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Attorney general alerts online companies to B.C.'s new image-sharing law
VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general has sent a letter to technology companies warning they could face orders to stop the distribution of intimate images of B.C. residents that have been sha...
May 04, 2023
Tyre Nichols died of blunt force injuries, autopsy shows
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Tyre Nichols died of blunt force injuries to the head after he was beaten by Memphis police during a January arrest, an autopsy report released Thursday showed. The autopsy said ...
May 04, 2023
GOP Oregon state senators boycott 2nd day, prevent quorum
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Republican members of the Oregon Senate on Thursday extended their boycott of Senate proceedings into a second day, delaying action by the majority Democrats on bills on gun safety,...
May 04, 2023
'Hissy fit' fallout: trade minister speaks with U.S. envoy over tax-credit comment
WASHINGTON - International Trade Minister Mary Ng has talked to the U.S. envoy to Ottawa after he accused Canada of having a "hissy fit" about about electric vehicle tax credits. David Cohen made the ...
May 04, 2023
Spruce Home School Playground Fundraiser
The Spruce Home School is hosting a craft sale, trade show and garage sale May 13 to raise funds for the playground.See the poster below for details.
May 04, 2023
Environment Canada opens Fisheries Act investigation into Kearl tailings releases
EDMONTON - Environment Canada is opening an investigation into whether Imperial Oil broke federal laws with two releases of tailings from its Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta. The federal agenc...
May 04, 2023
Clearwater River sees 47 members evacuate due to wildfire, more expected to leave
Nearly 50 members of the Clearwater River Dene Nation (CRDN) are currently staying in Meadow Lake and Lloydminster after evacuating their homes.A wildfire is currently out of control between the First...
May 04, 2023
As cities recover from flooding, Quebec premier warns not enough money to go around
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says the province doesn't have enough money to satisfy all the demands from cities for climate change-related projects. Legault made the comments today as cit...
May 04, 2023
Canadian Indigenous leaders meet with King Charles in London ahead of coronation
A delegation of Indigenous leaders from Canada has met with King Charles ahead of Saturday's coronation. Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President ...
May 04, 2023
Quebec rights body opens investigation after young girl's clitoris allegedly removed
MONTREAL - Quebec's human rights commission is investigating reports that the province's youth protection services failed to act on a suspected case of child genital mutilation. The commission says in...
May 04, 2023
