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Fri, 25 Nov 2022 18:03:40 EST
Alberta premier defends new rules banning school mask mandates, online-only learning
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending new rules ordering schools to provide in-person learning during the current wave of viral illnesses, saying a clear, measured response is crucial for studen...

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 21:41:03 EST
Alcohol, speed led to crash that killed B.C. teen hockey players: coroner
Alcohol and excessive speed were contributing factors to a car crash that claimed the lives of three B.C. teenage hockey players in August 2021, according to a coroner's report.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 22:47:28 EST
Trudeau makes appearance on Canada's Drag Race spinoff
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an appearance on Friday's episode of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World to offer the contestants words of inspiration before the main challenge. ...

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 13:11:06 EST
Flu increasing more sharply than past seasons, chief public health officer says
Flu is rising sharply in Canada as another respiratory virus that was hitting young children starts to decline, Canada's chief public health officer says.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 16:43:50 EST
N.B. mom in 'disbelief' when son found alive after RCMP tell her he's dead
Donna Price struggles to explain the range of emotions she's gone through after being told her 29-year-old son was the man found dead in the public washroom outside Moncton city hall Tuesday, only to...

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 16:58:53 EST
Winnipeg-based evangelical charity's public funding under scrutiny after allegedly discriminatory policies
Civil rights organizations say all levels of government must ensure public funding isn't used to discriminate against protected groups, after Youth For Christ Winnipeg, an evangelical charity, was acc...

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 16:37:21 EST
New legislation gives B.C. Indigenous communities control of their own child welfare system
B.C. becomes the first jurisdiction in Canada to recognize the inherent right of Indigenous communities to legally create and control their own child and family services.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 15:42:29 EST
Federal government to extend EI sickness benefits from 15 to 26 weeks
The federal government is extending employment insurance sickness benefits to 26 weeks, up from 15 weeks, Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough announced on Friday.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 12:49:51 EST
Drag storytime at Hamilton library sees full house, as community comes out to support
The Hamilton Public Library held its second Drag Storytime on Thursday. More than 100 children and adults showed up to listen, and a large group of community members came out to defend the event after...

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 11:42:30 EST
Cost-of-living cheques being sent to dead people, says opposition member of N.L.'s legislature
Independent MHA Paul Lane says he has been fielding calls from concerned residents over the rollout of the provincial government's cost of living cheques — including how some of that money is being...

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 15:52:24 EST
Federal government opening Northern B.C.'s 1st passport office
The Prince George office is expected to open by April 2023.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 15:05:12 EST
Canada's sliders hopeful of progress after calls for leadership change answered
After a turbulent eight months, there is a feeling among athletes and leadership in Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton that they are moving in the same direction.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 11:51:33 EST
Police fatally shoot 1 man, wound another in Markham, Ont., home invasion investigation
Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after police shot two men in Markham, one fatally, during an investigation into a rash of recent home invasions in the area. 

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 13:12:24 EST
Leader of controversial Diagolon movement Jeremy MacKenzie free on bail after review hearing
Jeremy MacKenzie, the leader of the controversial Diagolon movement, is getting released from a Saskatoon jail after a bail review hearing Friday.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 13:08:17 EST
Alistair Johnston's sudden rise mirrors Canadian men's team on World Cup stage
Alistair Johnston he began turning heads with Canada's men's last November when he played out of his mind during pivotal wins over Costa Rica and Mexico, and is now reported to be signing with Scottis...

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 07:00:34 EST
B.C. used car buyers furious over provincial tax changes that have them paying more
A new rule means people buying cars in private sales are paying taxes on the list value of used cars, as opposed to the actual sales cost.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 04:00:00 EST
Judge orders Sask. man to pay $160,000 in damages to revenge porn victim
A Saskatchewan judge has ordered Daylan Heidel to pay a woman $160,000 in damages, the largest sum awarded in a revenge porn case in Canada thus far. Heidel uploaded the woman's nude pics and videos t...

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 06:00:00 EST
Sask. sisters claiming wrongful imprisonment reunite for first time in 18 years at courthouse
A pair of Indigenous sisters who have been apart for nearly two decades for a crime they are adamant they didn't commit tearfully reunited in Yorkton Thursday, embracing on the grounds of the Court ...

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 10:46:17 EST
4 charged after suspected racially motivated assault in western P.E.I.
RCMP in western P.E.I. have charged four men in connection with an alleged assault at a festival event in Abram-Village early in September.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 07:51:42 EST
Quebec government to appeal racial profiling ruling that banned random police stops
Quebec Superior Court Judge Michel Yergeau ruled on Oct. 24 that police can no longer make motor vehicle stops without cause, saying it allowed police “a safe conduit for racial profiling against th...



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