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'Why do I feel so guilty?' Saskatchewan residents sending rapid tests out of province

'Why do I feel so guilty?' Saskatchewan residents sending rapid tests out of province

Troy Weppler says he turned away from a post office employee in Saskatoon as he shoved a box of COVID-19 rapid tests into an envelope to send to family in British Columbia.
Seized cash won't be returned to Montreal woman accused of threatening Donald Trump

Seized cash won't be returned to Montreal woman accused of threatening Donald Trump

WASHINGTON — A Quebec woman awaiting trial for allegedly mailing poison to then-president Donald Trump in 2020 is not entitled to recover more than US$2,000 seized by authorities, a United States federal judge ruled Friday. Judge Dabney L.
Feds overhauling methane-reduction fund slammed by environment commissioner

Feds overhauling methane-reduction fund slammed by environment commissioner

OTTAWA — Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is overhauling a methane-reduction program that the environment commissioner slammed last fall as poorly designed and a waste of money.
Journalist for Montreal online radio station killed on the job in Haiti

Journalist for Montreal online radio station killed on the job in Haiti

MONTREAL — A journalist working for a Montreal-based online radio station was killed Thursday near the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, as he prepared to interview a member of an armed group about the murder of a police inspector.
Bail hearing to continue next week for Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard

Bail hearing to continue next week for Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard

TORONTO — The bail hearing for Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard will continue next week.
Canada likely to get to place where provinces mull vaccine mandates: Duclos

Canada likely to get to place where provinces mull vaccine mandates: Duclos

OTTAWA — Canada's health minister says he expects the country to reach a time in the COVID-19 pandemic when provinces consider implementing a broader vaccine mandate to counter rising cases.
Feds setting up scholarship program to honour victims of plane shot down by Iran

Feds setting up scholarship program to honour victims of plane shot down by Iran

TORONTO — The federal government is setting up a scholarship program honouring the victims of the passenger jet shot down by Iranian forces two years ago.
Advocates push for awareness of anti-Asian racism as new surveys highlight toll

Advocates push for awareness of anti-Asian racism as new surveys highlight toll

OTTAWA — At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Amy Go knew Canada was about to repeat history.
Father of Quebec girl murdered by stepmother sentenced to four years in prison

Father of Quebec girl murdered by stepmother sentenced to four years in prison

TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. — A Quebec Superior Court judge today sentenced the father of a girl who was murdered by her stepmother in April 2019 to four years in prison for his role in events leading to her death.
27 out of 130 passengers on Sunwing party flight to Mexico back in Canada: Duclos

27 out of 130 passengers on Sunwing party flight to Mexico back in Canada: Duclos

OTTAWA — Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says about 27 of the 130 passengers on the Sunwing party flight to Mexico have returned to Canada.