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Float plane touched down briefly before fatal crash
LEDUC COUNTY- The Transportation Safety Board says an amateur-built plane with amphibious floats was being used in training when it went down last week south of Edmonton, killing three people on board...
Jul 07, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, July 7
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on July 7, 2020: There are 105,935 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 55,937 confirmed (including 5,577 deaths, 25,...
Jul 07, 2020
Lawyer says charges against N.S. woman to be dropped in racial profiling case
HALIFAX - The lawyer for a woman who accused Halifax police of racial profiling and physical abuse says charges against her will be dropped today. Santina Rao was facing charges of dist...
Jul 07, 2020
Ethics commissioner finds Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer broke no ethics rules
EDMONTON- Alberta's ethics commissioner says Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer did not break ethics rules when he hired Steve Allan to run the public inquiry into who funds oil protesters.Marguerite Tr...
Jul 07, 2020
Airline turbulence and more places opening up in Ontario; In The News for July 7
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 7 ... What ...
Jul 07, 2020
Turbulence in Canadian opinion on airlines COVID-19 response: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests turbulence ahead for airlines seeking public support for their current COVID-19 plans. Seventy-two per cent of Canadians surveyed say they're not comfortable flying since ...
Jul 07, 2020
Death toll from flooding in Japan rises to 50, dozen missing
TOKYO - Japan's disaster management agency says the death toll from recent flooding has risen to 50 and at least a dozen others are still missing. Pounding rain since late Friday in Japan's southern r...
Jul 06, 2020
California Assembly delays session after virus outbreak
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A coronavirus outbreak in the California Legislature has indefinitely delayed the state Assembly's return to work from a scheduled summer recess, highlighting the rapid spread of ...
Jul 06, 2020
Alberta announces sandhill crane hunt for this fall
EDMONTON - Alberta has announced there will be a sandhill crane hunting season this fall a hunt that's been opposed by an environmental group and was previously rejected by the provincial government t...
Jul 06, 2020
City council reverses decision on former Deer Park fire hall
Red Deer city council has reversed course on a contentious decision to deny a rezoning application for the former fire hall building in Deer Park.On Monday, Councillor Lawrence Lee proposed a reconsid...
Jul 06, 2020