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Feds double COVID-19 fund for abused women to $100 million
OTTAWA - Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef says the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the conditions that make women, children and gender-diverse people vulnerable to violence. She says that's wh...
Oct 08, 2020
Taliban cheer Trump tweet promising early troop withdrawal
ISLAMABAD - The Afghan Taliban on Thursday welcomed a tweet from President Donald Trump in which he promised to have the last of U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by Christmas - or at least by the end of...
Oct 08, 2020
Registration Open for Parent, Child and Family Programs
Register now for upcoming parent, child & family programs - limited spots available!TAMING THE TIGER - anger management for children ages 9-12 & their caregivers(entire program delivered in 1-...
Oct 08, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic accelerating digital privacy risks, federal watchdog warns
OTTAWA - The federal privacy czar says the COVID-19 pandemic is underscoring weaknesses in the law that place the personal information of Canadians at risk. In his annual report presented to Parliamen...
Oct 08, 2020
Testimony at Fredericton murder trial on hold while lawyers discuss SCOC decision
FREDERICTON - Testimony at the Matthew Raymond murder trial in Fredericton is on hold until Friday morning. Justice Larry Landry of the Court of Queen's Bench told the jury today that a Supreme Court ...
Oct 08, 2020
Canadian military-college students report widespread sexual misconduct
OTTAWA - A new Statistics Canada report says more than two-thirds of students at the country's military colleges personally witnessed or experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in the past year. The fin...
Oct 08, 2020
Quebec reports 1,078 new COVID-19 infections, nine more deaths linked to virus
MONTREAL - Premier Francois Legault says the province is reporting 1,078 new COVID-19 cases and nine more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. Legault told reporters today hospitalizations incr...
Oct 08, 2020
Carbon tax must rise if Canada is to meet Paris emission targets, PBO says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the federal carbon tax would have to rise over the coming years if the country is to meet emission-reduction targets under the Paris climate accord. The ...
Oct 08, 2020
Raiders reveal pandemic losses at AGM
A clearer look at the impacts of COVID-19 were revealed at the Prince Albert Raiders annual general meeting Wednesday night.The 2019-20 fiscal year, ending May 31, 2020, is officially in the books as ...
Oct 08, 2020
Supreme Court declines to review sentence in stabbing of Manitoba teenager
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not review the eight-year sentence handed to a man who stabbed a teenager at a church.Maksym Kravchenko assaulted the girl in a washroom after a Sunday servic...
Oct 08, 2020
