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Facebook takes Canada's privacy czar to court over personal data probe
OTTAWA - Facebook wants a judge to toss out the federal privacy watchdog's finding that the social media giant's lax practices allowed personal data to be used for political purposes. The company...
Apr 20, 2020
Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies signs contract extension with Bayern Munich
MUNICH - Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies has signed a two-year contract extension with Bayern Munich that will keep the teenager with the German powerhouse through June 2025. A winger who has fou...
Apr 20, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:06 p.m. on April 20, 2020: There are 35,708 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 18,357 confirmed (inc...
Apr 20, 2020
Parties still can't agree on how best to resume Parliament
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he has not changed his position on a tentative deal struck with the Liberals and Bloc Quebecois about the conditions under which the House of Commons should resu...
Apr 20, 2020
Professional Fighters League calls off 2020 season, will resume MMA shows in 2021
The Professional Fighters League has called off its 2020 season due to the global pandemic, saying it will resume its mixed martial arts schedule in the spring of 2021. The PFL is home to veteran...
Apr 20, 2020
Tisdale sees one per cent tax increase, extension on tax discounts
Property owners in Tisdale will see a one per cent tax increase after the town's 2020 budget was approved on Monday, April 13.The budget was approved by a vote of 4-2 with Councillors Gord Mamer and C...
Apr 20, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 11:45 MPs are back in the House of Commons after the four main parties failed to reach consensus on keeping Parliament ad...
Apr 20, 2020
Japan scientist 'very pessimistic' Olympics will happen
TOKYO - A Japanese professor of infectious disease says he is "very pessimistic" the postponed Tokyo Olympics can open in 15 months. "To be honest with you, I don't think the Olympics is likely to be ...
Apr 20, 2020
Lockdowns ease worldwide, but political heat rises in US
COPENHAGEN - Tattoo parlours and hair salons in Denmark. Beaches in Australia. Bookstores in Germany. Countries around the world that have seen coronavirus infections flatten out began easing their lo...
Apr 20, 2020
Asia Today: India, Singapore see record numbers of new cases
BANGKOK - India and Singapore announced their biggest single-day spikes in new coronavirus cases on Monday, as the crisis intensifies in parts of Asia. India's spike came after the government eased on...
Apr 20, 2020