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Father and son unveil reconciliation pole in B.C. on Indigenous Peoples Day
VANCOUVER - A father and son carving team unveiled their 13-metre reconciliation pole outside the Vancouver School District's Education Centre to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day. ...
Jun 21, 2019
'Minimum of nine bullets:' Trial hears Manitoba Mountie shot man numerous times
THOMPSON, Man. - A forensic pathologist has testified that an RCMP officer in northern Manitoba shot a man at least nine times before he died. Const. Abram Letkeman has pleaded not guilty to...
Jun 21, 2019
Wants mandate for plans: Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister moves up election date
WINNIPEG - Premier Brian Pallister, saying he needs a new mandate from voters after fulfilling key promises from his last campaign, has moved up the provincial election by more than a year. ...
Jun 21, 2019
Celebrations across Canada to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day
TORONTO - Events were held across Canada on Friday to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day, including a sunrise ceremony in Toronto, a totem pole unveiling in Whitehorse and the renaming of a str...
Jun 21, 2019
Sir Elton John to get France's Legion of Honor from Macron
PARIS - Sir Elton John is to receive the Legion of Honor, France's highest award, during a visit to the presidential Elysee Palace. The singer is to meet first on Friday with French President Emmanuel...
Jun 21, 2019
Royal Nova Scotia Tattoo: Online scalpers pick on the wrong event
HALIFAX - Over the past 40 years, the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo has grown to become the world's largest indoor celebration of military music and traditions. But it's been only in the last...
Jun 21, 2019
Argos' running back Wilder Jr. happy Lawrence to suit up for Ticats
TORONTO - James Wilder Jr. wants a piece of Simoni Lawrence. The Toronto running back can't wait to tangle with Lawrence on Saturday when the Argos host arch-rival Hamilton in thei...
Jun 21, 2019
RCMP: Bait vehicles having success
PRINCE GEORGE - Two people have been charged after stealing from a bait vehicle.Prince George RCMP Cpl. Craig Douglass says 26-year-old Brandon Michael Felix and 22-year-old Dallas Issac John have bee...
Jun 21, 2019 Photo courtesy RCMP
Renata Ford, widow of Rob Ford, to run for Bernier's 'People's party' in federal election
Toronto voters will have a chance this fall to vote for yet another Ford. Renata Ford - the widow of former Toronto mayor Rob Ford, sister-in-law to Ontario's premier, daughter-in-law to a former...
Jun 21, 2019
AP Source: NHL salary cap will fall short of projections
VANCOUVER - The NHL salary cap for next season will be between $81.5 and $82 million, which is at least $1 million lower than initially projected, The Associated Press has confirmed. The figure was di...
Jun 21, 2019