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FSIN says allegations are false, elections to continue
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) says it will go ahead with the organization's elections despite calls from within to postpone it.A number of candidate hopefuls claimed they were ...
Oct 13, 2021
Iqaluit residents collect river water, city fills up tanks as tap water may be unsafe
Iqaluit residents are filling jugs and bottles at a river outside the city after they were told tap water in the Nunavut capital may be unsafe to drink. The city declared a local state of emergency la...
Oct 13, 2021
Canada to make special envoy on antisemitism a permanent post, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Canada plans to make its special envoy for preserving Holocaust remembrance and fighting antisemitism a permanent position. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making the announcement today in a...
Oct 13, 2021
'They are trying to kill us': Alberta city at odds with homeless outreach group
WETASKIWIN, Alta. - An outreach worker and a nurse lean overan orange mesh fence to speak to a woman on the other side as tents flap in the cold wind at a homeless camp in central Alberta. Someone is ...
Oct 13, 2021
'I don't belong here': Homeless Albertans describe life in Wetaskiwin encampment
WETASKIWIN, Alta. - Alvin Johnson holds on to a tarp flying in the wind as his partner tries to secure the corners of their tent with shards of wood. His weathered hands wipe tears from his eyes as he...
Oct 13, 2021
Give a Little Life Day Campaign
The Victoria Hospital Foundation is excited to announce this year's Give A Little Life Day Campaign - Your Day, Your Hospital, Your Health. Have you ever needed our hospital? Maybe you've had a knee r...
Oct 13, 2021
Andrew Harris, Dexter McCoil Sr., Ka'Deem Carey named CFL top performers for Week 10
TORONTO - Winnipeg running back Andrew Harris, Toronto linebacker Dexter McCoil Sr., and Calgary running back Ka'Deem Carey have been named the CFL's top performers for Week 10. Harris recorded his fi...
Oct 13, 2021
Prosecutor: Foreigner fueled Giuliani associate's donations
NEW YORK (AP) - A prosecutor opened the trial of an associate of Rudy Giuliani Wednesday by blaming him for planning to use up to $1 million in money from a Russian financier to infiltrate U.S. electi...
Oct 13, 2021
Toronto Raptors waive forwards Freddie Gillespie, Reggie Perry
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors continued to pare down their roster Wednesday, waiving forwards Freddie Gillespie and Reggie Perry. The six-foot-eight, 243-pound Gillespie joined Toronto during the 2020...
Oct 13, 2021
U.S. plan to re-open land border to Canadians
Fully vaccinated Canadians will soon be able to drive to the United States for non-essential reasons.American president Joe Biden's administration announced the U-S will reopen its land borders in Nov...
Oct 13, 2021