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B.C. budget includes child fund, climate plan, Indigenous revenue sharing
VICTORIA - The B.C. government maintained its focus on providing programs to help families cope financially in its latest budget Tuesday, following efforts a year ago to crack down on proper...
Feb 21, 2019
Shambhala Buddhist leader drops teaching in wake of report on sexual misconduct
HALIFAX - The Halifax-based spiritual leader of the Shambhala International Buddhist organization is stepping back from teaching and administrative duties several weeks after a report found alleg...
Feb 21, 2019
Retraumatized: Inuit leaders say sex charges stay for priest hurts victims
OTTAWA - Canada's decision to stay charges against a priest accused of sexually abusing Inuit children and believed to be in France is traumatizing victims all over again, Arctic leaders say. "It...
Feb 21, 2019
Tisdale business makes a Dragons' Den deal
An apparel business in Tisdale is looking to broaden its reach in small towns across Canada after some financial support from the CBC program Dragons' Den.Scott and Kristie Homstol, the owners of Litt...
Feb 21, 2019 Scott and Kristie Homstol (blue shirt and camo jacket), owners of Little Town Apparel in Tisdale, made a $225,000 deal with Vincenzo Guzzo of Dragons' Den. (Twitter/@LittleTownApprl)
Canada's Jennifer Jones hands Alberta's Chelsea Carey her first loss at Scotties
SYDNEY, N.S. - Team Canada's Jennifer Jones handed Alberta's Chelsea Carey her first loss at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Thursday afternoon. Jones hit a delicate tapback for three points in t...
Feb 21, 2019
Top Trudeau adviser Telford targeted in ex-Israel envoy's lawsuit
OTTAWA - One week after losing his right-hand man Gerald Butts, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's top political aide - chief of staff Katie Telford - faces allegations she intentionally inflicted m...
Feb 21, 2019
TSB says improved tankers involved in Manitoba derailment that spilled crude
ST. LAZARE, Man. - Federal investigators say CN railcars that spilled crude after derailing on farm land in western Manitoba were upgraded tankers. The Transportation Safety Board says 37 of...
Feb 21, 2019
P.A. singer checks Voices of the North off bucket list
The Prince Albert Winter Festival continues this week, with a variety of events taking place throughout the city, including Voices of the North.Voices of the North features a variety of up and coming ...
Feb 21, 2019 Rhonda Carriere. (Facebook photo/Rhonda Carriere)
Oland trial witness adds ambiguity on timing of multimillionaire's killing
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - A man who probably heard Richard Oland being bludgeoned to death in his office has told a Saint John court he cannot pinpoint the time the strange thumping noises were made. John Ai...
Feb 21, 2019
Seven CFL teams featured male performers on their cheer/hype teams
The Montreal Alouettes incorporated men into their cheer team for the first time last season. Longtime director Annie Larouche hopes the program can achieve another first in 2019. "I have male (s...
Feb 21, 2019
