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More public input needed on nuclear waste management, concerned groups say
OTTAWA - Several public-interest groups are calling for a suspension of federal decision-making on radioactive waste disposal until Canada has a sufficient policy in place. They say the federal n...
Jun 16, 2020
Canadian international Liam Millar making his mark in the Liverpool ranks
A Canadian waits in the wings as the Premier League returns to action Wednesday. Canadian international Liam Millar made his first-team debut for Liverpool in February in a young Reds side against thi...
Jun 16, 2020
Ottawa named host city of the 2021 men's world curling championship
OTTAWA - The 2021 men's world curling championship will be held in Ottawa. Curling Canada and the World Curling Federation jointly announced the country's capital city will host the championship at TD...
Jun 16, 2020
Review of monuments sparks discussion of colonial narratives in N.L. history
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A review of statues that commemorate colonizing figures in Newfoundland and Labrador's history has reignited criticism of "discovery" narratives glorified in the province's culture....
Jun 16, 2020
Canada-U.S. border restrictions extended 30 days
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada and the United States will continue to limit non-essential travel between the two countries until at least July 21.Despite mounting pressure from bus...
Jun 16, 2020
Indigenous Peoples in U.S. stand with BLM, but await their own reckoning
WASHINGTON - First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples in Canada and the United States are showing solidarity with the Black community as widespread demands for social change sweep across the g...
Jun 16, 2020
Local dance studio celebrates graduates with special send-off
North Battleford's Dance Connection is celebrating its 2020 graduating class in unique style this year.Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the studio was unable to host its usual send-off for gradua...
Jun 16, 2020
Gov. Cuomo gives go-ahead for US Open tennis in NY in August
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that the U.S. Open tennis tournament will held in late August as part of the state's reopening from shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. Tenni...
Jun 16, 2020
STF president disappointed no extra money in Sask. budget for COVID-19 related school safety measures
As the provincial government announced its full 2020-21 budget, Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation President Patrick Maze said he was not only surprised, but disappointed it didn't specifically contain...
Jun 16, 2020
Families of Flight 752 victims demand plan, timeline for holding Iran to account
OTTAWA - The families of Canadians killed when Iran shot down a civilian airliner in January are preparing to grill Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne over the federal gove...
Jun 16, 2020