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Lawyers, prosecutors in Patrik Mathews white-supremacy case seek extension
WASHINGTON - Prosecutors and lawyers for a former Canadian Forces reservist and two other men at the centre of an alleged white-supremacist plot to trigger a U.S. race war say they all need ...
Jun 17, 2020

Federal economics and fiscal 'snapshot' coming July 8: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising to deliver a "snapshot" of the federal government's finances in the House of Commons July 8. The Liberals were supposed to present a full budge...
Jun 17, 2020

Greens' Elizabeth May wants inquiry into RCMP that believes it is 'above the law'
OTTAWA - The Green party's Elizabeth May wants a full inquiry into the RCMP, saying the national police force's culture of unaccountability must be put under a microscope. May, the part...
Jun 17, 2020

Atlanta awaits decision on charges in black man's killing
Atlanta awaited a decision from prosecutors Wednesday on whether to bring charges against two white police officers in the killing of Rayshard Brooks, who was shot in the back in a case that has unfol...
Jun 17, 2020

U.S. to investigate Canada's 'unfavourable' new Great Lakes shipping rules
WASHINGTON - Regulators in the United States have launched a formal investigation into Canada's plan to change the rules that govern shipping on the Great Lakes. U.S.-based shippers say proposed ...
Jun 17, 2020

Federal aid for oil sector still in development, three months later
OTTAWA - The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says if bridge loans for smaller oil and gas companies aren't ready to flow soon some companies will have to turn to less-safe options to survi...
Jun 17, 2020

Many arrests as Vancouver police enforce injunction against homeless camp
VANCOUVER - Police have made dozens of arrests after they say 46 people refused to obey a court injunction and leave a tent encampment on Vancouver's waterfront. An email from police says th...
Jun 17, 2020

Canadian Championship to feature 11 soccer teams, down from 13 last year
TORONTO - The 2020 edition of the Canadian Championship will feature 11 clubs, down from 13 last year. Clubs from League 1 Ontario (Toronto Master's FA) and Quebec's PLSQ (AS Blainville) will ret...
Jun 17, 2020

Glued to the telly: English soccer returns, a nation sighs
MANCHESTER, England - English soccer's longest suspension since World War II comes to an end Wednesday, bringing the country's favourite sport back to a nation that has struggled to protect its citize...
Jun 17, 2020

National parks to open campgrounds for existing reservations next week
OTTAWA - The federal environment minister says Canadians who have campground reservations in some national parks will be allowed to pitch their tents and pull in their trailers sta...
Jun 17, 2020