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Canada has admitted broken Indigenous relationship, unlike China on Uyghurs: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there is a fundamental difference between Canada's troubled relationship with Indigenous Peoples, and China's systemic abuse and human rights violation agai...
Jun 22, 2021
11 of Canada's worst tornado events over the years
A tornado carved a destructive path through the town of Mascouche, Que., on Monday, punching holes into roofs, uprooting trees and killing one man who had taken shelter in a shed. According to Environ...
Jun 22, 2021
‘Warmer than it was last summer’: Meteorologist gives insight into next few months
Summer officially kicked off Sunday and according to Environment Canada, it's going to be a scorcher."Our models are showing warmer-than-normal temperatures certainly for what's left of June, into Jul...
Jun 22, 2021
Commission on election leaders' debates sets criteria, says parties need 4% support
OTTAWA - The commission of the official leaders' debates for Canada's elections says one of the criteria for participating in the next set is parties must have at least four per cent of national suppo...
Jun 22, 2021
Canadian Bianca Andreescu wins opener at Wimbledon tune-up event
EASTBOURNE, United Kingdom - Canada's Bianca Andreescu is heading to the second round of the Viking International. The third-seeded Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., beat American Christine McHale 6-...
Jun 22, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, June 22, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11 a.m. Quebec is reporting 84 new COVID-19 cases today and four more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, one of which o...
Jun 22, 2021
Two-thirds of Canadians say governments shouldn't lift all COVID-19 restrictions
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests about two-thirds of Canadians believe that governments should not lift all restrictions related to COVID-19. Sixty-nine per cent of respondents to an online survey by Lege...
Jun 22, 2021
Desmond inquiry: Lionel Desmond's case manager at Veterans Affairs begins testimony
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry examining why a former soldier in Nova Scotia killed his family and himself in 2017 is hearing today from his case manager at Veterans Affairs Canada. Marie-Paule Do...
Jun 22, 2021
Lakeland Ford Purchases Unique-to-SK GameSystems and TVs for Kids at Victoria Hospital
Lakeland Ford unveiled two video gaming carts for the pediatric ward at the Victoria Hospital.These carts are the only ones of their kind in our province, and will allow children in hospital to play a...
Jun 22, 2021
Military ombudsman demands independence now, accuses top brass of fighting oversight
OTTAWA - Canada's military ombudsman is demanding the federal Liberal government immediately grant his office true independence and oversight powers over the Canadian Armed Forces. Ombudsman Greg Lick...
Jun 22, 2021