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Canadian Press NewsAlert: Judge won't relax Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou's bail conditions

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has refused to ease Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's bail conditions, saying the current restrictions are the minimum required to ensure she does not ...

Jan 29, 2021

Ottawa announce new COVID-19 related travel restrictions

OTTAWA - The federal government has announced new restrictions aimed at discouraging travel and reducing the spread of more infectious variants of COVID-19. Air Canada, WestJet, Sunwing and Air Transa...

Jan 29, 2021

Liberals waive one-week waiting period for employment insurance benefits

OTTAWA - The federal government is temporarily waiving a one-week waiting period for employment insurance benefits.The decision essentially means that applicants will be able to start their claims and...

Jan 29, 2021

First Nations groups, Charlottetown council differ on Sir John A. Macdonald statue

CHARLOTTETOWN - First Nations groups and Charlottetown city council are at odds over how to deal with a statue of Canada's first prime minister. Members of the Epekwitk Assembly of Councils - which re...

Jan 29, 2021

Supreme Court of Canada ruling clarifies youth justice case confusion

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a superior court justice has jurisdiction to hear and decide a bail application from a young person in certain circumstances, a ruling intended to ensure cons...

Jan 29, 2021

Johnson & Johnson says COVID-19 vaccine 85 per cent effective against severe illness

OTTAWA - American pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson says its vaccine is very good at preventing people from being hospitalized or dying from COVID-19. The vaccine is the first to use just a sin...

Jan 29, 2021

Police releasing few details after Montreal cop disarmed, injured during traffic stop

Montreal police are releasing little information today after an officer on Thursday was allegedly disarmed and injured following a traffic stop. Police had initially said on Thursday that one of their...

Jan 29, 2021

Feds launch process to develop legislation on Indigenous-controlled health care

OTTAWA - The federal government will work with Indigenous leaders to co-develop legislation aimed at giving First Nations, Metis and Inuit people control over the delivery of health care in their comm...

Jan 28, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Montreal police officer shot during traffic stop

Montreal police say one of their officers was shot in the upper body during a traffic stop this afternoon.Police say the incident took place just before 4 p.m. in the city's Park-Extension neighbourho...

Jan 28, 2021

Victims of mosque attack to be honoured by national day of remembrance, action

OTTAWA - The federal government intends to make Jan. 29 a day to honour victims of the deadly 2017 attack on a Quebec City mosque.Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault made the announcement Thu...

Jan 28, 2021