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B.C. businessman Frank Giustra's lawsuit against Twitter can proceed, court rules

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's highest court has upheld a lower-court ruling allowing a prominent businessman and philanthropist's defamation lawsuit against Twitter Inc. to proceed in the province. The decision released Friday by the B.C.

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Iqaluit residents can drink city water again after 60-day health order

IQALUIT — People in Iqaluit can drink the city's tap water again after 60 days of living under a do-not-consume notice. The notice was lifted Friday by Nunavut's Health Department. Residents of the territorial capital were told on Oct.

Dec 10, 2021 4:11 PM Read more >

Canada to U.S. on EV tax credits: 'No choice but to forcefully respond' if passed

WASHINGTON — Canada suddenly raised the stakes Friday in its ongoing electric-vehicle feud with the United States, threatening a barrage of retaliatory tariffs and a reversal of certain dairy-related trade concessions if Congress approves a controver

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Health workers say existing law against intimidation isn't strong enough: Lametti

OTTAWA — Justice Minister David Lametti said a new law to single out health care workers for special protection from intimidation and threats at work is a response to a need identified by the workers themselves.

Dec 10, 2021 3:35 PM Read more >

Legault blames school board after teacher with hijab forced from class under Bill 21

MONTREAL — Premier François Legault said Friday a school board in western Quebec should never have hired a woman who had to be removed from her teaching duties because she wears a hijab.

Dec 10, 2021 3:26 PM Read more >

16-year-old charged with attempted murder after teacher stabbed in Montreal classroom

MONTREAL — A 16-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder after a teacher was stabbed in a Montreal high school classroom Thursday.

Dec 10, 2021 3:25 PM Read more >

Minister Marci Ien self-isolating after potential COVID-19 exposure

OTTAWA — Marci Ien, minister for women and gender equality and youth, has gone into self-isolation after attending an in-person event on Sunday where she might have come in contact with several COVID-19 cases.

Dec 10, 2021 3:22 PM Read more >

China envoy says Kovrig, Spavor confessed to crimes, warns against rejecting Huawei

OTTAWA — China's ambassador to Canada says Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor confessed to crimes before their release from his country's prisons this past September.

Dec 10, 2021 3:06 PM Read more >

What Canadian health officials know so far about the Omicron variant of COVID-19

New federal modelling suggests the Omicron variant could propel an enormous spike in COVID-19 cases over the next few months. But there's still a lot scientists need to learn about the latest mutation.

Dec 10, 2021 2:08 PM Read more >

Canada to U.S. on EV tax credits: 'No choice but to forcefully respond' if passed

WASHINGTON — Canada is threatening to take a hard line with the United States if senators approve President Joe Biden's controversial tax credits for electric vehicles. In a letter to key members of the U.S.

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