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Ruth Bader Ginsburg tribute continues with honours at U.S. Capitol

Friday, September 25, 2020 9:47:58 AM
The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is lying in state Friday at the U.S. Capitol, the first woman in American history to do so, in commemoration of her extraordinary life.

Breonna Taylor's family angered by grand jury decision, demand to see transcripts

Friday, September 25, 2020 7:18:17 AM
Breonna Taylor's family and their lawyers sharply criticized Kentucky's attorney general for the failure to bring charges against police officers in her death, calling Friday for him to release the transcripts of the grand jury proceeding...

Royals facing 35M-pound hit as pandemic drags tourism numbers down

Friday, September 25, 2020 6:31:10 AM
Britain's Queen Elizabeth and her family are facing a 35-million-pound ($60 million Cdn) hit from the coronavirus pandemic, partly due to a shortage of tourists, the monarch's money manager said Friday.

Grieving family frustrated over lack of information on inmate's apparent overdose death

Friday, September 25, 2020 3:00:00 AM
Taylor John Brazier died in custody on Sept. 11. His family was told that the 26-year-old was found in his cell at the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam, B.C., around 10:30 a.m. That's about all they know.

Greta Thunberg and youth climate protests return

Friday, September 25, 2020 2:44:21 AM
Teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg joined fellow demonstrators outside the Swedish parliament on Friday to kick off a day of physically distanced global climate protests.

Princess Eugenie, husband expecting first child

Friday, September 25, 2020 2:40:35 AM
Buckingham Palace has announced that Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, are expecting a child next year.

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Friday

Friday, September 25, 2020 2:29:47 AM
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government has reached an agreement with AstraZeneca to purchase up to 20 million doses of a potential vaccine the pharmaceutical company is developing with the University of Oxford, should...

Ottawa prepares to squeeze big U.S. tech firms over loss of revenue for Canadian news outlets

Thursday, September 24, 2020 11:00:00 PM
Advocates for Canada’s news media sector have welcomed the federal government’s clearest pledge yet to push web giants for compensation, laid out in its throne speech. But evidence from abroad suggests it will be a long, difficult process.

Top-secret records show New Brunswick, Alberta companies received millions in suspicious transfers

Thursday, September 24, 2020 11:00:00 PM
Top-secret records uncovered in a 16-month-long investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, BuzzFeed News and partners show two shadowy companies, one registered in New Brunswick and one in Alberta, received...

Black Canadians get sick more from COVID-19. Scientists aim to find out why

Thursday, September 24, 2020 11:00:00 PM
Race-based data shows that Black Canadians are far more likely to get sick and be hospitalized for COVID-19 than other ethnic groups. A new study looking at antibodies in the blood of Black Canadians aims to understand the reasons in an...