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Top court won't hear Muslim charity's appeal over suspension freeze refusal
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not look at whether the suspension of a Muslim charity should have been put on hold while an administrative challenge of the penalty played out. The Canada Re...
Feb 02, 2023
Alleged carjacker granted bail
A woman charged after a carjacking in Prince Albert last weekend has been released on bail.Jaylin Daniels, 22, appeared by video when her matter was discussed Thursday morning at Prince Albert Provinc...
Feb 02, 2023
Lametti says Tories exploiting tragedies 'to score political points' on bail reform
OTTAWA - Canada's justice minister is accusing Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives of using tragedies such as the killing of a young Ontario Provincial Police officer "to try to score political points." ...
Feb 02, 2023
Canada's Andreescu through to quarterfinals in Thailand with win over Zakharova
HUA HIN, Thailand - Top-seed Bianca Andreescu advanced to the quarterfinals of the Thailand Open tennis tournament with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Russia's Anastasia Zakharova on Thursday. The native of Miss...
Feb 02, 2023
As sexual assault rates rise, provinces face shortages of specially trained nurses
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - An assistant nursing professor at the University of New Brunswick says there is a crisis-level shortage of sexual assault nurse examiners in the country. Martha Paynter, who is also...
Feb 02, 2023
Supreme Court agrees to rule on independence of Canadian military's judges
OTTAWA - Canada's top court has agreed to rule on whether the military's judges are truly independent. The Supreme Court of Canada announced its decision this morning in response to an appeal from sev...
Feb 02, 2023
Tait the shooutout hero as Mintos beat Contacts
Ashton Tait forced overtime with 54 seconds left, before notching the shootout winner as his hometown Prince Albert Mintos beat the Saskatoon Contacts 2-1 on home ice Wednesday night.It was a strong d...
Feb 02, 2023
China accuses Canada of 'politically manipulating' with Uyghur refugee vote
OTTAWA - The Chinese government says a motion MPs passed Wednesday to provide asylum to persecuted Uyghurs amounts to political manipulation by Canada. MPs including Prime Mister Justin Trudeau unanim...
Feb 02, 2023
Tax on share buybacks to raise $3 billion in government revenue over five years: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the federal Liberals' planned tax on corporate share buybacks will raise $3 billion in government revenue over the next five years. A new report prepared...
Feb 02, 2023
Lang’s hockey cathedral draws attention from around the world
Last week, chances are you didn't know where the Village of Lang was located or much about it.But thanks to the era of social media, the village of fewer than 200 people could now be considered home t...
Feb 02, 2023
