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B.C. premier says province prepared to patch holes in new federal sick-pay benefits
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan says the province is prepared to fill gaps in the federal government's sick-leave program but needs more information on possible cracks in the plan to help employer...
Dec 02, 2020
Ex-French leader Valery Giscard d'Estaing dies at age 94
PARIS - Valery Giscard d'Estaing, the president of France from 1974 to 1981 who became a champion of European integration, died on Wednesday. He was 94. Giscard d'Estaing's office said he passed away ...
Dec 02, 2020
Waiting for passengers, American puts Boeing Max in the air
DALLAS - American Airlines is taking its long-grounded Boeing 737 Max jets out of storage, updating key flight-control software, and flying the planes in preparation for the first flights with paying ...
Dec 02, 2020
New Raptors wing DeAndre Bembry wears No. 95 in honour of his late brother
TAMPA, Fla. - A week before the 2016 NBA draft, DeAndre Bembry's brother was shot and killed in their hometown of Charlotte. Bembry went 21st overall to Atlanta in that draft, and he has worn No. 95 i...
Dec 02, 2020
CP investigating after video shows train running over pronghorn antelope herd
MAPLE CREEK, Sask. - Canadian Pacific Railway says an investigation is underway following the release of a video showing one of the company's trains running over dozens of pronghorn antelope in southw...
Dec 02, 2020
Jays 'prepared' if things pick up on free agency and trade fronts this off-season
The potential for the Toronto Blue Jays to have a memorable off-season is there. Now it appears to be a matter of waiting for the first big dominoes to fall so the action can really begin. Whether Tor...
Dec 02, 2020
Debate over assisted dying bill extended as clock ticks down on court deadline
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to amend a government bill on assisted dying to better protect Canadians with disabilities. But Trudeau says he thinks...
Dec 02, 2020
'I saw what I saw,' Indigenous Services minister on truck door arrest in Nunavut
IQALUIT - Federal Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller gave a short response when asked about an investigation that found an RCMP officer did not intentionally hit a young Inuk man with his truck ...
Dec 02, 2020
Maxime Crepeau wins Allstate Goods Hands Award for save against Iceland
Maxime Crepeau's diving save for Canada against Iceland has earned the 26-year-old goalkeeper the 2020 Allstate Canadian National Teams Good Hands Award. The award, decided by an online fan vote from ...
Dec 02, 2020
NASA: Mystery object is 54-year-old rocket, not asteroid
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A mysterious object temporarily orbiting Earth is a 54-year-old rocket, not an asteroid after all, astronomers confirmed Wednesday. Observations by a telescope in Hawaii clinche...
Dec 02, 2020