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Quebec to introduce tracking bracelets for some conjugal violence offenders
MONTREAL - Quebec will begin requiring some domestic violence offenders to wear electronic tracking bracelets beginning next spring, the province's public security minister announced Wednesday. Genevi...
Dec 01, 2021

Canada kicks Boeing from jet competition, narrows search to F-35 and Swedish Gripen
OTTAWA - Canada has officially narrowed its decade-long hunt for a new fighter jet to two choices as the federal government confirmed U.S. aerospace giant Boeing's Super Hornet is out of the running t...
Dec 01, 2021

Interim Green Leader Amita Kuttner ready to get tough on party infighting
OTTAWA - Amita Kuttner, the new interim Green leader, says they will be ready to take tough disciplinary action to deal with party members who "have been at each other's throats." The astrophysicist, ...
Dec 01, 2021

Public health orders on gatherings revised and extended in Northern Health
NORTHERN BC- The public health orders for the North have been updated and revised. According to Northern Health, this change reflects the ongoing risk of COVID-19 and the rates of transmission.The upd...
Dec 01, 2021

PG RCMP searching for violent man wanted on multiple charges
PRINCE GEORGE- Update: RCMP say this person is no longer being sought by police.Earlier: Police are asking the public's help in locating Garnet Alexander Izony.According to the Prince George RCMP, the...
Dec 01, 2021

Nova Scotia restricts out-of-province sports-related travel for kids 11 and younger
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's government on Wednesday said children aged 11 and younger could no longer travel out of province for events related to sports and culture, citing rising COVID-19 transmission c...
Dec 01, 2021

Lawyer questions coverage of First Nations water settlement as deal to be ratified
A lawyer for several First Nations says he can't get a clear answer on which Indigenous communities will be covered by a class-action settlement on drinking water - even though an $8-billion deal is s...
Dec 01, 2021

Toronto FC starts work on revamping roster, declining options on Gonzalez, Zavaleta
Toronto FC, under new boss Bob Bradley, began work on revamping its roster Wednesday by declining contract options on five players including veteran defenders Omar Gonzalez and Eriq Zavaleta. A shakeu...
Dec 01, 2021

Draisaitl, Campbell, Kadri named NHL's three stars form November
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl, Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell and Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri have been named the NHL's "three stars" for November. Draisaitl...
Dec 01, 2021

Trade minister Ng chats with U.S. counterpart as continental trade tensions fester
WASHINGTON - Canada's trade minister is headed back to the U.S. capital just two weeks after joining Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his visit to the White House. Mary Ng met virtually Tuesday with U...
Dec 01, 2021