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Quebec appeal court orders new trial for man who fatally stabbed store clerk in 2016
MONTREAL - Quebec's highest court has ordered a new trial for a Quebec man convicted in 2017 of stabbing to death a supermarket clerk. The Court of Appeal ruled Monday that the trial judge's final ins...
Nov 29, 2022
First Nation works with environmental group to help in residential school searches
WINNIPEG - A First Nation in Ontario is working with a Winnipeg environmental assessment firm to help communities investigate sites of former residential schools with an Indigenous-led approach. Missa...
Nov 29, 2022
Bank of Canada lost $522 million in third quarter, marking first loss in its history
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada lost $522 million in the third quarter of this year, marking the first loss in its 87-year history. In the central bank's latest quarterly financial report, it says revenue...
Nov 29, 2022
MLCN celebrates re-opening of detox centre
Nearly two years after being forced to close due to COVID, the eight-bed detox centre at Montreal Lake Cree Nation is back open.The grand reopening was marked Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Ba...
Nov 29, 2022
Premier says three-quarters of all guns in Sask. could become illegal under federal legislation
What can be done to stop the federal government's new legislation on firearms?That is the question Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party government is trying to answer. According to Moe, thousands of gun own...
Nov 29, 2022
Sustainable Saskatchewan brand, website launched
Saskatchewan is letting the world know about its economic stability and environmental stewardship.On Tuesday, the province launched the Sustainable Saskatchewan brand and website, which highlights man...
Nov 29, 2022
Proposed language law changes pose more 'barriers' for Indigenous people, AFN says
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations says proposed changes to the Official Languages Act are likely to create "barriers" for Indigenous people hoping to work in federal institutions and advance to h...
Nov 29, 2022
Feds launching task force to reform public-service whistleblowing law
OTTAWA - The federal government is launching an external review of the legislation that governs whistleblower protection in the public service. Treasury Board President Mona Fortier is asking a nine-m...
Nov 29, 2022
In Kyiv, patience and resignation as citizens await next Russian bombing
KYIV, Ukraine - Residents of Kyiv waited with patience and resignation Tuesday as all signs pointed toward another imminent Russian bombing of their city. Several sources said Russia was planning sign...
Nov 29, 2022
Incoming cold has Salvation Army looking for more coats
Temperatures dropped in a hurry over the last couple of days and they've only just begun to drop. That puts the Salvation Army in Prince Albert in a tough spot.Coats, blankets, long johns, toques, and...
Nov 29, 2022
