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Bernier loses defamation fight against columnist who called him racist

OTTAWA — Maxime Bernier's defamation lawsuit against controversial political strategist and columnist Warren Kinsella has been tossed out of court.

Nov 10, 2021 6:52 PM Read more >

Quebec court upholds fines to theatres where actors smoked during performances

MONTREAL — Representatives from three Quebec City theatres said Wednesday a recent court ruling that upheld fines they received for allowing actors to smoke onstage will reduce creative choices and take some of the magic out of live performances.

Nov 10, 2021 4:23 PM Read more >

Health Canada funds training program for service dogs for veterans with PTSD

OTTAWA — Health Canada is funding special schooling for service-dog trainers to teach the animals to help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Nov 10, 2021 2:35 PM Read more >

Wide-ranging analysis finds negative overall impacts from coal mining in Rockies

CALGARY — Coal mining on environmentally sensitive slopes of Alberta's Rocky Mountains wouldn't be an overall benefit to the province, a wide-ranging analysis from the University of Calgary has concluded.

Nov 10, 2021 2:31 PM Read more >

Freeland says government can help solve mismatch between skills and available jobs

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is well positioned to help resolve mismatches between the skills of jobseekers and what employers are looking for in hiring plans.

Nov 10, 2021 2:08 PM Read more >

Government will hire more staff to address veterans' backlog, caseloads: minister

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is promising to hire more staff to tackle a backlog of requests for assistance and shortage of case managers that is leaving many disabled veterans without the help they need.

Nov 10, 2021 1:53 PM Read more >

COVID-19 cases surge in Yukon, double vaccinated cases rising, says health officer

WHITEHORSE — Yukon Premier Sandy Silver says leading Canada in COVID-19 vaccination rates didn't protect the territory from an "inevitable" recent surge in cases, prompting the return to tighter restrictions.

Nov 10, 2021 1:17 PM Read more >

Quebec zoo owner pleads guilty to animal welfare violations, criminal charges dropped

MONTREAL — The former owner of a zoo in central Quebec has pleaded guilty to animal welfare offences, but will avoid criminal charges.

Nov 10, 2021 12:59 PM Read more >

Data breaches in N.L. cyberattack spread, three of four health regions affected

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Nov 10, 2021 12:46 PM Read more >

Zero emission cars, shipping routes latest Canadian promises at COP26 climate talks

OTTAWA — Canada is among 19 countries promising to eliminate greenhouse-gas emissions from some international shipping routes at the COP26 climate talks in Scotland today.

Nov 10, 2021 12:40 PM Read more >