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Chelsea Manning barred from Canada due to prior convictions: Immigration tribunal
OTTAWA - Famed whistleblower Chelsea Manning has been barred from Canada by the Immigration and Refugee Board. Manning was an intelligence analyst in the United States military when she leaked hundred...
Apr 12, 2022
Federal housing budget a good start, more targeted support needed: Housing advocates
OTTAWA - Advocates say while the federal government's focus on housing affordability in the budget is promising, its measures could go further to help people in the most dire housing need. Emilie Coyl...
Apr 12, 2022
B.C. coroner wants 'urgent action' on safer drug supply six years into OD crisis
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's coroner says over 9,400 people in the province have died of an overdose from toxic illicit drugs since the government declared a public health emergency six years ago. L...
Apr 12, 2022
Timberland Bowbenders Archery Club out play competition in provincial championship
The Timberland Bowbenders Archery Club hosted the Junior Olympic Program (JOP) Championship and the Indoor Provincial Target Championship this past weekend and local participants showed up well agains...
Apr 12, 2022
Ginsburg's art, fur coat, awards in auction to benefit opera
WASHINGTON (AP) - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg so liked the caricature that accompanied an article about her that she got a copy from the artist and hung it in her Supreme Court office. That signed and...
Apr 12, 2022
Federal department questioned quality of 2021 Indigenous census data, documents show
OTTAWA - Federal officials questioned the quality of the 2021 census data for Indigenous communities after collection efforts were hampered by factors including the discovery of unmarked residential s...
Apr 12, 2022
Volunteer firefighters getting help from Saskatchewan government
Volunteer firefighters often are among the first to respond to crashes on Saskatchewan's roads.On Tuesday, the provincial government announced a program - the first of its kind in Canada, according to...
Apr 12, 2022
Federal department questioned quality of 2021 Indigenous census data, documents show
OTTAWA - Federal officials questioned the quality of the 2021 census data for Indigenous communities after collection efforts were hampered by factors including the discovery of unmarked residential s...
Apr 12, 2022
Two individuals charged as investigation concluded in Montreal Lake assaults
Waskesiu and Montreal Lake RCMP have concluded their investigation into several assaults that took place on the Montreal Lake Cree Nation on April 6.A man allegedly assaulted two people in separate in...
Apr 12, 2022
Melting snow reveals discarded needles
This is supposed to be the time of year when the snow melts, and much of it has already revealing grass, concrete, and unfortunately garbage that has been covered for months. It may also reveal discar...
Apr 12, 2022
