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Family says First Nations man brain-dead after altercation with Saskatchewan police
SASKATOON - The family of a First Nations man in Saskatchewan is calling for accountability and justice after an altercation earlier this month with Prince Albert police left him on life support with ...
Apr 21, 2023

Team president Masai Ujiri wants to fix Raptors culture after coach Nick Nurse fired
TORONTO - Masai Ujiri believes that change has to start at the top. That includes him, the Toronto Raptors team president. Ujiri was insistent that the Raptors have to refresh their culture after a di...
Apr 21, 2023

Canada's premiers, police chiefs reup calls on Ottawa to reform bail
OTTAWA - The association representing Canada's chiefs of police is calling for the extension of a federal guns and gangs strategy and urgent reforms to the country's bail system after a meeting with p...
Apr 21, 2023

CPL clubs allowed affiliations with lower-division teams under pilot project
TORONTO - Canadian Premier League clubs will be allowed to share talent with teams in lower divisions under a pilot project announced Friday. The plan allows all eight CPL franchises to partner with o...
Apr 21, 2023

Coroner says Montreal police used unnecessary force, lacked training in man's death
MONTREAL - A coroner's report into the 2017 death of a man killed by Montreal police says arresting officers used unnecessary force and lacked proper training in de-escalation tactics. Coroner Luc Mal...
Apr 21, 2023

Liberals table legislation to overhaul passenger rights charter
OTTAWA - The Liberals have put forward legislation that aims to make good on their pledge to tighten passenger rights rules after a year marked by travel chaos and a ballooning complaints backlog. Tab...
Apr 21, 2023

First Nations in B.C. died at a much higher rate from toxic drugs, health authority
VANCOUVER - The chief medical officer of British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority says the toxic drug crisis in 2022 was the most devastating year so far for Indigenous people, their families...
Apr 21, 2023

Judge in Prince Rupert, B.C., strikes arguments as 'stupid' in contempt case
PRINCE RUPERT - A provincial court judge in Prince Rupert, B.C., has sentenced a 46-year-old man to a year in jail for contempt of court, ruling he tried to circumvent the justice system with "pseudo-...
Apr 21, 2023

P.A. & North Battleford among communities getting funding for EMS positions
Prince Albert and North Battleford are getting funding from the province to add multiple emergency medical services (EMS) positions.The Government of Saskatchewan announced earlier this week that arou...
Apr 21, 2023

Strike leaves military heating, wastewater plants without sufficient staff
OTTAWA - The union representing Defence Department employees says the government dropped the ball by not declaring staff at heating and wastewater plants on several military bases as essential workers...
Apr 21, 2023