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CanadaOct 01, 2020

Greens say fundraising error is less than $10K but Murray camp is not so sure

The Green Party of Canada says the amount of money accidentally deposited with the party rather than Glen Murray's leadership campaign adds up to less than $10,000. Murray says he is not yet convinced the damage stops there but credits the party with doing what it can to fix the problem. He says the damage to his campaign has been done, preventing his team from doing some planned work because it didn't think it had the money. The party says in a statement today it has forwarded $9,630 from 35 donors to Murray's campaign, and added under 10 people to the membership list whose memberships weren
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WorldOct 01, 2020

Military base housing Canadian troops attacked as U.S.-Iraq tensions escalate

Canadian troops involved in the six-year-old war against ISIL risk being caught in the middle of escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iraq. The dispute between Washington and Baghdad revolves around the rising threat posed by Iranian-backed militia groups in Iraq, which have stepped up their attacks against U.S. targets in recent weeks. That includes several rocket attacks against the U.S. embassy in Baghdad and a strike on Wednesday targeting an American military base that is also home to dozens of Canadian soldiers. U.S. military officials say the rockets did not hit the base located ne
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CanadaOct 01, 2020

Federal government announces $10 billion infrastructure plan

The Canada Infrastructure Bank plans to invest $10 billion in projects that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls a win-win. The investments are expected to create 60 thousand jobs while contributing to the fight against climate change. The bank will invest $1.5 billion in agricultural infrastructure in Western Canada, $2.5 billion in clean power projects and $1.5 billion to buy zero-emission buses. Another $2 billion will be spent to expand access to high-speed Internet service across the country.
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BCOct 01, 2020

B.C. reports 125 new cases of COVID-19, no new deaths or outbreaks

British Columbia has confirmed 125 new cases of COVID-19 in the past day. The number of active cases ticked up by 16 to 1,284, including 72 people who are in hospital. In a joint statement, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and deputy health minister Stephen Brown say public health workers are monitoring more than 3,200 people who were exposed to a known case. They say outbreaks are ongoing at 14 long-term care or assisted-living homes and three acute-care facilities. B.C. has recorded 9,138 cases of COVID-19 so far and 7,591 people who tested positive for the illness have recovered.
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CanadaOct 01, 2020

Blanchet, O'Toole criticizing NDP for helping the Liberals fast-track the bill; NDP says did it for Canadians

Bloc Quebecois Yves-Francois Blanchet says his party voted in favour of the Liberal government's new financial-aid package for workers because Canadians need help. But he's complaining MPs were not able to do their jobs to analyse the legislation and propose improvements because the Liberals rammed it through Parliament early this morning. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole feels the same way, and both parties are criticizing the NDP for helping the Liberals fast-track the bill. But the NDP says it did that so Canadians who had been getting the Canada Emergency Response Benefit could get assist
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CanadaOct 01, 2020

Health Canada gives green light to a rapid test for COVID-19

Health Canada has given the green light to a rapid test for COVID-19. First rapid test for COVID-19 has been approved by HealthCanada. The Abbott Diagnostics ID Now test has been in use in the US for several months already, and can produce results in less than 13 minutes in the same place a nasal swab is taken from a patient. Health Canada's approval comes a day after the federal government had signed a deal with Abbott to buy 7.9-million of the test kits. The products from Abbott are one of several rapid tests being reviewed by Health Canada as COVID-19 cases in several provinces surge to le
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BCSep 30, 2020

Judge reserves decision on evidence in Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's hearing

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has reserved her decision on whether to allow Meng Wanzhou's lawyers to advance an argument that United States officials misled Canada when they described allegations against the Huawei executive. Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes also reserved her decision on whether to admit additional evidence that would support that claim in Meng's fight against extradition to the U.S. Meng is wanted in the United States on fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud charges that both she and Huawei deny. She is accused of misrepresenting Huawei's relationship with Skycom in a Pow
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CanadaSep 30, 2020

Ontario schools facing concerns over rapid growth in COVID-19 cases

Ontario is reporting another 52 cases of COVID-19 in schools across the province. The government says at least 32 of those infected are students, while eight are staff and 12 have not been identified. Wednesday's development brings the total number of cases in schools to 342. 188 of these cases are in students. The government says 282 of the province's 4,828 schools have at least one case of COVID-19. It says three schools have been shut down due to the virus. Overall, the province has reported 51,710 cases of the novel coronavirus.
WorldSep 30, 2020

Commission on Presidential Debates adding new ``tools to maintain order'' in upcoming debates

The Commission on Presidential Debates says it's adding new ``tools to maintain order'' to the upcoming debates after a chaotic first debate between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Trump's frequent interruptions of the Democratic presidential nominee defined Tuesday night's debate, with Biden frequently unable to complete a sentence. Moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News pleaded with Trump several times to allow Biden to speak uninterrupted, to no avail. The nonpartisan commission has organized every general election presidential debate since 1988. In a statement, the commission said the

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CanadaJun 19, 2025

Carney says it's 'foundational' to have diplomatic ties with India

Prime Minister Mark Carney says that reinstating key diplomats between Canada and India is a "foundational" step in restoring the relationship between the two countries. But Carney still refuses to say whether he raised the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this week. He also would not say what India has done since Canada expelled six top Indian diplomats in October over allegations Indian agents or their proxies were engaging in violent crimes directed at Canadians including murder, extortion and coercion. The Canadian Security Intell
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BCJun 19, 2025

Two major wildfires in northeast B.C. are downgraded, leaving just one fire of note

Two of the three most significant wildfires in British Columbia have been downgraded and are no longer considered fires of note. They include the 263-square-kilometre Kiskatinaw River wildfire in northeastern B.C., which was deemed on Wednesday to be no longer out of control. The Pocket Knife Creek wildfire northwest of Fort. St. John, the biggest blaze in B.C. at more than 1,500 square kilometres, has also lost wildfire-of-note status, having earlier been removed from the out-of-control stage. Both fires are now considered to be held, meaning they aren't expected to grow beyond current perime
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CanadaJun 19, 2025

Canada announces retaliatory measures on U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is taking steps to protect the steel and aluminum industries with new counter-tariffs and protectionist policies. The prime minister says Ottawa is introducing rules on June 30 that will limit federal procurement to using steel and aluminum from Canada and ``reliable trading partners.' New tariffs will be imposed in the coming weeks to protect the industry from unfair trading practices and overcapacity, Carney says. The heads of the Canadian Steel Producers Association and the United Steelworkers are visiting Parliament Hill today and calling for urgent
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BCJun 19, 2025

Suspect in stolen boat arrested after allegedly firing flares at police, attempting to ram police vessel

A 25-year-old man has been arrested after a dangerous incident involving a stolen fishing boat that allegedly attempted to ram and evade a police vessel off the coast of Prince Rupert. On the evening of Monday, June 16, 2025 reports were received that the fishing boat, which had been reported stolen out of Port Hardy a day earlier, had been spotted south of Prince Rupert. RCMP Patrol Vessel Inkster and a West Coast Marine Services vessel responded and attempted to intercept the stolen boat, but it did not stop. The situation quickly escalated, becoming increasingly dangerous as the boat operat
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CanadaJun 19, 2025

Company to pay $330K after Edmonton worker trapped in smokehouse, dies in 92 C heat

A commercial food processing company has been ordered to pay $330,000 after one of its workers became trapped in a smokehouse and died. Ontario-based Sofina Foods Inc. was directed by a judge today to put the money toward a workplace training program. The decision comes a day after Sofina pleaded guilty to one workplace safety violation while the remaining 25 other charges against the company were withdrawn. Sofina was charged after 32-year-old Samir Subedi died in March 2023. Court heard he had gone to check the temperature of the gas-fired smokehouse, which had been loaded the night before w