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Ex-MPP Randy Hillier's request to move trial away from Ottawa denied
OTTAWA - A judge has denied a second request by former Ontario MPP Randy Hillier, who is facing charges related to his participation in the "Freedom Convoy" protest, to move his jury trial away from O...
Sep 28, 2023
Dutch police say 2 people are killed in shootings at a university hospital and home in Rotterdam
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A lone gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire in an apartment and a hospital in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam on Thursday, killing two people and seriously inju...
Sep 28, 2023
Emails at centre of court martial for Lt.-Gen. Whelan are under publication ban
OTTAWA - The military judge presiding over the court martial for Lt.-Gen. Steve Whelan has decided the emails at the centre of the case will not be made public during the trial unless they are allowed...
Sep 28, 2023
Elks quarterback Tre Ford has brought hope back to beleaguered Edmonton fans
He's moved his team into playoff contention - barely - but Tre Ford has provided the Edmonton Elks and their beleaguered fans with something much more tangible: Hope for the future. The six-foot-one, ...
Sep 28, 2023
Liberals' bail reforms will keep more Black, Indigenous people in jail, lawyers warn
OTTAWA - An association representing Black lawyers in Canada says more Black people will be sent to jail if the Liberal government's bail-reform legislation passes as is. And Indigenous Bar Associatio...
Sep 28, 2023
University of Alberta returns endowment honouring Ukrainian who fought with Nazis
EDMONTON - The University of Alberta is returning endowment funds from the family of a Ukrainian man whose military service was linked to the Nazis. Since 2019, the university's Canadian Institute of ...
Sep 28, 2023
Military police under investigation over handling of sexual assault case
OTTAWA - The Military Police Complaints Commission is investigating the way officers handled allegations of sexual assault against a soldier who took his own life. Military police charged Maj. Cristia...
Sep 28, 2023
Joyce Echaquan's community fights for change to health system three years after death
MONTREAL - It has been three years since Joyce Echaquan died in hospital after filming staff insulting her, but for her family and her First Nation, the fight continues to ensure a legacy of better tr...
Sep 28, 2023
Cyberattacks hit military, Parliament websites as India hacker group targets Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government is coping with apparent cyberattacks this week, as a hacker group in India claims it has sowed chaos in Ottawa. The Canadian Armed Forces says that its website became u...
Sep 28, 2023
Inclusion in Action - Gender Equity in Recreation and Parks
Join us on Thursday, October 5 at the Saskatoon Fieldhouse from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for Inclusion in Action - Gender Equity in Recreation and Parks, presented by a team of facilitators from the Can...
Sep 28, 2023