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Seniors Plan to Meet During Pandemic
.PRINCE GEORGE - For many seniors, the world pandemic continues to be a challenge right now. They are cut off from friends, family, and most familiar faces. The North Central Senior Association is slo...
Sep 14, 2020

Activists urge Trudeau government to act on disappearances in Sri Lanka
OTTAWA - A group of Tamil Canadians is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to bring in a parliamentary motion that would remove sovereign immunity as a defence for international crimes. Amnesty ...
Sep 14, 2020

Habs' Gallagher took nothing personal from Vigneault's comments in playoffs
Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher figures he could have returned to action mere weeks after suffering a broken jaw on a controversial play in the playoffs. Instead, Gallagher is left to won...
Sep 14, 2020

Blue Jays and Yankees to square off in the Bronx in key divisional series
Less than one-quarter of the shortened baseball season remains and the Toronto Blue Jays are just ahead of the New York Yankees, have a chance at securing home playoff dates and are&nbs...
Sep 14, 2020

Saskatchewan judge's stop at teepee camp could raise perception of bias: expert
REGINA - An experienced defence lawyer says a Saskatchewan judge's attendance at an Indigenous demonstration after he ruled on it could expose the court to potential allegations of bias. Michael Sprat...
Sep 14, 2020

Texas officer charged with assault in fatal 2019 shooting
BAYTOWN, Texas - A Texas police officer has been charged with assault for fatally shooting a woman after a struggle over the officer's stun gun last year, prosecutors announced Monday. A Harris County...
Sep 14, 2020

Member of the legislature Sonia Furstenau elected B.C. Green leader
VICTORIA - The Green party's new leader in B.C. wants the premier to focus on COVID-19 and overdose deaths instead of fuelling speculation about a fall election. Sonia Furstenau, one of two Green part...
Sep 14, 2020

Bloc Quebecois leader and caucus isolating after staffer catches COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Bloc Quebecois says leader Yves-Francois Blanchet and the party's whole caucus are in self-isolation after a member of his staff tested positive for COVID-19. A statement from the party s...
Sep 14, 2020

CN rail train carrying potash derails near Hope, B.C., no injuries reported
HOPE, B.C. - CN Rail says at least 20 rail cars carrying potash derailed today near Hope, B.C. The company says no injuries, fires or dangerous goods are involved. The railway says prelimin...
Sep 14, 2020

CN rail train carrying potash derails near Hope, B.C., no injuries reported
HOPE, B.C. - CN Rail says at least 20 rail cars carrying potash derailed today near Hope, B.C. The company says no injuries, fires or dangerous goods are involved. The railway says prelimin...
Sep 14, 2020