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Trudeau resists calls to fire Bennett over 'hurtful' text, says he knows her 'heart'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is resisting calls to fire Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett over a text message he acknowledges was "wrong" and "hurtful" and harmed his gover...
Jun 25, 2021
U.S. senator wants Canada on religious freedom watch list over pastor COVID arrests
A U.S. senator wants Canada investigated for violating religious freedom over the arrests of Alberta pastors accused of flouting COVID-19 restrictions. Missouri Republican Josh Hawley has asked his co...
Jun 25, 2021
Man who killed B.C. teen not at 'immediate risk' to violently reoffend: lawyer
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The man who killed a 13-year-old girl and injured her friend at a high school in Abbotsford, B.C., has been asked to read the victim impact statements related to his crime befo...
Jun 25, 2021
Canadian Forces pilots not warned about autopilot before deadly Cyclone crash in 2020
HALIFAX - As a pilot guided one of Canada's navy helicopters up into a tight turn, neither his training nor cockpit indicators warned of how a built-in autopilot would take control and plunge the Cycl...
Jun 25, 2021
Public Health Agency of Canada releases graph on what fully vaccinated can do
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can have dinner together inside someone's house without having to keep their distance or wear a mask. ...
Jun 25, 2021
56 new COVID-19 cases, over 20,000 vaccines given in Saskatchewan
There are 56 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on June 25, bringing the provincial total to 48,646 cases since the start of the pandemic. The new cases are located in the following zones...
Jun 25, 2021
Record heat now due from B.C., to Alberta, parts of Yukon and Northwest Territories
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has extended heat warnings to cover all but the western edge of British Columbia, and the sizzling conditions are also forecast for the entire northern half of Alberta a...
Jun 25, 2021
Trudeau faces mounting calls for independent probe of residential school deaths
OTTAWA - As calls mount for the federal Liberals to do more to support Indigenous communities calling for independent investigations into deaths of children at residential schools, Prime Minister Just...
Jun 25, 2021
Stanley Mission residents win $100,000 on scratch ticket
Stanley Mission resident Melanie Charles is $100,000 richer after striking it big on a Crossword Tripler Zing scratch ticket."My body just felt so numb," she said in a media release from Sask Lotterie...
Jun 25, 2021
Advocates say in-person support crucial for residential school survivors
Indigenous advocates in Canada are calling for more cultural and mental-health supports for residential school survivors as communities discover unmarked graves at former sites.Front-line organization...
Jun 25, 2021