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First Nations chief calls on Trudeau to help settle Nova Scotia lobster dispute

First Nations chief calls on Trudeau to help settle Nova Scotia lobster dispute

DIGBY, N.S. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to do more than send tweets to settle an increasingly violent dispute over an Indigenous-led lobster fishery in Nova Scotia, a First Nations chief said Thursday.
Evidence complete at Gilbert Rozon rape trial, judge to hear closing arguments Nov. 6

Evidence complete at Gilbert Rozon rape trial, judge to hear closing arguments Nov. 6

MONTREAL — Evidence at the rape trial of Gilbert Rozon concluded Thursday as the former entertainment mogul once again denied under cross-examination that he ever assaulted the complainant. "It didn't happen," he said.
Feds can use spending power to fight anti-Indigenous racism in health care: Miller

Feds can use spending power to fight anti-Indigenous racism in health care: Miller

OTTAWA — The federal government is ready to use its financial leverage over the health system to fight anti-Indigenous racism in health care, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says.
Canada offers mediation help to NATO in Turkey-Greece Mediterranean Sea dispute

Canada offers mediation help to NATO in Turkey-Greece Mediterranean Sea dispute

OTTAWA — The Mediterranean Sea boundary dispute between Turkey and Greece shows that NATO needs new political tools to solve disagreements among members, says Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
Courts martial in limbo as Canada's military justice system faces new challenge

Courts martial in limbo as Canada's military justice system faces new challenge

OTTAWA — A court martial involving a Canadian Armed Forces officer accused of sexual assault is one of several trials in limbo over another challenge to the constitutionality of the military justice system.
Govts, companies shifted COVID risk management responsibility to individuals: study

Govts, companies shifted COVID risk management responsibility to individuals: study

TORONTO — A new Canadian study has found that over the first five months of 2020, government and corporate approaches to COVID-19 went from taking decisive, collective action against the pandemic to emphasizing individual responsibility.
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal in Aga Khan lobbying case

Supreme Court declines to hear appeal in Aga Khan lobbying case

OTTAWA — A new court ruling means the federal lobbying commissioner won't be taking a fresh look at whether the Aga Khan broke rules by giving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a vacation in the Bahamas.
'Ghost town' in the PATH as retailers in downtown indoor networks wait out COVID-19

'Ghost town' in the PATH as retailers in downtown indoor networks wait out COVID-19

TORONTO — Eli Shimonov’s lunch spot reopened after the first COVID-19 shutdown in July, but without the usual hordes of office workers making their way through Toronto’s underground pedestrian network each day, business is “very, very, very, very slo
Ex-Appeal Court justice Harry LaForme wins OK to appear as lawyer in court case

Ex-Appeal Court justice Harry LaForme wins OK to appear as lawyer in court case

TORONTO — A retired Appeal Court justice has won rare permission to appear in court as a lawyer after he was able to show exceptional circumstances were in play.
A state-by-state list of all 538 available votes in the electoral college

A state-by-state list of all 538 available votes in the electoral college

WASHINGTON, Wash. — The electoral college is a uniquely American institution convened by state legislatures every four years in accordance with the U.S. constitution to formally choose the president and vice-president.
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