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Subdued ceremony marks 70th anniversary of Korean War amid COVID-19
OTTAWA - Wreaths were laid and the call of a single bugle rang out near Parliament Hill this morning as a subdued ceremony was held to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. The cer...
Jun 21, 2020
Production workers to strike against major Navy shipbuilder
BATH, Maine - Production workers at one of the Navy's largest shipbuilders overwhelmingly voted to strike, rejecting Bath Iron Works' three-year contract offer Sunday and threatening to further delay ...
Jun 21, 2020
Buckland firefighter in the running for All-Star calendar
A member of the Buckland Volunteer Fire Department is in the running for a special all-star version of the annual Saskatchewan Fire Fighters' calendar.Forest Bihun, 27, who appeared in the 2020 calend...
Jun 21, 2020
Summer overnight camps transitioning to day camps for 2020 season
Kids can look forward to campfires and canoeing on the lake once again with the reopening of summer camps.Under Phase 4.1 of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan, day camps may reopen in the province beginni...
Jun 21, 2020
Cop suspended for 'unprofessional' behaviour in online video, says Ont. mayor
OAKVILLE, Ont. - An officer in a town west of Toronto has been suspended in relation to an online video that appears to show a policeman pushing a man to the ground. Halton Police tweet...
Jun 21, 2020
Troops deployed to Toronto-area long-term care homes to start heading home
OTTAWA - Ontario drivers are being told to stay on the lookout for military vehicles on the roads this week as hundreds of Canadian Armed Forces members deployed to long-term care facilities in the Gr...
Jun 21, 2020
Ensure the tray table is up and your mask on: air travel in the era of COVID-19
OTTAWA - Watching the farms and highways of Ontario out of the oval windows of an Airbus A320, it's easy to forget for a moment how COVID-19 has so thoroughly changed familiar routines. From...
Jun 21, 2020
National Indigenous Peoples Day goes virtual amid pandemic restrictions
Organizers of a major Indigenous festival in Ottawa considered postponing or cancelling it entirely after COVID-19 restrictions meant they couldn't gather in person. But as an anti-racism movement swe...
Jun 21, 2020
Female Calgary police officer wants harassment lawsuit to bring change
SPRINGBANK, Alta. - Kim Prodaniuk didn't plan to be a crusader for change but hopes her lawsuit against the Calgary Police Service alleging harassment and emotional distress will m...
Jun 21, 2020
Survey estimates much higher Alberta bird populations than thought
EDMONTON - There may be many, many more songbirds in Alberta forests than previously thought, say University of Alberta scientists who have come up with a new way of counting them. But researcher...
Jun 21, 2020
