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Grizzly attacks, injures mountain biker on remote B.C. trail

LILLOOET, B.C. — A grizzly bear attacked a man who was mountain biking Sunday in a remote area of British Columbia's interior.

Aug 17, 2020 4:28 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 17

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:09 p.m. on Aug. 17, 2020: There are 122,872 confirmed cases in Canada.

Aug 17, 2020 4:10 PM Read more >

Canada appoints new ambassador to Lebanon at critical time for country

OTTAWA — Canada has named a new ambassador to Lebanon, expediting the appointment as that country grapples with the aftermath of a major explosion in Beirut.

Aug 17, 2020 4:09 PM Read more >

Canada rejects 'fraudulent' election results in Belarus: Champagne

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canada does not accept the results of the "fraudulent" presidential election in Belarus.

Aug 17, 2020 3:41 PM Read more >

Next Conservative party leader best not take Alberta for granted: MPs

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner is warning that whoever is elected as the new party leader on Sunday must be prepared with robust policy for the West.

Aug 17, 2020 3:36 PM Read more >

New Brunswickers to head to polls during pandemic as Sept. 14 election called

FREDERICTON — New Brunswickers will be heading to the polls Sept. 14 after Premier Blaine Higgs on Monday said the province needed stability to face the coming challenges and triggered the first election in Canada since the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

Aug 17, 2020 3:19 PM Read more >

Halifax constables given suspended sentences and probation for 2016 inmate death

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge on Monday handed two special constables with Halifax police suspended sentences with three years probation in the June 2016 suffocation death of an inmate at the city's detention centre.

Aug 17, 2020 2:52 PM Read more >

CRA expects online services back Wednesday following cyberbreaches

OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency expects online services to be fully restored by Wednesday after fraudsters used thousands of pilfered usernames and passwords to obtain government services.

Aug 17, 2020 2:16 PM Read more >

Five things to know about the Conservative party leadership race, ending Sunday

OTTAWA — The federal Conservative party will announce the winner of its leadership contest on Aug. 23.

Aug 17, 2020 2:14 PM Read more >

Police called when B.C. little league finds $230,000 missing from bank account

COQUITLAM, B.C. — A little league baseball club in Metro Vancouver says it has contacted the RCMP after discovering hundreds of thousands of dollars missing from its accounts.

Aug 17, 2020 1:33 PM Read more >