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MétisMétis National Council takes former president, Manitoba Métis to court
The Mtis National Council has filed a lawsuit against its former president and the Manitoba Mtis Federation alleging financial irregularities and questionable contracts. President Cassidy Caron says a...
Jan 28, 2022
Iqaluit lifts precautionary boil-water advisory, bypass system still being used
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's Health Department has lifted a precautionary boil-water advisory for the city of Iqaluit. The capital's 8,000 people had been under the advisory since Jan. 19 when the cit...
Jan 28, 2022
Four deaths in Richmond, B.C., believed to be a murder-suicide, police say
RICHMOND, B.C. - Homicide investigators say they believe the targeted shooting that left four people dead in a Richmond, B.C., home was a murder-suicide. The victims were all members of the same famil...
Jan 28, 2022
Province asking for feedback on watershed protection measures
NORTHERN BC- The BC government recently announced it will be responding to the call for stronger wetland and watershed protection caused by extreme weather events by developing its first Watershed Sec...
Jan 28, 2022
Four deaths in Richmond, B.C., believed to be a murder-suicide, police say
RICHMOND, B.C. - Homicide investigators say they believe the targeted shooting that left four people dead in a Richmond, B.C., home was a murder-suicide. The victims were all members of the same famil...
Jan 28, 2022
Trudeau concerned trucker convoy converging on Parliament Hill could turn violent
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's concerned about the potential for violence during this weekend's planned protest on Parliament Hill by truckers and others joining the crowd. In an int...
Jan 28, 2022
QMJHL set to resume activities Feb. 3 after weeks-long hiatus
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League will resume activities Feb. 3 following a weeks-long hiatus due to COVID-19 complications. The league said in a release Friday that it plans to complete a full 68...
Jan 28, 2022
SirVincent Rogers signs one-day contract to retire as Redblack
OTTAWA - Offensive lineman SirVincent Rogers has signed a one-day contract with the Ottawa Redblacks so he may retire as a member of the team. The 35-year-old played four seasons in Ottawa from 2015-1...
Jan 28, 2022
Biden visits collapsed bridge, touts infrastructure law
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (AP) - Arriving just hours after a serious bridge collapse, President Joe Biden stared into the cratered muddy earth where the aging span fell early Friday, striking evidence supportin...
Jan 28, 2022
NBA beckons for teenage Canadian basketball star Shaedon Sharpe
When Shaedon Sharpe arrived on campus at the University of Kentucky, he received an uncommonly quiet welcome compared to most top basketball recruits. The 18-year-old wasn't introduced with pyrotechni...
Jan 28, 2022