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Underlying factors for Inuit highlighted in separate plan to address MMIWG
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Two national Inuit organizations have released their own plan on how to right social, legal and cultural failings identified by a national inquiry into murdered and missing Indigeno...
Jun 03, 2021

New Brunswick ramps up efforts to solve mystery behind unknown brain disease
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government is stepping up its efforts to find the cause of a baffling neurological disease that has afflicted 48 residents. Health Minister Dorothy Shephard announced t...
Jun 03, 2021

Federal agency: Nevada flower near mine should be protected
RENO, Nev. (AP) - An extremely rare wildflower that grows only in Nevada's high desert where an Australian mining company wants to dig for lithium should be protected under the Endangered Species Act,...
Jun 03, 2021

Charges approved in murder investigation
KELOWNA - Charges have now been approved after the death of a man in Kelowna last weekend.The B.C. Prosecution Service has approved a charge of second degree murder against Lorence Williams in the dea...
Jun 03, 2021

Insurance provider for Trans Mountain pipeline says it won't renew policy
EDMONTON - An insurance provider for the Trans Mountain pipeline says it will not renew its policy with the company when it expires in August.Argo Group International Holdings Ltd., an international u...
Jun 03, 2021

Nanaimo's Ethan Katzberg sets Canadian hammer throw record twice in one month
NANAIMO - A former member of the Nanaimo Track and Field club is now Canada's record holder in the Men's U20 hammer throw.Ethan Katzberg set the record in early May with a throw of 75.60 metres. The J...
Jun 03, 2021

Provinces consider COVID-19 vaccine incentives to reach those not getting shots
Canada's two most populous provinces continued to see a steady decline of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations as some leaders mulled vaccine incentives to connect with hard-to-reach populations. ...
Jun 03, 2021

Sinclair calls for independent investigation into burial sites at residential schools
OTTAWA - Retired senator Murray Sinclair, who chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is calling for an independent investigation to examine all burial sites near former residential schools. ...
Jun 03, 2021

Canada, allies file notice of claim against Iran for downing flight PS752
OTTAWA - Canada, Sweden, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom say they have delivered a notice of claim against Iran over its shootdown of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752. Foreign ministers from ...
Jun 03, 2021

Israel Start-Up Nation scales back June racing schedule due to COVID-19 outbreak
The Israel Start-up Nation cycling team is pulling out of five races this month after three staff members tested positive for COVID-19. But the team and Ottawa rider Michael Woods will compete as sche...
Jun 03, 2021