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Civil liberties, justice reform groups troubled by House's fast-tracking of bail bill
OTTAWA - Two of Canada's leading advocacy groups on civil liberties and justice reform say it is troubling that the House of Commons opted to pass a Liberal bail-reform bill in one shot Monday, skippi...
Sep 19, 2023
BioSteel creditors list shows company owes millions to the who's who of sports
SMITHS FALLS, Ont. - BioSteel Sports Nutrition Inc. owes a slew of top-ranking sports teams and leagues millions of dollars. In a preliminary list filed by the sports drink company which obtained cred...
Sep 19, 2023
Quebec coroner says father deliberately killed himself and two kids in car crash
MONTREAL - A coroner says a Quebec father intentionally caused a head-on collision in March that killed two of his four children and himself. Coroner Donald Nicole concludes in his report today that t...
Sep 19, 2023
Ukraine President Zelenskyy to visit Canada this week: sources
OTTAWA - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to visit Canada this week after stops at the United Nations and the White House. Sources, who were granted anonymity to discuss matters not yet ...
Sep 19, 2023
Watchdog finds mismanagement, 'disturbing' lack of disclosure at Defence Department
OTTAWA - A federal watchdog says the Department of National Defence committed wrongdoing by contravening a law designed to help whistleblowers. Public sector integrity commissioner Joe Friday released...
Sep 19, 2023
Quebec's Anticosti Island recognized as a UNESCO world heritage site
MONTREAL - Quebec's Anticosti Island has been added to the list of UNESCO world heritage sites. The agency's world heritage committee announced today that the island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence is bei...
Sep 19, 2023
Riders have talent but not depth
"The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of Pattison Media and this site."First off, a thank you to the Winnipeg Blue Bombe...
Sep 19, 2023
Sask. residents leave province for MRIs due to cost, wait times
Jon Struthers suspected he had a torn ACL after a hockey injury last March, but his doctor disagreed and sent him for an X-ray instead."An X-ray isn't going to do a lot for ligaments and tendons, so i...
Sep 19, 2023
At UN, Biden looks to send message to world leaders and voters about leadership under his watch
NEW YORK (AP) - President Joe Biden will use his annual address before the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to make a robust case that the world must remain united in defending Ukraine against Russian...
Sep 19, 2023
Canada told allies before sharing allegations about India over B.C. killing: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging India to take allegations that the country had a role in the death of a Canadian citizen seriously, after New Delhi called the claims "absurd and motiv...
Sep 19, 2023