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Torrent of online 'toxicity,' including hate, targeting election candidates: study
OTTAWA, Kan. - A project examining more than 350,000 comments sent to candidates on Twitter during the first week of the federal election campaign found more than a quarter of the tweets were consider...
Aug 25, 2021
Liberals promise to make profitable banks contribute billions to economic recovery
SURREY, B.C. - The federal Liberals are pledging to make Canada's profitable financial sector contribute billions of dollars annually to help people bounce back from the hard times of the COVID-19 pan...
Aug 25, 2021
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh pledges to lower cellphone and internet bills
WINDSOR, Ont. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he would work to lower Canadians' cellphone and internet bills. Singh that he would mandate a cap on the average price of a cellphone or internet plan as ...
Aug 25, 2021
La Loche RCMP seize more than 400 grams of crack cocaine
La Loche RCMP have seized more than 400 grams of crack cocaine. According to an RCMP media release, the first bust occurred Aug. 21 after officers stopped a vehicle along Highway 135 about 15 kilometr...
Aug 25, 2021
House panel probing 1/6 riot seeks host of Trump-era records
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House committee investigating the January insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is demanding a host of records from Donald Trump's White House and several of his administration's inte...
Aug 25, 2021
Canadian cyclist Shaw, swimmer Rivard capture bronze at Paralympics
TOKYO - Settling herself onto her bike, Keely Shaw looked up at coach Sebastien Travers and said "I got this." The 27-year-old from Midale, Sask., held off a late surge from Australia's Meg Lemon to c...
Aug 25, 2021
Back-to-school season bringing extra anxiety in 2021
The return to the classroom can be stressful for kids and parents even at the best of times, and the last year and a half has added more stresses to the mix due to the pandemic.With a new school year ...
Aug 25, 2021
Canadian military drawdown will begin before Aug. 31 American deadline: Sajjan
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the Canadian military will begin wrapping up its mission at Kabul airport ahead of the Aug. 31 deadline the United States set for ending the mission. Sajja...
Aug 25, 2021
Evacuation orders and alerts drop in B.C. as number of wildfires holds steady
VANCOUVER - Emergency Management BC says about 3,700 properties are on evacuation order, down from nearly 8,200 a week ago. A news release says nearly 11,300 properties are on evacuation alert - which...
Aug 25, 2021
Canadian cyclist Shaw, swimmer Rivard capture bronze at Paralympics
TOKYO - Settling herself onto her bike, Keely Shaw looked up at coach Sebastien Travers and said "I got this." The 27-year-old from Midale, Sask., held off a late surge from Australia's Meg Lemon to c...
Aug 25, 2021