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Activist and former CFL player Balarama Holness to run for Montreal mayor
MONTREAL - A community activist and former CFL player is entering the race to become mayor of Montreal. Balarama Holness announced today he'll compete for the city's top job under the banner of his ne...
May 20, 2021

Activist and former CFL player Balarama Holness to run for Montreal mayor
MONTREAL - A community activist and former CFL player is entering the race to become mayor of Montreal. Balarama Holness announced today he'll compete for the city's top job under the banner of his ne...
May 20, 2021

Fired Quebec nurse tells Echaquan inquiry she's sorry for comments caught on film
MONTREAL - A Quebec nurse who was fired for insulting Joyce Echaquan as she lay dying in hospital has apologized for the comments she admits were cruel. She was the latest to take the stand today at a...
May 20, 2021

Report: BBC reporter used deceit to get 1995 Diana interview
LONDON (AP) - A BBC journalist used "deceitful behavior" to secure an explosive interview with Princess Diana in 1995, in a "serious breach" of the broadcaster's guidelines, an investigation found Thu...
May 20, 2021

Bank of Canada warns of rising risks from household debt, and a hot housing market
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada says its concerns are mounting that households are piling on too much debt and posing what the central bank says is a key vulnerability to the economy. In a new report, the...
May 20, 2021

Canada's Denis Shapovalov rallies for second-round win at Geneva Open
Canada's Denis Shapovalov has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Geneva Open. The second-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., beat Italian qualifier Marco Cecchinato 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-1 in the...
May 20, 2021

COVID road checks to ramp up this long weekend
R-C-M-P have issued a reminder that non-essential travel remains restricted, between three regional zones established by the province. They say road checks will ramp up over this coming long weekend. ...
May 20, 2021

Researchers suggest Ottawa eliminate health transfers, give provinces room to tax
MONTREAL - A new report by researchers at the Universit de Montral's HEC business school is calling for the end of federal transfers payments to the provinces. The report published Thursday suggests t...
May 20, 2021

Zimmer blasts Trudeau Liberals for driving away investment
FORT ST. JOHN - A northern MP is blasting the Trudeau Liberals for driving away investment. Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies Conservative MP Bob Zimmer blames the government for the announce...
May 20, 2021

Study finds abandoned oil and gas wells place unfair burden on landowners, taxpayers
CALGARY - A report from the University of Calgary says the costs of Alberta's growing stock of abandoned and inactive oil and gas wells are falling unfairly on landowners and taxpayers. Braeden Larson...
May 20, 2021