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Read More »Province to charge majority of Albertans $100 for COVID-19 vaccine this flu season
The Alberta government says most people in the province will now have to pay $100 if they want a COVID-19 vaccine dose this fall. In a news release on Friday, the province said Albertans who are ineligible for a free COVID-19 vaccine will now be charged an administration fee for each dose, whereas …
Read More »Stablecoins could transform how we exchange money. The U.S. and China want to take charge
Like a 21st-century space race, the world’s biggest economic powers are staking their claim in a little-known type of digital currency that could revolutionize — or severely disrupt — the way people, companies and countries exchange money. Stablecoins are a type of cryptocurrency pegged to a country’s national currency, or to commodities like gold. …
Read More »Hamilton police arrest, charge man with murder in shooting of international student Harsimrat Randhawa
Hamilton police have arrested a man and charged him with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 21-year-old international student Harsimrat Randhawa. Jerdaine Foster, 32, was arrested in Niagara Falls, Ont., on Tuesday, said Acting Det.-Sgt. Daryl Reid at a news conference Thursday. He was also charged with three counts of attempted …
Read More »Toronto’s 2005 Boxing Day gunman faces 1st-degree murder charge in Montreal
Jeremiah Valentine, who went to prison for taking part in the 2005 Boxing Day shootout in Toronto that killed a 15-year-old girl, has been charged with murder in Montreal. The 43-year-old faces one count of first-degree murder in the killing of Abdeck Kenedith Ibrahim, 33, who was gunned down in …
Read More »New charge laid against Quebec mother accused of abandoning toddler last month
The mother of a toddler who was missing for more than three days last month is facing a second charge in connection with the disappearance of her daughter. The mother, who cannot be identified because of a publication ban that protects the identity of her daughter, had previously been charged …
Read More »Luigi Mangione indicted on U.S. federal murder charge in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
Luigi Mangione was indicted Thursday on a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a required step as prosecutors work to make good on the Trump administration’s order to seek the death penalty for what it called a “premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America.” Mangione’s indictment, …
Read More »Liberals drop Calgary candidate over failure to disclose 2005 stayed domestic assault charge
The Liberal Party of Canada has dropped its candidate in the Calgary Confederation riding, due to the candidate’s failure to disclose a 20-year-old domestic assault charge that was stayed six weeks after it was laid, CBC News has learned. Thomas Keeper, a 49-year-old real estate broker in Calgary, was announced …
Read More »‘Opportunity of a lifetime’: New GM Wright Rogers ready to take charge of WNBA’s Toronto Tempo
Monica Wright Rogers has merely put 10 toes on the ground in Toronto to begin her role as general manager of the WNBA’s expansion Tempo, but she can already feel the support of the city behind her. Her hiring solidifies her as the 12th member of Canada’s first-ever and only …
Read More »Losses in China lead to $5B charge for General Motors as it cuts the value of its assets
The poor performance of General Motors’ Chinese joint ventures is forcing the company to write down assets and take a restructuring charge totalling more than $5 billion USD in the fourth quarter of this year. The Detroit automaker said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that it will cut the value …
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