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Government consulting with remote Indigenous communities about mandatory vaccines
OTTAWA - The federal government is working on exemptions to its newly released mandatory vaccine policy for people in remote Indigenous communities, many of which are only accessible by airplane. The ...
Oct 07, 2021

Murder charge stayed for co-accused in Jonson homicide investigation
The co-accused in the Mark Douglas Jonson homicide investigation had his murder charge stayed, the court advised. David Keller, 49, of North Battleford, was facing a first-degree murder charge in Jons...
Oct 07, 2021

Quebec man arrested after 4-day Amber Alert now faces nine additional charges
MONTREAL - A Quebec man arrested after an Amber Alert that spanned four days is now facing nine additional charges. The 36-year-old man, who was arrested on Sept. 5 in Ste-Paule, Que., roughly 400 kil...
Oct 07, 2021

Environment lobby calls out Carney's climate finance credibility
OTTAWA - Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney's credibility as a global climate finance leader is under fire as environment lobby groups say he is allowing some of the biggest banks to use him a...
Oct 07, 2021

Police investigate robbery of community hall
Maidstone RCMP are investigating an incident at Milleton Community Hall, where numerous items were taken.Sometime between Aug. 31 and Sept. 6, someone entered the hall, located around 20 minutes north...
Oct 07, 2021

CPNewsAlert: Quebec police cancel Amber Alert after 2 kids, aged 3 and 1, found safe
SUTTON, Que. - Quebec provincial police are cancelling the Amber Alert they issued earlier today. They say the two young children who had allegedly been abducted have been found safe. Police said the ...
Oct 07, 2021

Nadia Chaudhri, neuroscientist who shared her journey with cancer, dies at 43
MONTREAL - Nadia Chaudhri, the Montreal neuroscientist who gained a worldwide following while spending her dying months raising funds for scientists from under-represented backgrounds, has died at age...
Oct 07, 2021

NDP prepared to withhold votes in Parliament, including on the Liberal budget: Singh
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh is today signalling a tougher approach to co-operation with the minority Liberal government in Parliament. The NDP leader says his caucus is prepared to "withhold votes" if Prim...
Oct 07, 2021

Alabama swamped, 4 killed in floods from slow-moving front
PELHAM, Ala. (AP) - The death toll from flash floods caused by torrential rains in Alabama has risen to four. Forecasters say as much as 13 inches of rain from a slow-moving front covered roads, trapp...
Oct 07, 2021

Do Conservatives think conscience rights cover referrals? O'Toole, MP appear split
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's latest position on conscience rights appears to be offside with at least one elected member from his party's socially conservative wing, as it prepares to s...
Oct 07, 2021