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Mohawk Mothers worry evidence of human remains at McGill work site will be destroyed
MONTREAL - Indigenous women say they are worried potential evidence of human remains at the site of a former Montreal hospital will be destroyed if construction isn't halted. The women, who call thems...
Oct 02, 2023
Trial to begin for former RCMP intelligence director accused of disclosing secrets
OTTAWA - More than four years after Cameron Jay Ortis was charged with breaching Canada's secrets law, the former RCMP intelligence director is about to get his day in court. Ortis was taken into cust...
Oct 02, 2023
Veteran CFL linebacker Lawrence putting together solid 2023 campaign
HAMILTON - Simoni Lawrence is back doing what he does best with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Injuries last year limited Lawrence to 10 games and 45 defensive tackles - both career lows over his 10 seasons...
Oct 02, 2023
A look at how to avoid a bear encounter after fatal attack in Banff National Park
BANFF, Alta. - A couple and their dog were killed on the weekend in a grizzly bear attack in the wilderness of Banff National Park in Alberta. Here's a look at how to avoid an encounter in bear countr...
Oct 02, 2023
Fire in Vancouver's Kerrisdale neighbourhood destroys or damages five businesses
VANCOUVER - A number of businesses in Vancouver's Kerrisdale shopping area have been damaged or destroyed in an overnight fire. Vancouver Fire and Rescue Chief Karen Fry says in a social media post th...
Oct 02, 2023
Diwali fireworks advisory issued despite warnings it might be discriminatory: emails
OTTAWA - An Environment Canada advisory that singled out Diwali fireworks as a reason to prepare for poor air quality last October was issued despite multiple warnings from some staff about it being d...
Oct 02, 2023
13 year old last seen a week ago, has been found
WILLIAMS LAKE - A British Columbia teenager who was last seen one week ago in Williams Lake has been found. RCMP Staff Sgt. Kris Clark says 13-year-old, Bryanna Sellars, is safe. He did not say where ...
Oct 02, 2023
Federal ministers still lack mandate letters, two months after majority shuffled
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has yet to issue mandate letters for his cabinet ministers, two months after announcing an overhaul to his front bench. Defence Minister Bill Blair said last wee...
Oct 02, 2023
House prepares to vote on new Speaker in rare mid-session election as MPs vie for job
OTTAWA - The House of Commons will vote for a new Speaker tomorrow in a rare mid-session election. Steven Chaplin, a fellow at the University of Ottawa's Public Law Centre, says this is only the secon...
Oct 02, 2023
RCMP confirm Indigenous teen missing in Williams Lake, B.C., has been found safe
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A British Columbia teenager who was last seen one week ago in Williams Lake has been found. RCMP Staff Sgt. Kris Clark says the 13-year-old is safe. He did not say where she was ...
Oct 02, 2023