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Northerner headed to Guyana as part of Indigenous internship
Prestin Fleming of La Ronge will be headed to South America in August for a four-month stay in Guyana. It's all part of an internship sponsored by the Atlantic Council for International Cooperation an...
Jun 18, 2019 Prestin Fleming leaves for Guyana in August and returns in December. (submitted photo/Prestin Fleming)
Trans Mountain pipeline receives green light
The federal Liberal government is giving the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion a second lease on life.Tuesday's long-awaited decision to reapprove the contentious project comes nine months after the F...
Jun 18, 2019
RCMP seeks names of potential victims of coerced sterilization, Lucki says
OTTAWA - The commissioner of the RCMP says her force is trying to get names of potential victims of coerced sterilization procedures. Brenda Lucki tells the House of Commons health committee that the ...
Jun 18, 2019
124 children affected by January gas leak that forced evacuation of Montreal school
Montreal public health officials say 124 children suffered symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning after a gas leak last January forced the evacuation of their elementary school. The report pu...
Jun 18, 2019
Who should bear the financial risk of flooding? Report lays out three options
OTTAWA - A new report co-authored by the government and the insurance industry says Canada can do a better job of protecting homeowners from the escalating financial risks of flooding. ...
Jun 18, 2019
Wildlife collision on Highway 11 highlights deer danger
A vehicle versus wildlife incident on Highway 11 late Monday night that sent a 55-year-old woman to hospital, is a reminder to all motorists to be cautious of animals on the roads.The collision highli...
Jun 18, 2019 The Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation is warning the public of the potential increase in deer population. (File Photo/ paNOW Staff)
Crown won't appeal case of Quebec man who killed Alzheimer's-stricken wife
MONTREAL - The Crown says it won't be appealing a sentence handed down last month to a Quebec man who killed his Alzheimer's-stricken wife in 2017. Quebec's director of criminal and penal&nb...
Jun 18, 2019
Canadian sports fans have changed since the Blue Jays' World Series wins
TORONTO - After more than a quarter century since one of the country's major pro sports teams took home a championship, Canadian sports fans will finally be able to celebrate on Monday with a par...
Jun 18, 2019
China suspends imports from Canadian pork company over food safety issues
MONTREAL - China is targeting another Canadian pork producer by temporarily halting imports allegedly over food safety issues at a time when diplomatic tensions are intensifying between the two countr...
Jun 18, 2019
Liberals to reject Senate changes to solitary confinement bill
OTTAWA - The Liberals are poised to reject the Senate's amendments to a bill that aims to end the practice of solitary confinement. The government's response to the Senate's package of amendments deta...
Jun 18, 2019