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Watchdog nominee Philippe Dufresne stresses privacy as a 'fundamental right'
OTTAWA - Philippe Dufresne, the government's nominee to be the next federal privacy watchdog, says coming legislation must recognize privacy as a "fundamental right." Dufresene told a House of Commons...
Jun 13, 2022
Rainy week on tap for Saskatchewan
A potent weather system featuring heavy rainfall is covering parts of the prairies.Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips said Alberta is getting the brunt of it, with multiple places ...
Jun 13, 2022
Alo having choice of softball leagues shows sport's growth
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Jocelyn Alo has options, the kind that have eluded women's softball players in the past. Oklahoma's record-setting slugger has been drafted by Athletes Unlimited, which is headed ...
Jun 13, 2022
Large part of southern B.C. under flood warnings, watches as storm bears down
VANCOUVER - A flood warning has been issued for part of a southeastern British Columbia river and many other waterways in the province are under flood watches as heavy rain has the potential to push s...
Jun 13, 2022
Sell-out Duffer Classic a big success for Prince Albert chamber
The old adage says business is done on the golf course, and while there were many businesses out at Mark's Nine Golf and Country Club last Thursday, commerce may have been on the back-burner for many ...
Jun 13, 2022
Canada's COVID Alert app will be discontinued as PCR testing becomes rare
OTTAWA - Canada's COVID Alert app will be discontinued in the coming days, a federal government source tells The Canadian Press. The app was launched in the summer of 2020 as the pandemic began and bi...
Jun 13, 2022
Hidden racial slur sparks recall of hundreds of yearbooks from Quebec high school
MONTREAL - A suburban Montreal high school has recalled more than 900 yearbooks after a racial slur was found hidden in a student biography. The Lester B. Pearson School Board says that for one gradua...
Jun 13, 2022
Crown probing ex-MP Raj Grewal's guest list for India receptions with Justin Trudeau
OTTAWA - A list of people former Liberal MP Raj Grewal invited to an intimate meet and greet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in India four years ago is the focus today of Grewal's ongoing criminal ...
Jun 13, 2022
Canucks sign defenceman Filip Johansson to two-year entry-level contract
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Filip Johansson to a two-year entry-level contract The 22-year-old is coming off his second season with Frolunda HC in the Swedish Hockey Leagu...
Jun 13, 2022
Andreescu advances to second round at Berlin with win over Siniakova
BERLIN - Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu won her first grass-court match of the season with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Katerina Siniakova in first-round action Monday at the Bett1Open. Andre...
Jun 13, 2022
