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Unifor renews call for aviation sector aid on anniversary of travel restrictions
On the one-year anniversary of increased restrictions on non-essential travel to Canada, union leaders renewed…
EXPLAINER: What’s behind some Chauvin jury questions?
Potential jurors in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer accused in George Floyd’s…
Canadian Denis Shapovalov crushes Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Canada’s Denis Shapovalov beat Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff 6-1, 6-3 in…
US judiciary seeks to boost judges’ security at home, work
WASHINGTON – The federal judiciary says it needs to boost security for judges at home…
Hawaii sees busiest travel day since start of pandemic in US
HONOLULU – More tourists travelled to Hawaii on Saturday than the state has seen in…
Repairs underway to save historic warship taking on water
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Keeping the Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park from going…
Erin O’Toole says a Conservative government wouldn’t cut foreign aid
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole reversed his predecessor’s position on foreign aid spending Tuesday,…
Lawsuit filed in Black man’s death from fight with police
NEW ORLEANS – Family members of a Black man who died after an altercation with…
‘We are hungry’: Lebanese protest worsening economic crisis
BEIRUT – Outraged protesters returned to the streets of Lebanon’s capital Tuesday, blocking roads with…
New Brunswick government tables $10.7-billion budget shaped by COVID-19 pandemic
FREDERICTON – New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservative government tabled a $10.7-billion budget Tuesday that is heavily…
In a season of uncertainty, Moore-Towers, Marinaro excited to get back on ice
Since the world championships were wiped out a year ago by COVID-19, it’s been a…
Washington state, Canada try to kill Asian giant hornets
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Wildlife officials in Washington state have said British Columbia and U.S. federal…
Laid-off airline workers mull post-COVID job options as industry languishes
MONTREAL – After being laid off from her job as a flight attendant for Air…
Man suspected of killing 4 in fight over stimulus check
INDIANAPOLIS – An Indianapolis man suspected of killing three adults and a child told police…
Palmetto pride: South Carolina state flag sparks debate
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina senators may soon take up one of the most divisive…
‘Disaster waiting to happen’: probe finds staff at Montreal nursing home not at fault
MONTREAL – A joint investigation by three professional orders into the high number of COVID-19-related…
Queens DA moves to drop 700 sex work-related prosecutions
NEW YORK – The district attorney of Queens announced Tuesday that she is requesting the…
At work, rest or play, fishing has always remained a real obsession for Dave Mercer
When Dave Mercer was in high school, a poster adorned his locker. But it wasn’t…
Police: Shooting near Boise State campus was botched robbery
BOISE, Idaho – Two men have been charged with first-degree murder after police said they…
COVID-19 restrictions force cancellation of Vaisakhi Khalsa parade in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – The COVID-19 pandemic has forced cancellation of what organizers say is the…
Interim Libya government assumes power after smooth handover
BENGHAZI, Libya – A transitional government in conflict-stricken Libya took power in the capital Tripoli…
CFL dismisses social media report that its 2021 and ’22 campaigns might be cancelled
TORONTO – The CFL has denied a claim from the United Football Players Association suggesting…
Sen. Gold lauds historic collaboration between House, Senate to improve MAID bill
OTTAWA – Senators were urged Monday to accept a revised version of a bill to…
Utah campaign against porn marches on with phone filter plan
SALT LAKE CITY – Conservative lawmakers in Utah have fired another salvo in their longtime…