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'Her life was stolen': family remembers P.A homicide victim
A 29-year-old woman from La Ronge is being remembered for her passion for photography, love of nature, and ability to make others smile.Natasha Ross was found unresponsive when police and paramedics a...
Jun 09, 2021
Defence chief warned last year vetting of Iraqi troops lacked 'sufficient depth'
OTTAWA - A secret memo has emerged showing that Canada's top military commander was warned last year that the vetting of Iraqi security forces associated with a Canadian-led training mission in the co...
Jun 09, 2021
Public hearings into April 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting to begin in October
HALIFAX - Public hearings are scheduled to begin in October for the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting. The Mass Casualty Commission said today in a statement the hearings will take place...
Jun 09, 2021
B.C.'s public safety minister warns of contamination risk in illicit cannabis
VICTORIA - British Columbia's public safety minister is warning of potential contamination in illicit cannabis and the dangers of misleading packaging for illegal cannabis edibles. Mike Farnworth, who...
Jun 09, 2021
Report says Canada needs to bolster plane certification, rely less on U.S. regulators
OTTAWA - A new parliamentary report says Canada's aircraft certification process needs retooling in the wake of two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners. In a study released Wednesday, the House ...
Jun 09, 2021
Northwest Territories launches reopening plan based on vaccination rates, COVID cases
YELLOWKNIFE - All COVID-19 public health restrictions could be lifted by the fall under a reopening plan released by the Northwest Territories. The plan sets specific targets, not dates, for reopening...
Jun 09, 2021
NDP joins call for provincial gov’t to apologize for residential schools
The revelations from a residential school in Kamloops, B.C., last week have the harm caused by residential schools fresh in many people's minds now, and some are taking the opportunity to call for an ...
Jun 09, 2021
Hoback's home security tax credit proposal fails
Prince Albert MP, Conservative Randy Hoback, says he's 'astonished' the governing Liberals along with the NDP didn't support his proposed home security system tax credit of up to $5,000 a year.Hoback ...
Jun 09, 2021
Defender Bianca St-Georges happy to be healthy and back in camp with Canada
Bianca St-Georges' first call-up to the Canadian women's soccer team proved to be painful when she injured her knee in camp before the SheBelieves Cup in February, requiring surgery. "A freak accident...
Jun 09, 2021
55+ eligible for second COVID-19 vaccines starting Thursday
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) expanded eligibility of second COVID-19 vaccine doses for those 55 years and older-the SHA announced in a statement on Wednesday.Starting on Thursday at 8 a.m.,...
Jun 09, 2021
