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Canadian companies expected to uphold ethical standards abroad under new strategy
OTTAWA - Canada has announced a new responsible businessstrategy to ensure companies prevent or ease negative effects to human rights and the environment in their operations overseas. Advocates, howev...
Apr 28, 2022
Possible cases of 'unusual' childhood hepatitis in Canada in 'single digits': Henry
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says all 17 pediatric hospitals across the country are looking out for an "unusual" childhood liver disease but the number of possible cases rem...
Apr 28, 2022
Village of Love warns of bear in town
Residents of Love, Sask. are being advised to be cautious as there has been several sightings of a bear in the community.Acting administrator Jordan Hamilton, said it was first seen right next to the ...
Apr 28, 2022
Ahtahkakoop man 'blacked out drunk' when he killed his grandfather: court
Editor's note: This story contains graphic detailsA man who murdered his grandfather, just one day after attending his cousin's wake, claims he was blacked out drunk and has no memory of what he did.T...
Apr 28, 2022
Auger-Aliassime moves on at Estoril Open with victory over Tabener
ESTORIL, Portugal - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Estoril Open tennis tournament with a 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over Spain's Carols Tabener on Thursday. Auger-Aliassi...
Apr 28, 2022
University study seeks Indigenous participants for emergency evacuation research
First Nations and Mtis residents are encouraged to participate in a University of Saskatchewan (U of S) study focused on emergency evacuation. According to Dr. Caroline Tait of the Saskatchewan Indige...
Apr 28, 2022
Old scandal raised as Saskatchewan government introduces bill on legislative security
REGINA - An Independent member of the legislature has revived a 20-year-old scandal involving the Saskatchewan Party to show her concerns about a bill that aims to reform legislative security. Nadine ...
Apr 28, 2022
Six candidates are on the ballot to be the next Tory leader. Who else might be in?
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidates have until Friday at 5 p.m. to submit $300,000 worth of registration fees and all the necessary nomination signatures to appear on the party's final ballot....
Apr 28, 2022
Man charged with killing 18 in Texas convicted in 1 slaying
A man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span was convicted Thursday in one of the cases against him after an earlier mistrial. Billy Chemirmir, 49, was found guilt...
Apr 28, 2022
Fraser Valley officials advocate for federal funding to upgrade dikes after floods
OTTAWA - The mayor of Abbotsford, B.C., says expecting local governments to shoulder the cost of infrastructure upgrades to protect their communities from flooding has been a "monumental mistake." Hen...
Apr 28, 2022
