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Thu, 4 Aug 2022 23:16:12 EDT
Small B.C. community ordered to evacuate from path of wildfire southwest of Penticton
Emergency officials have ordered all residents to evacuate from the B.C. community of Olalla, about 40 kilometres southwest of Penticton, due to the Keremeos Creek wildfire.

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 10:49:12 EDT
Supreme Court won't hear appeal by parents who have faced 2 trials in son's death
The Supreme Court of Canada won't hear an appeal in a high-profile Alberta case that saw a couple tried twice in the death of their sick toddler.

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 18:34:34 EDT
Alberta government to change bonus rules after hefty payout to Hinshaw during COVID-19
The Alberta government is tightening the rules around employee bonuses in light of the six-figure payout to the chief medical officer of health during COVID-19.

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 15:23:34 EDT
High court won't hear case involving estate of dismembered B.C. multimillionaire
The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal from the woman who claims a spousal right to inherit half of a murdered and dismembered multimillionaire's estate.

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Meet the Treaty 3 Titans, who dominated the volleyball courts at Ontario's Summer Indigenous Games
When Tania Cameron left Kenora, Ont. with a bus full of athletes to the Ontario Summer Indigenous Games in Ottawa, she wasn’t sure if there would be enough money to afford hotel rooms through the w...

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 17:05:02 EDT
Ottawa promises over $40M to tackle gun violence in Quebec
Ottawa is sending $41.8 million to the province, which will split the funding between police services, community organizations and municipalities struggling with gun violence.

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 20:10:26 EDT
Jays' new acquisition Merrifield says he's vaccinated for COVID-19, will be cleared to play in Toronto
Whit Merrifield said Thursday he is vaccinated for COVID-19 and will be cleared to play for Toronto when the Blue Jays return to Canada.

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 18:49:42 EDT
Teen boys make up majority of victims of recently reported sextortion crimes, new data shows
A new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection suggests a stark rise in sextortion crimes targeting youth, with the majority of victims being adolescent boys. 

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 17:11:51 EDT
Top Sask. court dismisses father's appeal against getting children COVID-19 vaccines
In December 2021, the mother filed an application for sole decision-making authority on COVID vaccination for her children. 

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 17:57:15 EDT
Future of lawsuit over language of instruction in Nunavut schools rests with Nunavut court judge
It’s up to a Nunavut judge now to decide if Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. will have a chance to argue its case against the Government of Nunavut on Inuktut language education.

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 18:16:36 EDT
Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic pulls out of National Bank Open in Montreal
Novak Djokovic withdrew from the upcoming hard-court tournament in Montreal on Thursday because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and is therefore not allowed to enter Canada.

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 14:38:17 EDT
All Manitoba kids 6 months and older can get COVID-19 vaccine starting Friday
All kids in Manitoba six months and older will be eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine starting Friday morning, the province says in a news release.

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 14:38:16 EDT
Hockey Canada commissions former Supreme Court justice to lead review into governance
Hockey Canada has hired former Supreme Court justice Thomas Cromwell to lead a review into the organization’s governance structure amid growing calls for its leadership to step down over its handlin...

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 16:05:43 EDT
Quebec senator leaving Conservative caucus but says he will remain a member of party
Sen. Larry Smith is leaving the Conservative caucus to join the Canadian Senators Group but will remain a member of the Conservative party.

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 00:00:00 EDT
Video played in court shows Hamilton police officer 'stomp' on Indigenous man's head during arrest
Patrick Tomchuk was granted bail at a hearing in John Sopinka Court, during which his lawyer played a video of his head being kicked and stepped on during his arrest.

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 13:06:53 EDT
Ontario regulatory colleges have 2 weeks to find ways to register foreign-trained nurses, doctors faster
Ontario's health minister has directed regulatory colleges for nurses and doctors to develop plans to more quickly register internationally educated professionals, a move nursing groups and critics sa...

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 09:46:39 EDT
Identity of N.L. lawyer in sexual assault case revealed as top court won't hear anonymity bid
The curtain has been lifted on the identity of a Newfoundland lawyer facing sexual assault charges, after the Supreme Court of Canada declined Thursday to hear an appeal that would allow Robert Regula...

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Judges' clerk pleads guilty to obstruction after telling fiancé he was subject of wiretap
A judges' secretary was fired from her job and pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice after she looked at a wiretap warrant — only to find out her own fiancé was a target in a murder probe and t...

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 08:29:37 EDT
Suspect in 3 seemingly random killings shot dead by Montreal police
A suspect linked to three fatal shootings in and around Montreal in the last two days was shot and killed during a police operation at a motel in the city's Saint-Laurent borough.

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 09:27:51 EDT
Jacob Hoggard scheduled for pre-trial in sexual assault case in northeastern Ontario
A judicial pre-trial has been scheduled in a northeastern Ontario court in the sexual assault case of Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard.



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