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Special tribunal among options to probe crimes linked to unmarked graves: official
OTTAWA - An independent official appointed to help communities investigate unmarked graves at former residential school sites says she is exploring the idea of whether a special tribunal should prosec...
Nov 04, 2022
Some Quebec colleges say Ottawa denies 80 to 90 per cent of study permits from Africa
MONTREAL - Some Quebec junior colleges say 80 to 90 per cent of the international students they've accepted from Africa are being refused study permits by the federal government, jeopardizing their ab...
Nov 04, 2022
'Political hot potato': residents of Hay River, N.W.T. urge dredging in key waterway
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - Aaron Campbell and his brother were boating from Yellowknife to Hay River, N.W.T., earlier this fall when they got stuck on a sandbar in the shallow waters of Great Slave Lake near...
Nov 04, 2022
Dig at B.C. shopping mall reveals Indigenous artifacts, and evolution of archeology
Time changes everything - including the way archeology works. It's a point illustrated by the recent discovery of Indigenous artifacts at the site of a shopping mall renovation in Williams Lake in cen...
Nov 04, 2022
'Freedom Convoy' leader Tamara Lich to be cross-examined at Emergencies Act inquiry
OTTAWA - Prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich is expected to continue her testimony today at the public inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act. She is to face cro...
Nov 04, 2022
Kuzmenko nets hat trick as Vancouver Canucks down Anaheim Ducks 8-5
VANCOUVER - Andrei Kuzmenko scored his first NHL hat trick and added an assist Thursday as the Vancouver Canucks posted a crucial 8-5 victory over the visiting Anaheim Ducks. Elias Pettersson had a go...
Nov 03, 2022
Oilers falter in third period as Devils in fifth in a row behind 4-3 comeback victory
EDMONTON - Miles Wood notched two goals and an assist as the New Jersey Devils engineered a late third-period comeback for a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. Ryan Graves and Jesper Br...
Nov 03, 2022
Verlander gets World Series win, Astros lead Phillies 3-2
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Justin Verlander overcame an early jolt to grit out the World Series win that long eluded him, rookie Jeremy Pea hit a go-ahead home run and the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphi...
Nov 03, 2022
Verlander gets World Series win, Astros lead Phillies 3-2
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Justin Verlander overcame an early jolt to grit out the World Series win that long eluded him, rookie Jeremy Pea hit a go-ahead home run and the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphi...
Nov 03, 2022
Flames handed third consecutive loss as Predators cruise to 4-1 victory
CALGARY - Filip Forsberg and Matt Duchene each recorded a goal and an assist on Thursday night to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames who have now lost three in a row. Ma...
Nov 03, 2022