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Montreal unveils pollinator plan ahead of UN biodiversity conference
Montreal is promising more green space, less grass mowing and more bee-and-butterfly-friendly gardens as part of a multi-year plan to help pollinators and urban biodiversity. Mayor Valrie Plante said ...
Nov 09, 2022

More RCMP recruits needed to meet staffing shortage
If anyone is thinking of a new or second career and is interested in joining the RCMP, this might be a good time to sign up. During Monday's Town of Battleford council meeting, Mayor Ames Leslie said ...
Nov 09, 2022

Trudeau to miss national Remembrance Day ceremony due to summit in Cambodia
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to miss Friday's national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa. He will instead fly to Cambodia late Thursday to attend the ASEAN summit, which involve...
Nov 09, 2022

Bill 21 appeal: English school board says law is 'affront' to values of Quebec anglos
MONTREAL - A lawyer for Quebec's largest English-language school board says the province's secularism law is an affront to the dignity and values of the anglophone community. Perri Ravon, lawyer for t...
Nov 09, 2022

Yukon posts 8-0 upset over Quebec at Canadian mixed curling championship
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Quebec suffered its first defeat at the 2022 Canadian mixed curling championship in surprising fashion, dropping an 8-0 decision to previously winless Yukon in Wednesday's early...
Nov 09, 2022

Ex-PQ member LeBel told accuser he didn't remember night of alleged sex assault
QUEBEC - A jury has heard that a former Quebec provincial politician on trial for sexual assault sent his accuser an email saying he had no memory of the alleged events because he had drunk too much. ...
Nov 09, 2022

Five reasons Windsor had success ending 'Freedom Convoy' blockade, but Ottawa didn't
OTTAWA - By the time protesters blockaded the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont., last winter, a separate protest was already fully entrenched in the downtown streets of Ottawa. The blockade at the bo...
Nov 09, 2022

Lawyer for former Surrey, B.C., mayor says Crown can't prove he lied
SURREY, B.C. - A defence lawyer for former Surrey, B.C., mayor Doug McCallum says his client should be acquitted of a public mischief charge because the Crown failed to prove he intended to mislead po...
Nov 09, 2022

Low temperatures expected for the rest of the week in Saskatchewan
After snow fell in Saskatchewan earlier in the week, the temperature followed suit.Regina was around -15 C with Saskatoon around -20 C on Wednesday morning. The wind chill stood at around -30 C."We're...
Nov 09, 2022

Canada Ravens rally for dramatic 22-16 win over Brazil at Rugby League World Cup
LEEDS, United Kingdom - Alanna Fittes' 79th-minute try lifted the Canada Ravens to a dramatic 22-16 win over tournament debutant Brazil on Wednesday at the Rugby League World Cup. The Canadian women l...
Nov 09, 2022