Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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Couple charged after travelling to Yukon to get COVID-19 vaccine
WHITEHORSE - A cabinet minister says a couple from outside Yukon travelled to a remote community in the territory this week and received doses of COVID-19 vaccine.Community Services Minister John Stre...
Jan 22, 2021
Biden orders review of domestic violent extremism threat
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has directed law enforcement and intelligence officials in his administration to study the threat of domestic violent extremism in the United States, an undertaking be...
Jan 22, 2021
Ontario recovers $11M allegedly taken by senior civil servant accused of fraud
TORONTO - A former senior employee with the Ontario government has repaid more than $11 million in COVID-19 benefits the province alleges he took fraudulently, his lawyer said Friday. The unproven civ...
Jan 22, 2021
Federal public safety minister suspends sale of decommissioned RCMP vehicles
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has suspended the sale of decommissioned RCMP vehicles, two days after a man in Nova Scotia was arrested for allegedly impersonating an officer while driving...
Jan 22, 2021
Provinces doing 'extraordinary' job to avoid wasting doses of COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to calm anxieties over COVID-19 vaccines Friday by reporting that the CEO of Pfizer is promising Canada's deliveries will be fully restored in three weeks....
Jan 22, 2021
New advocacy group launches pre-election ad campaign against O'Toole, Conservatives
OTTAWA - A new third-party advocacy group is launching an ad campaign aimed at ensuring Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole never becomes prime minister. The Protecting Canada Project is airing its first...
Jan 22, 2021
Justin Trudeau mulls mandatory hotel quarantine for returning travellers
The federal government is mulling a mandatory quarantine in hotels for returning travellers as the country's top doctor warns that easing COVID-19 restrictions too quickly could cause case numbers to ...
Jan 22, 2021
Rapid COVID-19 tests important to reopening safely: business group
OTTAWA - A group of large businesses in Banff National Park is proposing a rapid COVID-19 testing project meant to help reopen the economy safely. Yannis Karlos, the head of the group, said rapid test...
Jan 22, 2021
Biden, PM chat; U.S., Canada have plenty of common ground to work with, Trudeau says
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden's White House has a lot in common cause with Canada, Justin Trudeau said Friday as he urged people to look past the new U.S. president's decision to kill off the Keystone XL pip...
Jan 22, 2021
Panel of experts appointed to help lead Nova Scotia's mass shooting inquiry
HALIFAX - The public inquiry into the April mass shooting in Nova Scotia has announced the hiring of six experts who will help set a course for the investigation. Those joining the inquiry include Tho...
Jan 22, 2021
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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