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Kovrig and Spavor on way back to Canada after nearly three years detention in China

Kovrig and Spavor on way back to Canada after nearly three years detention in China

Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were free and bound for home late Friday after being imprisoned in China for nearly three years, while Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was heading in the other direction, her own legal saga ending in a deal w
A timeline of events in the case of Meng Wanzhou

A timeline of events in the case of Meng Wanzhou

Meng Wanzhou, the Huawei Technologies CFO, has pleaded not guilty in a deferred prosecution plea agreement reached with the U.S. Justice Department. The deal is expected to allow Meng to return to China.
Top court kicks back question of sealed docs in quashed murder case to lower court

Top court kicks back question of sealed docs in quashed murder case to lower court

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has kept alive the CBC's efforts to unseal evidence pertaining to a now-quashed murder conviction from more than 30 years ago.
Police looking at new Calgary MP after video appears to show flyer swap on doorstep

Police looking at new Calgary MP after video appears to show flyer swap on doorstep

OTTAWA — Calgary police are investigating a newly elected Liberal member of Parliament after he was captured on a doorbell camera appearing to remove his opponent's campaign flyer.
Ex-MP Adam Vaughan urges successor Vuong to step down, not sit as MP "under a cloud."

Ex-MP Adam Vaughan urges successor Vuong to step down, not sit as MP "under a cloud."

OTTAWA — The former Liberal MP for Spadina-Fort York said he has urged his newly elected successor, Kevin Vuong, to resign, warning him that local people will be "furious" if he takes his seat.
Canadian Catholic bishops 'apologize unequivocally' for residential schools

Canadian Catholic bishops 'apologize unequivocally' for residential schools

OTTAWA — Catholic bishops in Canada are apologizing "unequivocally" to Indigenous Peoples for the suffering endured in residential schools, just as Pope Francis prepares to meet with Indigenous leaders at the Vatican later this fall.
'People will suffer and will die': Emergency doctor says some health triage has begun

'People will suffer and will die': Emergency doctor says some health triage has begun

EDMONTON — The head of emergency medicine for the Alberta Medical Association, Dr. Paul Parks, says major components of triage have already begun in Alberta — an assertion disputed by the province.
Fade to blue: Mountain lakes lose unique colour due to climate change, says study

Fade to blue: Mountain lakes lose unique colour due to climate change, says study

The distinctive milky turquoise of mountain lakes is going the way of the glaciers that feed them, according to new research.
Residents of Saugeen First Nation given expired COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine for weeks

Residents of Saugeen First Nation given expired COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine for weeks

OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Canada gave residents of an Ontario First Nation 71 expired doses of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 between Aug. 9 and Sept. 15.
New Brunswick reimposes state of emergency amid sudden surge in COVID-19 cases

New Brunswick reimposes state of emergency amid sudden surge in COVID-19 cases

FREDERICTON — As New Brunswick reimposed a state of emergency Friday to deal with a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases, a senior health official admitted the province was wrong to lift all health-protection orders in late July.