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Montreal drag queen to meet with elected officials after library storytime cancelled
MONTREAL - A well-known Montreal performer whose drag queen storytime event at a local library was cancelled says he's been invited to meet with elected officials. Sbastien Potvin, who performs as Bar...
Jul 07, 2022

WNBA players union 'stands with' Griner after guilty plea
Brittney Griner's guilty plea Thursday has not lessened the support the Olympic gold medalist continues to receive from her WNBA peers. The Phoenix Mercury All-Star pleaded guilty to drug possession c...
Jul 07, 2022

Canadian figure skater Veronik Mallet announces retirement
OTTAWA - Canadian figure skater Veronik Mallet announced her retirement from competitive skating on Thursday. The 28-year-old from Sept-les, Que., Que. won silver in the women's single competition at ...
Jul 07, 2022

RCMP Report: Firearms seized in multiple investigations
Battlefords RCMP recently responded to two reports of people wielding firearms, resulting in one arrest.Shortly after midnight on June 27, a homeowner in Metinota saw a white vehicle by his driveway. ...
Jul 07, 2022

Mistawasis and governments reach agreement on Treaty Land Entitlement Claim
A big settlement has been reached for a land entitlement claim with a Saskatchewan First Nation and the provincial and federal governments.On Thursday, Chief of Mistawasis Nhiyawak Daryl Watson, Minis...
Jul 07, 2022

B.C. Lions sign offensive lineman Perkins to two-year extension
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed American offensive lineman Kent Perkins to a two-year contract extension. The six-foot-five, 306-pound Dallas native made his debut in Week 2 of the 2021 CFL sea...
Jul 07, 2022

AFN delegates expected to vote on national chief's suspension as convention closes
It's the last day of the Assembly of First Nations annual gathering Vancouver and the issue of leadership still hasn't been solved.Chiefs are expected to vote today on an emergency resolution that cal...
Jul 07, 2022

Ousting of U.K. PM Boris Johnson won't affect ties with Canada, trade talks
OTTAWA - The Canadian government says the ousting of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson by his party will not affect Canada's negotiations on a free-trade agreement. A spokeswoman for International Tra...
Jul 07, 2022

Driver who killed woman and three daughters seeks to appeal conviction, sentence
A driver who struck and killed a woman and her three young daughters in Brampton, Ont., two years ago is challenging his conviction on drug-impaired driving charges as well as his sentence. In a notic...
Jul 07, 2022

Péladeau family quarrel over inheritance ends as high court rejects brothers' appeal
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is refusing to hear an appeal by Quebec media mogul Pierre Karl Pladeau and his brother of a ruling that awarded $36 million in inheritance to their sister. Canada...
Jul 07, 2022