After being rushed through the House of Commons in a single day, a bill authorizing new…
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City of Regina rejects proposal to require 2 BIPOC on its police board
The City of Regina is adding two more civilian seats to its police board, but councillors…
Court should determine if Canada failed youth behind climate change suit: lawyer
The courts have a definite role in helping to determine if Canada has breached the constitutional…
Blood Tribe commemorates Orange Shirt Day with traditional ceremony and prayers
A traditional ceremony was held Wednesday on the Blood Tribe reserve to mark Orange Shirt Day,…
California evacuees return home to find devastation after wildfire
Nikki and Kevin Conant returned to their home in Northern California wine country Wednesday to find…
Witnesses call for street lights at site of fatal Calgary motorcycle crash
Witnesses of a fatal motorcycle crash on Barlow Trail in Calgary say street lights are needed…
Anti-maskers gather in Montreal’s Lafontaine Park to protest against public health measures
Hundreds of people who oppose the wearing of masks gathered at Lafontaine Park to protest the…
To isolate or not? Alberta Health aims to clarify confusion about COVID-19 symptoms in K-12 students
As Alberta nears the colder months, the difference between COVID-19 symptoms and having a common cold…
7 more survivors of Columbia Icefield rollover near Jasper file lawsuit against tour operator
A northern Alberta woman who survived a fatal tour bus crash in Jasper National Park this…
Man charged in hoax call to B.C. care home facing deadly COVID-19 outbreak
The man accused of making a hoax phone call to the North Vancouver long-term care home…
‘Blindsided’: Black Nova Scotians say their community was left out of new restorative process
More Black Nova Scotians have come forward to voice their dissatisfaction with how the province apologized…
How Toronto’s first open-air school responded to the tuberculosis crisis more than 100 years ago
It can be described as one of the most progressive TDSB schools yet it dates back…
Campaign promise to cut B.C.’s PST gets mixed reviews in the Okanagan
With many British Columbians impacted financially by the COVID-19 pandemic, one political party believes the solution…
10 per cent of Saskatchewan residents struggling with pandemic stress: poll
As COVID-19 cases spike across the country, new data from the Angus Reid Institute shows anxiety…
Charges laid against 4 Quebecers in connection with suspected kidnapping of New York couple
Four Quebecers were arraigned by phone on Wednesday in connection with the alleged kidnapping of a…
New COVID-19 outbreak at Vancouver care home where 13 died
Ten people have contracted COVID-19 at a long-term care home in downtown Vancouver that was the…
Regina’s Capital Pointe lot to become temporary parking lot
The sale of the Capital Pointe lot is expected to be finalized next month after the…
Agreement reached to end litigation over Hamilton’s homeless encampments
The City of Hamilton and community advocates have reached an agreement to end litigation over local…
Politicians, Indigenous groups condemning treatment of 37-year-old Quebec woman
Reaction to the death of Joyce Echaquan, a 37-year-old wife and mother of seven children, was…
Calgary committee recommends lower residential speed limits
A city committee voted Wednesday to reduce Calgary residential speed limits. Under a proposed bylaw, the…