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Quebec seal hunter flown to hospital after attack by seal off Nova Scotia
A Quebec seal hunter had to be airlifted to hospital this week after being attacked and seriously injured by a grey seal in Nova Scotia. Denis Eloquin, captain of a sealing ship out of Iles-de-la-Made...
Jan 31, 2020

Despair, resolve among climate activists over USMCA's environmental shortfalls
WASHINGTON - Climate activists in the United States call it an abject failure, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is insisting the new North American trade agreement is a good deal for t...
Jan 31, 2020

Endangered southern resident orca, a senior male, feared dead by researchers
VANCOUVER - An endangered southern resident killer whale is missing and feared dead in the Pacific Northwest, the Center for Whale Research says. The death would leave the population of the&...
Jan 31, 2020

Putin pardons Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has pardoned an Israeli woman who had been jailed on drug charges, the Kremlin said Wednesday. A presidential decree ordering Naama Issachar's release on "hum...
Jan 31, 2020

'One of the big names of Senate history,' Quebec's Joyal leaves Red Chamber
OTTAWA - In 2014, Justin Trudeau booted senators out of the Liberal caucus as part of his bid to transform Canada's Senate into a more independent, less partisan chamber of sober second thought. Yet o...
Jan 31, 2020

Toronto Wolfpack enter Super League with small squad but big ambitions
The Toronto Wolfpack step up in class Sunday when they make their Betfred Super League debut against Castleford Tigers with star signing Sonny Bill Williams expected to see action. "We're really looki...
Jan 31, 2020

Russian bombers buzzed Canadian airspace: Norad
OTTAWA - Two long-range Russian bombers buzzed Canadian airspace this morning, only days after a senior military officer warned that North America's early warning system is outdated. The North America...
Jan 31, 2020

Leaked report shows United Nations suffered hack
GENEVA - Sophisticated hackers infiltrated U.N. networks in Geneva and Vienna last year in an apparent espionage operation that top officials at the world body kept largely quiet. The hackers' identit...
Jan 31, 2020

Winnipeg police officer charged; accused of deleting own speeding ticket
WINNIPEG - A police officer is accused of deleting records related to his own speeding ticket while he was on desk duty facing a trial on an assault charge. "The integrity of the conduct of police off...
Jan 31, 2020

Nova Scotia court says man's rights not infringed when Grabher plate was revoked
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has dismissed a claim by a man who says the province infringed on his freedom of expression when it revoked a license plate personalized with his surna...
Jan 31, 2020