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NDP leader says party will 'force' government to move on dental care, housing
HALIFAX - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will use the upcoming sitting of Parliament to push the Liberals to move on dental care and housing, as laid out in the deal between the two parties....
Sep 07, 2022
RCMP resistant to change despite repeated calls for action: former senior Mountie
HALIFAX - The inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia heard today from a former assistant commissioner of the RCMP who says the police force has a long history of ignoring calls for change....
Sep 07, 2022
Russell Peters, Patrick J. Adams headline theScore Bet's kickoff to fall campaign
TORONTO - Comedian Russell Peters and actor Patrick J. Adams highlight theScore Bet's kickoff to its fall campaign. Peters, Adams and former Saturday Night Live star Jon Lovitz will all be featured in...
Sep 07, 2022
'Like TNT': Experts say Saskatchewan attacks underscore need for justice support
A deadly stabbing rampage over the Labour Day weekend in rural Saskatchewan underscores a critical lack of social supports in Canada's justice system, experts say. RCMP have named Myles Sanderson, 32,...
Sep 07, 2022
Coach says Canadian women have turned corner ahead of Rugby World Cup Sevens
Having integrated more than a dozen new faces into the program, coach Jack Hanratty believes the Canadian women's rugby sevens team has turned a corner. The Canadian squad will get a chance to prove h...
Sep 07, 2022
Judge strikes down 1931 Michigan law criminalizing abortion
DETROIT (AP) - A judge on Wednesday struck down Michigan's 1931 anti-abortion law, months after suspending it, in the the latest development involving abortion rights in a state where the issue is bei...
Sep 07, 2022
Ukrainian Canadian Congress wants permit revoked as Russian turbine hearings continue
OTTAWA - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is urging the Canadian government to revoke a permit that allowed the export of a turbine repaired in Montreal to a Russian energy giant. The permit granted Si...
Sep 07, 2022
Major telecoms agree to emergency outage deal: Minister Champagne
VANCOUVER - The federal industry minister says Canada's major telecom companies have reached a formal agreement to "ensure and guarantee" emergency roaming and other mutual assistance in the case of a...
Sep 07, 2022
Major telecoms agree to emergency outage deal: Minister Champagne
VANCOUVER - The federal industry minister says Canada's major telecom companies have reached a formal agreement to "ensure and guarantee" emergency roaming and other mutual assistance in the case of a...
Sep 07, 2022
Police: California sheriff's deputy wanted in double slaying
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Authorities said they are seeking a Northern California sheriff's deputy in connection with the slaying of a husband and wife in their home early Wednesday. He remained at-large h...
Sep 07, 2022