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Independent report critical of Yukon's handling of school sex crime investigation
WHITEHORSE - Yukon Premier Sandy Silver apologized Tuesday for a "break down in the system" over the handling of a sexual interference allegation at a school in Whitehorse. Silver said the government ...
Feb 01, 2022

Sask. Medical Association disappointed, alarmed by premier’s comments
On Tuesday, the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) put out a news release basically shaking its head at Premier Scott Moe and urging him to reconsider recent decisions and remarks.On the weekend, ...
Feb 01, 2022

Love and kitty litter: SPCA fundraiser lets you dump on your ex
Flame fizzled out? Catfished? Dumped? The adorable and adoptable kittens at the Prince Albert SPCA would like nothing more than to take a number two on your former number one. And, that's no bull.It's...
Feb 01, 2022

Fired Miami Dolphins coach sues NFL, alleging racist hiring
NEW YORK (AP) - Fired Miami Dolphins Coach Brian Flores sued the NFL and three of its teams Tuesday, saying racist hiring practices by the league have left it racially segregated and managed like a pl...
Feb 01, 2022

Indigenous former justice minister outlines vision for 'true reconciliation'
VANCOUVER - Canada's former justice minister outlined her vision for "true reconciliation" during a mining industry conference in British Columbia Tuesday, saying the country needs to enact legislatio...
Feb 01, 2022

Mickey Guyton, Jhené Aiko, Mary Mary to sing at Super Bowl
LOS ANGELES - Country music star Mickey Guyton will hit this month's Super Bowl stage to sing the national anthem, while R&B hitmaker Jhen Aiko will perform "America the Beautiful." The performanc...
Feb 01, 2022

Quebec comedian Mike Ward facing new legal action for joke about disabled singer
MONTREAL - A Quebec comedian who won a high-profile Supreme Court of Canada human rights case last year is once again being taken to court by his accusers. Mike Ward is being sued in separate actions ...
Feb 01, 2022

NDP to introduce new bill to decriminalize drug use as overdose deaths soar
OTTAWA - The federal NDP hopes to push the government to take stronger action on the opioid crisis with a new private member's bill decriminalizing the possession of drugs for personal use. Leader Jag...
Feb 01, 2022

Long-term Statistics Canada research shows cities across country losing green space
Joni Mitchell was right - they really are paving paradise and putting up parking lots. Statistics Canada's first survey of urban green space shows that, just as the singer-songwriter warned, cities ac...
Feb 01, 2022

Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pfizer on Tuesday asked the U.S. to authorize extra-low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5, potentially opening the way for the very youngest Americans to start recei...
Feb 01, 2022