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Messy yards and boarded-up homes top priorities for new bylaw unit
Messy yards and boarded-homes are the most common complaints reported to bylaw according to numbers released by the City of Prince Albert Monday. Along with traffic related issues - particularly those...
Mar 08, 2021
First nations women in jail over represented and lack proper supports, says FSIN
Concerns related to the over representation of First Nations women in the correctional system, and a lack of supports, are being raised on International Women's Day by the organization that represents...
Mar 08, 2021
Inuit group's board says no to proposed expansion of Nunavut iron ore mine
IQALUIT, Nunavut - An organization that represents Inuit in Nunavut's Baffin Island region says it will not back a proposed expansion of an iron ore mine near Pond Inlet. The Qikiqtani Inuit Associati...
Mar 08, 2021
Brazil justice annuls Lula's sentences, enabling 2022 run
SAO PAULO - A justice from Brazil's top court on Monday annulled all sentences against former President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva, which for now restores his political rights and would potentially allo...
Mar 08, 2021
Commons board finds MP Yasmin Ratansi broke rules by employing sister
OTTAWA - Independent MP Yasmin Ratansi is being ordered to repay the House of Commons money given to her sister after she lost her job in Ratansi's Toronto riding office. Ratansi left the Liberal cauc...
Mar 08, 2021
Toronto FC training camp halted by 'small handful' of positive COVID-19 tests
Toronto FC's pre-season has ground to a halt after a number of positive COVID-19 tests.The MLS team said Monday club personnel are currently isolating and training has halted pending contact tracing a...
Mar 08, 2021
N.S. mass killer showed off his 'military' style gun, claiming it was for movie
HALIFAX - In the months before he killed 22 people in the Nova Scotia mass shooting, the gunman - who didn't have a firearms licence - showed a powerful rifle to others and made up a fanciful story ab...
Mar 08, 2021
Bassmasters Elite Series MC Dave Mercer enjoying Canadians' success on circuit
He's had a front-row seat to two Canadians securing Bassmasters Elite Series victories, but Dave Mercer feels it's only a matter of time before the circuit's third Canuck does so. Last month, Jeff Gus...
Mar 08, 2021
'Truth to power:' Lab was not enough for renowned scientist David Schindler
EDMONTON - His research in the lab and the field was published in some of the world's top journals, but that was never enough for David Schindler, who died Thursday at age 80. "The importance of David...
Mar 08, 2021
Casey Candaele named manager of Toronto Blue Jays' top farm club
TORONTO - Former Montreal Expos utility player Casey Candaele is the new manager of the Toronto Blue Jays' top minor-league affiliate. The Blue Jays named Candaele the manager of the triple-A Buffalo ...
Mar 08, 2021
