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Alek Minassian wanted to kill 100 people, but 'satisfied' with 10 deaths, court hears

TORONTO — The man who killed 10 pedestrians in Toronto's van attack wanted to kill 100 people in order to "set a world record," court heard Wednesday. Despite not achieving his goal on April 23, 2018, Alek Minassian told Dr.

Dec 9, 2020 2:24 PM Read more >

Teen wanted to change schools after sexual assault at Toronto private school: witness

TORONTO — A student at a prestigious all-boys private school suspected "something might have been going on" when he saw a boisterous crowd gather in the school's locker room after a championship football game, but didn't witness a sexual assault on a

Dec 9, 2020 2:16 PM Read more >

Gunman behind mass shooting in Nova Scotia had targets in Halifax: search warrants

HALIFAX — Newly released documents suggest the gunman behind the April mass shooting in Nova Scotia had planned to "get" a pair of people in Halifax during his rampage, but the Mounties were warned by his common-law spouse while he was on the loose n

Dec 9, 2020 1:57 PM Read more >

Permanent fishway to be built at Fraser River landslide: Fisheries and Oceans

VANCOUVER — Fisheries and Oceans Canada has awarded a contract that would see a permanent fishway built to help fish migrate past a massive landslide on a remote stretch of British Columbia's Fraser River.

Dec 9, 2020 1:49 PM Read more >

Canada and Britain sign agreement for post-Brexit trade, tables legislation

OTTAWA — Canada and Britain say they've signed a deal to keep trade flowing smoothly after the U.K. leaves the European Union at the end of the year.

Dec 9, 2020 1:02 PM Read more >

Bank of Canada warns of bumpy economic start to 2021 despite vaccine rollout

OTTAWA — Positive news about vaccine delivery won't be enough to give the economy a shot in the arm to start 2021, the Bank of Canada said Wednesday as it kept its key interest rate on hold and warned rising COVID-19 cases in Canada will weigh on nea

Dec 9, 2020 12:06 PM Read more >

COVID-19 detected in Yellowknife wastewater, some people asked to get tested

The government of the Northwest Territories says it has found COVID-19 in wastewater in Yellowknife. The N.W.T.'s chief public health officer, Dr. Kami Kandola, says this means there is likely an undetected case of COVID-19 in the capital.

Dec 9, 2020 11:02 AM Read more >

Program to give residency to 'guardian angel' asylum-seekers to open next week

OTTAWA — Some asylum-seekers who toiled on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis earlier this year will be able to apply for permanent residency in Canada beginning Dec. 14.

Dec 9, 2020 8:23 AM Read more >

U.S. election, coronavirus among the top trending Google searches in Canada this year

Google Canada says the U.S. election was the top trending search by Canadians on its platform this year.

Dec 9, 2020 6:37 AM Read more >

Interest rate announcement and Lou Marsh winners: In The News for Dec. 9

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 9 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

Dec 9, 2020 1:15 AM Read more >