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Many questions after recent police encounters with Indigenous community
The death of Rodney Levi of the Metepenagiag Mi'kmaq Nation in an RCMP shooting Friday night in New Brunswick continues to put the focus on police relations with Indigenous communities in Ca...
Jun 13, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:47 a.m. on June 13, 2020: There are 98,209 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 53,666 confirmed (incl...
Jun 13, 2020

New Brunswick Indigenous man is victim of RCMP-involved fatal shooting: Chief
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - The regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations for New Brunswick has confirmed that the man who died in an RCMP shooting Friday night was Rodney Levi of the ...
Jun 13, 2020

Pringle has fond memories of Baltimore Stallions '95 championship season
Mike Pringle and the Baltimore Stallions will forever be part of CFL history. Twenty-five years ago, the star running back helped Baltimore become the first - and only - American franch...
Jun 13, 2020

COVID pandemic prompts initiative to offer free legal aid to anyone in Canada
TORONTO - The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a group of young lawyers to launch a project to offer free legal advice remotely to anyone in the country. Dubbed the National Canadian Lawyers Initia...
Jun 13, 2020

Babine Elementary Secondary School makes room for Health Clinic
VANDERHOOF-A portion of Babine Elementary Secondary School will make room on its premise for a Health Clinic.Northern Health approached School District 91 (Nechako Lakes) last summer to explore the po...
Jun 13, 2020

Queen Elizabeth's birthday marked with smaller ceremony
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II's birthday was marked Saturday with a smaller ceremony than usual, as the annual Trooping the Color parade was cancelled amid the coronavirus pandemic. The extravagant disp...
Jun 13, 2020

Calls grow for Trudeau to end MSM blood donation ban
OTTAWA - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make people sick across Canada, health authorities are imploring Canadians to donate blood - all Canadians except men who have had recent sex with other ...
Jun 13, 2020

As companies reopen, 'main street' stores in urban cores need help, Joly says
OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of regional economic development says more needs to be done to help companies in the centre of Canada's biggest cities so they can stay open through and be...
Jun 13, 2020

Prince George firefighter takes last ride home
PRINCE GEORGE - Many of us look forward to the day when we retire. For one longtime Prince George firefighter, the memories of his last day will be with him into the next chapter of his life. For thos...
Jun 12, 2020