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Delegation returns from Haiti amid high expectations for Canadian leadership
OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to Haiti says a team tasked with assessing the situation in the beleaguered Caribbean nation has returned home. Ambassador Sbastien Carrire revealed the team's return whil...
Oct 31, 2022
Blair insists he 'did not ask' RCMP to release information about N.S. shooting guns
OTTAWA - Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair isn't budging from his stance that he did not interfere in a police investigation into the Nova Scotia mass shooting of April 2020. Blair, who was p...
Oct 31, 2022
Co-owner Grant has enjoyed stellar ride with Bulldog Hanover
It's been quite the ride for Brad Grant. Since buying into heralded pacer Bulldog Hanover in 2021, the trucking magnate from Milton, Ont., has had plenty to celebrate. There've been countless trips to...
Oct 31, 2022
Remembrance Day flag now flying at Battleford Town Hall
The Remembrance Day flag is now flying in front of the town hall in Battleford. The flag was raised at a brief ceremony Monday morning by Mayor Ames Leslie, Battleford Legion President Esther Delainey...
Oct 31, 2022
Status of women committee passes motion for study on safety in sport
The standing committee on the status of women unanimously passed a motion Monday to undertake a study on the safety of women and girls in sport. "There needs to be an in-depth study on the causes as t...
Oct 31, 2022
MLA stripped of duties after inviting killer to throne speech
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has removed a legislature member's duties after Lyle Stewart invited a notorious killer to watch the government's Speech from the Thorne last week. A statement ...
Oct 31, 2022
Einarson's Canada squad thumps New Zealand 11-3 at Pan Continental Championship
CALGARY - Kerri Einarson's Canada squad scored five in the eighth end to complete an 11-3 win over New Zealand on Monday in its opening match at the inaugural Pan Continental Curling Championships. Wi...
Oct 31, 2022
MLA stripped of duties after inviting killer to throne speech
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe apologized Monday after a notorious killer attended the government's tough-on-crime throne speech last week - and went a step further by stripping caucus duties from the...
Oct 31, 2022
Employer confirms tentative contract with B.C.'s 49,000 public school teachers
VANCOUVER - A tentative contract agreement has been reached involving British Columbia's 49,000 public school teachers. The BC Public School Employers Association, which negotiates on behalf of the pr...
Oct 31, 2022
Texts show feds planning communications strategy before 'Freedom Convoy' arrival
Newly released text messages show how the federal government was planning its communications strategy before the arrival of "Freedom Convoy" protesters in Ottawa back in late January. Messages between...
Oct 31, 2022