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Translation error behind Pope's call for 'investigation' into residential schools
OTTAWA - Organizers of the papal visit say the Vatican has "clarified" part of Pope Francis's apology to residential school survivors, noting an error occurred during translation. The pontiff's words ...
Jul 28, 2022
Canada's UN ambassador slams 'biased, antisemitic' remarks by human-rights expert
OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to the United Nations in New York is condemning "blatantly biased, antisemitic comments" by a human-rights investigator at the international organization. Bob Rae says in ...
Jul 28, 2022
Former police watchdog head denies directing RCMP not to reveal N.S. shooter's guns
OTTAWA - The former director of Nova Scotia's police watchdog denies telling the RCMP not to release a list of the weapons seized from the gunman who murdered 22 people in April 2020. Pat Curran - who...
Jul 28, 2022
Heat warnings issued for the Battlefords, Lloydminster, Meadow Lake
August long is starting off on a scorching note.Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for northwest Saskatchewan amid high temperatures hitting the entire region. A heat warning stems from the h...
Jul 28, 2022
Harassment of B.C. teen from 22 accounts came from one person, Crown attorney says
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Crown attorney says similarities in messages from 22 online accounts that harassed and extorted British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd in the three years before her death prov...
Jul 28, 2022
BCCLA calls on other governments to join B.C. in ending immigration detention
VANCOUVER - A civil liberties group says the British Columbia government's decision to end immigration detention in provincial jails should not taken as an opportunity for the Canada Border Services A...
Jul 28, 2022
Canadian soldier of the First World War identified years after death in France
A Canadian soldier killed in battle during the First World War has been identified, more than a century later. The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces confirmed the identity o...
Jul 28, 2022
Review says Canada Soccer mishandled sexual harassment allegations against coach
TORONTO - An independent review has concluded that Canada Soccer "mishandled" sexual harassment allegations in 2008 against then under-20 women's coach Bob Birarda, who is currently awaiting sentencin...
Jul 28, 2022
Police identify two people killed in series of shootings in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. - Police have identified two people who were killed in the Vancouver suburb of Langley, where two others were also wounded in a series of shootings on Monday. The Integrated Homicide Inv...
Jul 28, 2022
Métis Nation–Saskatchewan Supports Families with a ground-breaking $15 Million Investment
Strong beginnings create strong futures for Mtis children. To support Mtis families in Saskatchewan, Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) is proud to announce a 15-million-dollar investment in early learni...
Jul 28, 2022