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Chief Poundmaker fully exonerated by Prime Minster
Growing up on reserve, Floyd Favel said his history was something to be ashamed of as his people were looked upon as rebels.But now, with the exoneration of Chief Poundmaker in his own lifetime, he an...
May 23, 2019 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lays tobacco on the grave of Chief Poundmaker after fully exonerating him of any wrongdoing during the NorthWest Rebellion of 1885. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Canadian Human Rights Museum could include Quebec's recent bid to legislate on secularism
QUEBEC - The Quebec government's latest attempt to legislate on secularism could find its way into the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. The Legault government's B...
May 23, 2019
Conservatives urge Liberals to expedite promised relief for canola farmers
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives say they're hearing from frustrated canola producers who are still waiting for financial relief recently promised by the Liberal government. The ...
May 23, 2019
Freeland says Vice-President Mike Pence a valuable partner on free trade
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence has been a valuable partner to Canada because he supports free trade. Freeland says the government is looking fo...
May 23, 2019
Federal government funds millions to help B.C. police spot drugged driving
VANCOUVER - The federal government is boosting funding to help British Columbia police departments recognize drug-impaired drivers and buy roadside testing devices, as many forces remain wary of the t...
May 23, 2019
A timeline of official apologies from the federal government
OTTAWA - When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday exonerated Chief Poundmaker in Saskatchewan, it was the latest in a long list of government efforts to apologize for past wrongs. Here...
May 23, 2019
Lowry: Nothing to be done about thumb until off-season except play through pain
MILWAUKEE - Kyle Lowry will be playing in pain for the rest of the post-season. Whether the Raptors' thrilling playoff run ends against Milwaukee, or Toronto goes on to make its first appearance in th...
May 23, 2019
Liberals shrugging off concerns about rural crime, opposition MPs charge
OTTAWA - A Liberal-dominated parliamentary committee's report on rural crime is "an insult to all Canadians," Conservative MPs say in a dissenting statement that decries waits of hours or ev...
May 23, 2019
Philippines dismisses Canada's plan to bring garbage back by end of June
OTTAWA - The Philippines is rejecting Canada's late-June timeline for repatriating its garbage. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo told a media briefing in Manila Thursday that Canada's timeline i...
May 23, 2019
Mooseheads' Raphael Lavoie, a power forward, ready for the NHL draft
Halifax Mooseheads forward Raphael Lavoie is showing he can do a little bit of everything ahead of the NHL draft. Score, hit, even chirp. "Game gets hard and sometimes, it happens that we sa...
May 23, 2019