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Kamloops chief says more unmarked graves will be found across Canada
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The chief of a First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., who announced finding the remains of 215 children at a former residential school says she expects more unmarked grave sites to be discov...
Jun 16, 2021
Fact check: Putin's errant claim that Canada is second-leading source of cyberattacks
OTTAWA - Russian President Vladimir Putin contradicted the evidence Wednesday when he asserted Russians are not a leading source of cyberattacks on the United States and other countries. They are. A l...
Jun 16, 2021
Southern Baptists vote to probe leaders' sex abuse response
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to create a task force to oversee an independent investigation into the denominatio...
Jun 16, 2021
Mother nature creates big mess for Prince Albert
A city wide clean up is underway in Prince Albert following a brief but powerful storm Wednesday morning.Within a span of less than 10 minutes, high winds and hail wreaked havoc, splitting trees, pull...
Jun 16, 2021
Raiders to take on Pats for home opener Oct. 1
Prince Albert Raiders fans will be circling Oct. 1 on their calendars because, barring any cancellations, that will be the next time to see the Raiders live and in-person. The Raiders will take on the...
Jun 16, 2021
Man charged with second-degree murder in Ahtahkakoop
A 24-year-old was arrested and charged with second-degree murder after an early morning incident on the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation. The initial investigation by Ahtahakakoop RCMP officers led to Tyrell K...
Jun 16, 2021
No oxygen concentrators or water on Quebec home's makeshift COVID ward, inquest hears
MONTREAL - A makeshift quarantine zone set up at a Quebec long-term care home where more than 100 residents died was not sufficiently equipped to care for patients, the assistant head nurse told a cor...
Jun 16, 2021
Report calls for airlines to refund passengers for flights halted due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - The House of Commons transportation committee says the federal government should refund ticket holders for flights cancelled due to COVID-19 and further strengthen passenger rights, as well a...
Jun 16, 2021
'Unacceptable' that Inuk MP felt unsafe in House of Commons, Miller says
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says it's a "sad reflection" on Canada that an Inuk MP feels she's been racially profiled by security officials on Parliament Hill. Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, a...
Jun 16, 2021
Conservatives raise concerns over UNDRIP bill as time runs short to pass legislation
OTTAWA - Just as Parliament's clock is quickly running short to pass bills before a possible fall election, Conservatives are turning up the heat in their concerns over a key piece of Liberal legislat...
Jun 16, 2021
