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Charlottetown votes to add Indigenous figure next to Sir John A. Macdonald statue
CHARLOTTETOWN - The City of Charlottetown will add a representation of an Indigenous elder or child next to a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald to create a reminder of the darker side of the former prim...
May 11, 2021
B.C. didn't effectively manage conservation lands program: auditor general
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says the province failed to adequately manage a conservation lands program aimed at protecting habitats for fish and wildlife species that are some of the...
May 11, 2021
Pentagon chief during Jan. 6 riot defends military response
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's acting defense secretary during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots plans to tell Congress that he was concerned in the days before the insurrection that sending troops...
May 11, 2021
Leafs goalie Andersen to return from lower-body injury in game against Ottawa
Toronto goaltender Frederik Andersen will get his first start in almost two months when the Maple Leafs visit the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday. Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed Tuesday after the ...
May 11, 2021
RCMP investigating 'suspicious death' in the Peace
POUCE COUPE - An investigation has been launched following a suspicious death in the Peace region.North District RCMP Cpl. Madonna Saunderson says the BC RCMP North District Major Crime Unit (ND MCU) ...
May 11, 2021
Prosecutor plans to seek death penalty in spa shootings
ATLANTA (AP) - A man accused of killing eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage businesses was indicted Tuesday on murder charges, and a prosecutor...
May 11, 2021
Trudeau rejects Alberta cabinet minister accusation he wants COVID health disaster
EDMONTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is rejecting an accusation from Alberta's justice minister that the federal government is part of a trio rooting for the province's health system to collapse d...
May 11, 2021
British Columbia to give workers three days of paid sick leave for COVID-19
VICTORIA - British Columbia will give all workers up to three days of paid sick leave to support those affected by COVID-19. Labour Minister Harry Bains introduced the legislation today, saying it wou...
May 11, 2021
Other provinces looking at Saskatchewan's plan to tie COVID-19 vaccines to reopening
CALGARY - Neighbouring provinces are eyeing Saskatchewan's plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions in tandem with vaccination rates, but experts are warning the approach could lead some to a false sense of...
May 11, 2021
B.C.'s paid sick leave will support workers, reimburse businesses
PRINCE GEORGE - Workers will soon have access to a made-in-B.C. paid sick leave program that will support workers to stay home when they are sick during the pandemic and afterward, including permanent...
May 11, 2021