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Prime minister is asked to help with search for NFLD man who disappeared in B.C.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The case of a Newfoundland and Labrador man who recently went missing in British Columbia reached the prime minister Wednesday during a virtual town hall with members of Memorial Un...
Oct 22, 2020
Alberta premier tests negative for COVID-19 but will isolate for a week
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has tested negative for COVID-19 but will continue to isolate at home after one of his cabinet ministers tested positive.Kenney says in a statement he is feelin...
Oct 22, 2020
Navy investigating unexplained breakdown on brand-new Arctic patrol vessel
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Navy says it is investigating an unexplained breakdown on its brand-new, $400-million Arctic patrol ship. The problem first emerged last week as HMCS Harry DeWolf's crew wa...
Oct 22, 2020
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