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4 companies on verge of settling US opioid lawsuits
The three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson are on the verge of a $26 billion settlement covering thousands of government lawsuits over the toll of opioi...
Jul 20, 2021
Liberals add $1.4 billion to climate change mitigation fund: McKenna
OTTAWA - Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says the federal government is adding almost $1.4 billion to the disaster mitigation and adaptation fund this year to help communities across Canada ...
Jul 20, 2021
Court of Appeal rules Mountie to be jailed for police chase before fatal shooting
WINNIPEG - A former Mountie will be going to jail after Crown prosecutors appealed a sentence for his actions during a police chase that ended with the shooting death of a man in northern Manitoba. Ab...
Jul 20, 2021
Chance the Rapper to bring secret concert to the big screen
LOS ANGELES - When Chance the Rapper filmed a secret concert four years ago, he intended to make a movie for the big screen but ended up shelving the project after not knowing how to edit all the foot...
Jul 20, 2021
Canada Child Benefits gets mini bump in payments with pandemic playing a role
OTTAWA - Canadian families are seeing the lowest annual increase in federal child benefits since payments were tied to inflation as the pandemic has weighed on price growth over the last year. The gov...
Jul 20, 2021
Volunteers sought in anticipation of plan to evacuate, resettle Afghan interpreters
OTTAWA - An organization counting retired military officers and diplomats among its ranks is looking for volunteers to welcome and help integrate any former Afghan interpreters and their families who ...
Jul 20, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Tuesday, July 20, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 10 a.m. The Nunavut government says Iqaluit's COVID-19 outbreak is officially over after nearly a month with no new cases. It ha...
Jul 20, 2021
Canada will finish out Gold Cup without injured forwards Ayo Akinola, Cyle Larin
Toronto FC suffered a blow Tuesday with news that forward Ayo Akinola is out for the season after injuring the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee in Canada's 1-0 loss to the U.S. on Sunday at the ...
Jul 20, 2021
Iqaluit's COVID-19 outbreak declared over after 28 days with no new cases
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Nunavut government says Iqaluit's COVID-19 outbreak is officially over after nearly a month with no new cases. It was 28 consecutive days Monday without cases, which meets the t...
Jul 20, 2021
Radio host Larry Elder files lawsuit over California ballot
LOS ANGELES - Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder has filed a lawsuit challenging a decision by California election officials to block him from running in the state's Sept. 14 recall election, sa...
Jul 20, 2021