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O'Toole makes pitch to working parents with Tories' 'flexible' child-care plan
RUSSELL, Ont. - Erin O'Toole repeated his plan on Tuesday to scrap Liberal child-care deals signed with provinces in favour of a refundable tax credit, saying the Conservative approach will give a big...
Sep 14, 2021

Lheidli T'enneh demands reroute of Enbridge pipeline
PRINCE GEORGE - A local First Nation wants a government order requiring Enbridge to move its natural gas pipeline off Indigenous land. A release from the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation says it has forma...
Sep 14, 2021

Desmond inquiry: focus of hearings shifts to examination of domestic violence
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - A Nova Scotia inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed his family and himself in 2017 turned its attention today to the issue of domestic violence. The executive direc...
Sep 14, 2021

Decision on future of E&N Rail given 18 months after Snaw-Naw-As appeal rejected
NANAIMO - The E&N Trail rail lines running through Snaw-Naw-As First Nation will remain property of the government, at least for now.On Tuesday, Sept. 14, the BC Court of Appeal announced they uph...
Sep 14, 2021

N.S. family who perished in trailer fire were busy and boisterous: neighbour
AMHERST, N.S. - A mother, father and four children who perished in a fire inside their vacation trailer are being recalled as an active, boisterous family by a friend who rented them the Amherst, N.S....
Sep 14, 2021

Calgary firm advances new trial, manufacturing of mRNA vaccine for COVID-19
OTTAWA - Calgary-based Providence Therapeutics says it has signed two contracts to have its developmental mRNA vaccine for COVID-19 manufactured in Canada. The company says it has signed a $90-million...
Sep 14, 2021

Minister of Education issues statement following SD57 resignations
PRINCE GEORGE- In a shocking move, School District 57 Board of Education Chair Trent Derrick, and Vice-Chair Shuirose Valimohamed both announced their resignations on Monday morning.The pair both resi...
Sep 14, 2021

Trudeau pitches Liberals' climate change plan to British Columbia voters
RICHMOND, B.C. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is pitching his climate change strategy to British Columbia voters today, saying the NDP hasn't put forward a "real plan" to fight the problem. Trudeau s...
Sep 14, 2021

Alberta's 'Open For Summer' plan was premature: chief medical officer of health
Alberta's top doctor says the province's "Open For Summer" plan set the trajectory for a crushing fourth wave of COVID-19. Chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, told a conference call wi...
Sep 14, 2021

Canadian rugby veteran Connor Braid the latest to retire in wake of Tokyo Olympics
Canadian rugby veteran Connor Braid has announced his retirement. The 31-year-old from Victoria joins sevens teammates Nate Hirayama and Conor Trainer in leaving the sport. All three were part of the ...
Sep 14, 2021