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Overhaul transparency law by adopting long-standing calls for change, group tells MPs
OTTAWA - A pro-transparency group is telling MPs to retool the Access to Information Act by dropping the application fee, imposing tighter timelines to respond to requests for files and narrowing exce...
Oct 26, 2022

Atmospheric river forecast in B.C. days after temperature records and drought
VANCOUVER - An atmospheric river packing "narrow bands of heavy precipitation" is forecast for parts of British Columbia just a week after numerous high temperature records were set amid concerns of d...
Oct 26, 2022

Ex-Ottawa police chief says force couldn't change much about response to convoy
OTTAWA - The former chief of the Ottawa police says his officers couldn't have done anything materially differently during the response to the "Freedom Convoy." A summary report of an interview with P...
Oct 26, 2022

‘Excited to see it continue’: The story of a graduate’s experience in Sturgeon Lake Health Center
In what's being called another step on the journey to reconciliation with First Nations peoples, a graduate from Saskatchewan Polytechnic is sharing her experience of working in a First Nations health...
Oct 26, 2022

CP NewsAlert: France denies extradition for priest facing charge in Nunavut
The federal government says France has denied an extradition request for Johannes Rivoire, a priest accused of crimes against children in Nunavut. More to come. The Canadian Press
Oct 26, 2022

RCMP looking for help locating missing man
Battlefords RCMP are looking for help locating 41-year-old Oliver Ochuschayoo. He's been missing since Oct. 22. Police say he has ties to the Battlefords area as well as Green Lake and Prince Albert.O...
Oct 26, 2022

Tribunal says $40B Indigenous child-welfare agreement doesn't satisfy all orders
Federal ministers and the Assembly of First Nations expressed disappointment Tuesday as the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decided against approving a historic, $40 billion child-welfare settlement ag...
Oct 26, 2022

Judge orders Meadows to testify in Georgia election probe
ATLANTA (AP) - A judge on Wednesday ordered former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to testify before a special grand jury that's investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allie...
Oct 26, 2022

Man convicted of killing 6 with SUV in Christmas parade
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin man was convicted Wednesday of killing six people and injuring dozens of others when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade last year, ending a trial in which he ...
Oct 26, 2022

Economy and autonomy likely on the priority list for throne speech
On Wednesday, Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty will deliver the speech from the throne in the Saskatchewan legislature, explaining the government's priorities for the next year and kicking off the legislative se...
Oct 26, 2022