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Minister Bains outlines digital charter with focus on personal data control
TORONTO - Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains says the federal government will look to update the Privacy Act as part of an effort to build greater trust in the digital world. Bains made the commitment ...
May 21, 2019
Ousted Saskatchewan NDP MP Erin Weir not running in the next federal election
REGINA - Saskatchewan MP Erin Weir says he will be not be running in October's federal election. Weir issued a statement Tuesday saying he's not running because federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh contin...
May 21, 2019
Back on top: Nadal beats Djokovic for 9th Italian Open title
ROME - Rafael Nadal is right back where he wants to be. After losing in the semifinals of three straight clay-court tournaments, Nadal dominated for stretches against his longtime rival, Novak Djokovi...
May 21, 2019
Deported dangerous offender argues charge that would keep him in U.S. jail too old
HALIFAX - A sexual predator released and deported after a controversial Parole Board of Canada decision is now arguing several charges against him should be dropped becau...
May 21, 2019
Halifax mayor Mike Savage asking employers to jump on Mooseheads bandwagon
HALIFAX - Mayor Mike Savage is asking employers in his city to give their employees some leeway, even forgiveness, ahead of Wednesday's "glorious day in Halifax sports." The host Mooseheads&...
May 21, 2019
Is the right to vegan food a human right? Ontario firefighter argues that it is
An Ontario firefighter alleges his human rights were violated when he was not provided sufficient vegan food while battling a massive blaze in British Columbia. Adam Knauff has filed a complaint ...
May 21, 2019
Woman testifies about strange dynamic in home shared with Winnipeg murder suspect
WINNIPEG - A woman says there was a strange dynamic in a house five women shared with a man accused of killing one of them. Holley Sullivan told court today that, despite horrific abuse, the women wer...
May 21, 2019
Quesnel RCMP looking for witnesses in wheelchair incident
QUESNEL-RCMP in Quesnel are looking for witnesses in a motorized wheelchair accident that left a man injured. The accident occurred at some point between May 15 and 17. The 58 year old victim was ridi...
May 21, 2019
Countermeasures were key to ending tariff stalemate with U.S., says Trudeau
SEPT-LES, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada's retaliatory tariffs on American goods were key to restoring free access to the U.S. market for Canadian steel and aluminum. Trudeau is in S...
May 21, 2019
Ontario researchers invent way to store vaccines at higher temperatures
HAMILTON - Ontario researchers say they've come up with a way to store vaccines at higher temperatures for weeks at a time. The researchers at McMaster University say the cheap technology al...
May 21, 2019