijing in 2022
What bobsled pilot Justin Kripps wants out of the upcoming sliding season is momentum. What that looks like will be dictated by the COVID-19 pandemic. "I feel like there's there's a couple different w...
Oct 22, 2020
Senators sign forward Connor Brown to a three-year, $10.8M contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have avoided arbitration with Connor Brown by signing the forward to a three-year, US$10.8-million contract. The Senators and Brown were scheduled to have an arbitration h...
Oct 22, 2020
Santa Claus won't be coming to Macy's this year
NEW YORK - Macy's said Santa Claus won't be greeting kids at its flagship New York store this year due to the coronavirus, interrupting a holiday tradition started nearly 160 years ago. More than a qu...
Oct 22, 2020