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Supreme Court declines to review sentence in stabbing of Manitoba teenager

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not review the eight-year sentence handed to a man who stabbed a teenager at a church.

Oct 8, 2020 7:48 AM Read more >

Trust and situational awareness key to success of the Forces' most famous tweeter

OTTAWA — Trust. Capt. Kirk Sullivan is talking about running what has become one of the most talked-about Twitter accounts in the federal government.

Oct 8, 2020 6:49 AM Read more >

Sexy onions and PM, Ford invest in electric vehicles: In The News for Oct. 8

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

Oct 7, 2020 9:51 PM Read more >

'Law and order' vs. COVID-19 chaos: Pence, Harris meet in Utah in VP undercard debate

WASHINGTON, Wash. — Sen. Kamala Harris took the fight to Vice-President Mike Pence right out of the gate Wednesday, savaging the Trump administration's "incompetence" and "ineptitude" in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oct 7, 2020 8:49 PM Read more >

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 7:05 p.m. Health officials in B.C. are reporting 115 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths.

Oct 7, 2020 5:12 PM Read more >

Plastics industry says its products are not 'toxic', urges govt to rethink label

OTTAWA — The federal government's plan to ban some single-use plastic products by labelling them "toxic" to the environment is defamatory and harmful to the companies that produce them, an industry group said Wednesday.

Oct 7, 2020 5:11 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in for Oct. 7

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:12 p.m. EDT on Oct. 7, 2020: There are 173,124 confirmed cases in Canada.

Oct 7, 2020 5:10 PM Read more >

Supreme Court affirms constitutionality of change to jury selection procedure

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the constitutionality of a key legislative change to the jury-selection process.

Oct 7, 2020 4:33 PM Read more >

Calls for homeless camp to be shut in Vancouver park as council considers plan

VANCOUVER — Residents of a Vancouver neighbourhood were comfortable with a few people sleeping overnight in a park before moving on, but Kelsey Mulyk says they weren't prepared for homeless campers to continue occupying 400 tents for more than three

Oct 7, 2020 4:14 PM Read more >

No new trial for two men convicted in Via Rail terror case: Supreme Court

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says there should be no new trial for two men convicted of terrorism offences.

Oct 7, 2020 3:55 PM Read more >