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'Stay off our lands:' RCMP attendance at Indigenous ceremony raises ire of chief
SASKATOON - An Indigenous leader is telling the RCMP to stay off reserve land after armed officers were dispatched to break up a sacred ceremony. "These are First Nations lands. This is Indian land. S...
May 13, 2020
Regina remand centre being used to detain patients who won’t self-isolate
As of Monday night, the White Birch Remand Centre in Regina was housing three people its designers likely never considered - COVID-19 patients.The provincial government is using the centre as an isola...
May 13, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:43 p.m. on May 13, 2020: There are 71,490 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 39,225 confirmed (inclu...
May 13, 2020
Nassar-related case dismissed against ex-university chief
DETROIT - A judge dismissed criminal charges Wednesday against former Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon arising from the Larry Nassar sexual assault scandal. Simon was ordered to tria...
May 13, 2020
Canada wants to extend U.S. travel ban; PM not yet ready to consider future plan
WASHINGTON - Justin Trudeau says it's still too early for Canada to confront the challenges that will come with reopening the shared border with the United States. The prime minister sa...
May 13, 2020
Happy golfers, anxious commuters as England eases lockdown
LONDON - The sound of crisply struck golf balls could be heard in England for the first time in nearly two months as courses reopened Wednesday, part of a modest easing of coronavirus lockdown restric...
May 13, 2020
Watchdog blasts compensation regimes for disabled veterans, calls for overhaul
OTTAWA - Veterans ombudsman Craig Dalton is calling for a wholesale overhaul of how the federal government compensates and supports injured ex-soldiers. In a report released today, the watch...
May 13, 2020
Trudeau cites uncertainty around pandemic as reason for budget delay
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't saying when his government will provide a budget or fiscal update, citing economic uncertainty around COVID-19. The government's first budget since th...
May 13, 2020
Ribbon Skirt Competition
Calling all Indigenous women, girls & gender-diverse people - take part in our ribbon skirt making competition! Submit a photo of your skirt w/ its price to ribbonskirts@nwac.ca by May 31.We'll se...
May 13, 2020
Canadian youth international midfielder Julian Altobelli signs with York 9 FC
TORONTO - York 9 FC has signed 17-year-old Canadian youth international Julian Altobelli, making the midfielder the Canadian Premier League club's youngest-ever player. York 9 says the former Toronto ...
May 13, 2020
