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No resolutions concerning abortion to make it into policy debate at Tory convention

OTTAWA — Conservative party members will debate a range of policy proposals at next weekend's convention but so far, none will be about abortion.

Mar 10, 2021 6:14 PM Read more >

Public safety minister grilled over quarantine hotel security after alleged assaults

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Bill Blair faced harsh questions Wednesday over security related to the federal quarantine program after reports of two incidents of alleged sexual assault.

Mar 10, 2021 5:03 PM Read more >

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Wednesday, March 10, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:25 p.m. British Columbia is reporting 531 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death, for a total of 1,394 people who have died from complications of the virus in the province.

Mar 10, 2021 4:31 PM Read more >

As Texas casts off shackles of COVID-19, lessons of 2020 still loom large for many

LLANO, Texas — In this weather-beaten Texas town, where frayed tributes to Donald Trump are still prominent among the cactus and yucca plants along the two-lane highway, there are two kinds of shopkeepers.

Mar 10, 2021 4:27 PM Read more >

Ottawa won't set new deadline for providing clean water in First Nations communities

OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Canada won't set a deadline for lifting all remaining long-term drinking-water advisories in First Nations communities, but it will create a website to provide estimated completion dates for each one that remains.

Mar 10, 2021 3:48 PM Read more >

Decision to fly to remote B.C. fish camp in poor weather cited by TSB in deadly crash

RICHMOND, B.C. — A decision to fly in poor weather to a remote British Columbia fishing lodge in July 2019 led to a float plane crash that killed four people and injured five others, says a Transportation Safety Board investigation report.

Mar 10, 2021 3:27 PM Read more >

Manitoba man sentenced to six years for 'armed aggression' against government

OTTAWA — A Manitoba man who rammed a gate at Rideau Hall before arming himself and heading on foot toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's home last July was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison.

Mar 10, 2021 2:52 PM Read more >

PMO knew existence of allegations against Vance, not specifics, in 2018: Trudeau

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his staff knew about the existence of an allegation of sexual misconduct by then-defence chief Gen.

Mar 10, 2021 2:51 PM Read more >

'Vast majority' of officers committed to bias-free policing: Alberta police chief

LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, CANADA — The chief of the Lethbridge Police Service in southern Alberta says it will co-operate fully with an investigation into officers who allegedly made unauthorized checks on a provincial cabinet minister.

Mar 10, 2021 2:10 PM Read more >

All adults in Yellowknife can join others in N.W.T. in getting COVID-19 vaccine

YELLOWKNIFE — All adults in Yellowknife can now book an appointment to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. Yellowknife is the last community in the Northwest Territories to make vaccinations available to eligible adults. N.W.T.

Mar 10, 2021 1:24 PM Read more >