NewsCBCMan pleads guilty to weapons charge in relation to N.S. mass shooting
One of three people accused of supplying ammunition to the man responsible for killing 22 people in a Nova Scotia shooting rampage in April 2020 has pleaded guilty to a single charge. James Banfield, 65, is the brother of Lisa Banfield, the gunman's common-law partner. The siblings, along with Brian Brewser, 61, are accused of supplying Gabriel Wortman with ammunition prior to the killings. A lawyer for James Banfield appeared in Nova Scotia provincial court Friday to enter a guilty plea on a ch
NewsThe Canadian PressSearch on for humpback whale entangled in debris off Hawaii
POIPU, Hawaii (AP) — A marine mammal rescue team is looking for an adult humpback whale entangled in debris off the coast of Hawaii. First responders removed about 2,000 feet (600 meters) of heavy-gauge line from the animal over the weekend when it was off the island of Kauai, The Garden Island newspaper reported. Authorities detached most of the gear but weren't able to get all of it off before the whale moved on. Officials plan to try to find the whale and clear more line from it as conditions
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Mali holds funeral for ex-president deposed in 2020 coup
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's military government paid a final tribute Friday to former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who died less than 18 months after being overthrown in a coup and as the junta that ousted him faces growing international isolation over election delays. Among those attending Keita's state-like funeral was Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokala Maiga, a civilian leader in the government still led by the man behind the August 2020 coup, Col. Assimi Goita. Some feared that new reg
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No. 2 US climate diplomat leaves after a year under Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration's second-ranking climate diplomat is leaving his government job after one year, special U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said Friday. Jonathan Pershing is a veteran of decades of U.S. government climate efforts, with work that included helping to negotiate the 2015 Paris accord under the Obama administration. Pershing had returned to government to help the Biden administration restart global U.S. climate efforts following President Donald Trump's withdrawa
EntertainmentThe Canadian PressNext 'Mission: Impossible' movies delayed to 2023, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — It will be another year before a new “Mission: Impossible” movie hits theaters. Paramount Pictures and Skydance announced Friday that the release of “Mission: Impossible 7” will be pushed from Sept. 20 to July 14, 2023. “Mission: Impossible 8,” previously set for July 2023, will instead open June 28, 2024. It's the latest setback for a pair of blockbusters that have been much-delayed by the pandemic. Shooting on “Mission: Impossible 7" was put on hiatus in early 2020 because of C
StyleThe Canadian PressDior reconstructs Paris in spectacular Fashion Week show
PARIS (AP) — Dior took over Paris’ iconic Place de la Concorde for a menswear show Friday whose theme was none other than the city of Paris itself. Inside an annex, fashion editors joined a front row including Naomi Campbell to marvel at the heritage house’s spectacular decor. It created a near-life size Parisian bridge, replete with fake birds and fake water lapping underneath via plasma screen, just for the 15-minute collection. Here are some highlights of the fall-winter 2022 menswear display
NewsCBCExtreme cold warnings stretched into Saturday
Another weekend in the Ottawa area will start under an extreme cold warning, the third local set of these warnings since Jan. 10. Some of these started Thursday and they've grown to cover the entire region except for the Pembroke area. There is a warning for more easterly parts of Renfrew County, such as the town of Renfrew. The wind chill in most places Friday night and Saturday morning could make it feel as cold as -40. Ottawa's overnight low is -28 C and in Cornwall and Maniwaki, it's -29 C.
NewsThe Canadian PressUkraine embassy calls on Canada to send weapons, expand training and sanction Russia
OTTAWA — The Ukrainian Embassy in Ottawa is calling on the Trudeau government to provide weapons to Ukraine's military, impose further sanctions on Russia and extend and expand the Canadian military training mission of its forces. The blunt Ukraine statement was sent to The Canadian Press by its embassy after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday that Canada was giving Ukraine a $120-million loan to help bolster its economy as it faces a hostile buildup of Russian forces on its borde
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First shipment of Paxlovid, antiviral COVID-19 drug, arrives in Ontario
TORONTO — Health Minister Christine Elliott says the first shipment of an antivral COVID-19 treatment has arrived in Ontario. The oral antiviral drug Paxlovid is meant to protect against hospitalization and death. Elliott has previously said Ontario was set to receive 10,000 courses of treatment in January, and she says today that the province has secured an additional 400 doses for First Nations communities in the north. The drug is initially being prioritized for adults at highest risk, includ
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New school in Toronto condo building will be first of its kind in Ontario: province
TORONTO — The Ontario government says a new elementary school slated to be built in a downtown Toronto condo building will be the first of its kind in the province. The province says the Lower Yonge Precinct Elementary School will create 455 student spaces in a new mixed-use condo project. It says the project could eventually be replicated elsewhere to help meet the needs of families in urban and high-density areas. The government says it is investing $44 million in building the so-called "podiu
EntertainmentThe Canadian PressReview: Penny and Sparrow push past Americana in 'Olly Olly'
“Olly Olly,” Penny and Sparrow (I Love You / Thirty Tigers) In the first few unassuming bars of Penny and Sparrow’s new album, “Olly Olly,” it is not immediately apparent that this collection of songs signifies a shift for duo Andy Baxter and Kyle Jahnke. “Adeline” is a stripped-back love song that is both existential and hopeful. Reach the 2:40 mark, though, and subtle distortions that echo the style of Bon Iver tease what the next 11 tracks will show — that Penny and Sparrow are ready to push
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RDN CAO: Curbside pickup complaints ‘loud and clear’
With the deluge of snow, so came a deluge of comments and phone calls to Regional District of Nanaimo directors about the delays in curbside recycling, garbage and organics pickup. At the Jan. 11 board meeting Parksville Director Ed Mayne brought up the numerous complaints received by residents regarding delayed curbside pickup, alternate drop-off locations and the communication around it. Other parts of Canada handle snow regularly, Mayne said, “I can’t see a reasonable excuse for getting this
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Lawmaker who made anti-Asian slur is resigning, cites health
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware lawmaker who came under fire last year for using a racist and sexist slur to refer to sex workers is resigning, House Democratic officials said Friday. Rep. Gerald Brady’s resignation will be effective Feb. 4, according to a press release from the Delaware House Democratic Caucus. Brady indicated in the news release that he is not resigning because of the fallout from the racist email, but because of his health. Brady, who served in the Delaware Army National Guard,
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Former Town Hall sold to Siksika Affordable Housing Corporation
The former Town of Strathmore municipal building, located on Westchester Road, has officially sold to the Siksika Affordable Housing Corporation. Following the move of town staff to the new municipal building located towards the north end of Kinsmen Park at the end of January 2021, the older municipal building was listed for sale in May 2021. An offer to purchase was made on July 8, 2021 and Council accepted the offer on July 14, 2021. The sale was completed as of Dec. 21, 2021. Fule added the t
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City of Portage moves to ensure all civic workers are vaccinated or tested
Portage la Prairie is moving forward with a new vaccination policy, and starting Feb. 14 all city employees must either be fully vaccinated or undergo regular COVID-19 testing if they want to continue coming to work. In a news release put out by the city of Portage la Prairie on Jan. 17, the city’s mayor and council said they have now implemented the COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Policy for all city employees and city council members in the city of about 13,000 residents, west of Winnipeg. Th
EntertainmentThe Canadian PressNew this week: 'Ice Age,' Kevin James and 'The Gilded Age'
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — “Ice Age” hasn't quite lasted eons, but the animated franchise is now a decade old. And it's been a very busy prehistoric period. “The Ice Adventures of Buck Wild,” premiering Friday, Jan. 28, on Disney+, is the sixth feature film in the series, which also encompasses TV specials, a load of videogames and an ice show. This installment
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Morris, Weah, Dest, Zardes on US roster for WCup qualifiers
NEW YORK (AP) — Jordan Morris, Tim Weah, Sergiño Dest and Gyasi Zardes returned from injuries to make the U.S. roster ahead of the next three World Cup qualifiers, while Gio Reyna, Gianluca Busio and Aaron Long missed out. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter announced a 28-man group that will report to Columbus, Ohio, ahead of the Jan. 27 match against El Salvador, including 13 who have been training in Phoenix. The Americans play Canada on Jan. 30 at Hamilton, Ontario, and host Honduras three days later
NewsThe Canadian PressUS, Russia to try more diplomacy amid tensions over Ukraine
GENEVA (AP) — Top U.S. and Russian diplomats agreed Friday to keep talking in the standoff over Ukraine, even though their meeting produced no movement in the crisis that has seen Moscow mass tens of thousands of troops at the border and the West ramp up supplies of weapons to Kyiv. With fears of an invasion of Ukraine running high and seemingly intractable demands, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met for about 90 minutes in Geneva at what the Am
NewsCBCNunavut investigating student aid program after late payments leave post-secondary learners in the lurch
Nunavut's education minister says her department will now be investigating a vital funding program for post-secondary students after delayed payments forced some students to go hungry and jeopardized other students' studies. "Ensuring that students receive their funding is [our] top priority, and I'm sorry that there are students that are experiencing these delays," Pamela Gross said Thursday. In recent days, seven students have told CBC News they haven't received their funding yet through Finan
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Chamber out of rapid tests
THUNDER BAY — The distribution of COVID-19 rapid tests by the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce has come to a temporary halt because the organization has run out and has not been able to acquire more tests due to shortages. “We just don’t have any,” said Charla Robinson, president of the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce. “We have given out 70,000 tests up until December the 24, which is when we ran out of tests, and we are now waiting along with a long list of people.” Robinson says the federal and
CelebrityThe Canadian PressLouie Anderson, comic, Emmy winner for 'Baskets,' dies at 68
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louie Anderson, whose four-decade career as a comedian and actor included his unlikely, Emmy-winning performance as mom to twin adult sons in the TV series “Baskets,” died Friday. He was 68. Anderson died at a hospital in Las Vegas of complications from cancer, said Glenn Schwartz, his longtime publicist. Anderson had a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Schwartz said previously. “'Baskets' was such a phenomenal ‘second act’ for Louie Anderson. I wish he’d gotten a third,” Michael
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MATCHDAY: Man City can strengthen title bid at Southampton
A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Saturday: ENGLAND Manchester City heads to Southampton seeking a 13th straight win to move 14 points clear in the Premier League. Liverpool and Chelsea — the teams in second and third place, respectively — do not play until Sunday so City can strengthen its status as the big favorite for a sixth title in 11 seasons. Southampton has posed problems for City in recent years, though, and has drawn at Etihad Stadium already this season. Manchester Unit
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Omicron tests limits of COVID testing labs
SummerBio, which launched in May 2020 shortly after the start of pandemic, says the ongoing omicron variant surge has resulted in the lab testing about 100,000 samples a day, mostly from school districts, including Los Angeles and San Jose. (Jan. 21)
