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Senators need to 'get out of the way' and pass carbon price bill: Tory MP
OTTAWA - Ontario Conservative MP Adam Chambers says senators should, in his words, "learn their place in a democracy" and go back to being what he calls "invisible" instead of holding up a carbon pric...
Nov 29, 2023

Northwest RMs explore possibly merging Community Safety Officers programs
Noting the high costs of running a Community Safety Officer (CSO) initiative, some northwest rural municipalities (RM) are looking at the possibility of amalgamating their programs.Last week, a series...
Nov 29, 2023

Feds select Boeing military plane in sole-source deal, bypassing Bombardier
The federal government is expected to announce as early as Thursday that it has selected Boeing to replace the military's aging patrol planes in a multibillion-dollar deal, according to three sources ...
Nov 29, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Charges laid in deadly shooting of two Edmonton police officers
Edmonton police say charges have been laid in the deaths of Const. Brett Ryan and Const. Travis Jordan, who were shot while responding to a call in March. Police are to release details about the charg...
Nov 29, 2023

Quebec coroner recommends better training at ski hills after six-year-old's death
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is asking the province's ski industry to review its training and safety practices after a six-year-old girl died after being dragged by a T-bar lift during a ski lesson in ...
Nov 29, 2023

Quebec coroner recommends better training at ski hills after six-year-old's death
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is asking the province's ski industry to review its training and safety practices after a six-year-old girl died after being dragged by a T-bar lift during a ski lesson in ...
Nov 29, 2023

US authorities charge man from India in plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. authorities announced murder-for-hire charges Wednesday against a man from India who they say plotted to pay an assassin $100,000 to kill a prominent Sikh separatist leader living...
Nov 29, 2023
Assiniboia man arrested at daycare faces sexual assault charges
A Saskatchewan man has been charged with three counts of sexual assault, which Mounties say involved three boys under the age of 12.On Monday, RCMP officers, with the assistance of the Saskatchewan In...
Nov 29, 2023
Push for backyard chickens hatching around the province
Quiet clucks can be heard from the hens in Amy Snider's backyard as they devour cantaloupe and frozen pumpkin."They helped me out a lot," she said. "They also helped my son. My whole family really ben...
Nov 29, 2023

Preliminary hearing scheduled for March in Laval daycare bus crash deaths
LAVAL, Que. - The preliminary hearing for a man accused of killing two children this year when a city bus was driven into a Laval, Que., daycare will begin on March 25. Defence lawyer Julien Lesprance...
Nov 29, 2023