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Desmond inquiry: former soldier was never given two assessments considered essential
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry investigating why Lionel Desmond killed three family members and himself in 2017 heard today from a health-care professional who said the former soldier required two...
Mar 24, 2021
New affordable housing projects announced for southern Vancouver Island
VICTORIA - More than 90 new, affordable homes are coming to southern Vancouver Island, after the B.C. and federal governments announced $13.1 million in funding for the initiative. The homes will be s...
Mar 24, 2021
Quebec deputy premier condemns rise in femicides as shelters claim underfunding
Quebec deputy premier Genevieve Guilbault held a news conference today to call for an end to violence against women, without announcing anything new to address the problem. Seven femicides have been r...
Mar 24, 2021
Worrisome COVID-19 trends reported amid new vaccine supply concerns
TORONTO - New cases of COVID-19 infections across Canada are trending upward, public health authorities reported on Wednesday in a worrisome development that comes amid new concerns over vaccine suppl...
Mar 24, 2021
30 years after Victoria's Michael Dunahee vanished, a new sketch is released
VICTORIA - It has been 30 years since Michael Dunahee disappeared from a playground in Victoria in a case that became one of the largest missing child investigations in Canada. The Victoria Police Dep...
Mar 24, 2021
Hardest hit businesses call for extension of federal wage, rent subsidies
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are facing calls from some of the hardest-hit businesses in the pandemic to use the coming budget to extend emergency relief programs beyond June, saying many will still ...
Mar 24, 2021
Twyla Tharp, nearing 80, isn't slowing down. Next question?
NEW YORK - The new PBS documentary on dancer-choreographer Twyla Tharp is called "Twyla Moves." In retrospect, that sounds a bit weak. It really should be called "Twyla Moves And Won't Stop As Long As...
Mar 24, 2021
World mixed doubles curling championship to be held in Scotland
ABERDEEN, United Kingdom - The world mixed doubles curling championship will be held in Aberdeen, Scotland in May. The World Curling Federation announced Wednesday the tournament will be held May 17-2...
Mar 24, 2021
Canada imposes new sanctions on Russian officials over treatment of opposition leader
OTTAWA - Canada is imposing new sanctions on nine senior Russian officials in response to what Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau describes as gross and systemic human-rights abuses in the country....
Mar 24, 2021
Few Quebec 'guardian angels' who worked in health care during COVID granted residency
MONTREAL - Advocates for asylum seekers who worked in health care during the pandemic's first wave are calling on Quebec to speed up the processing of immigration applications from workers dubbed "gua...
Mar 24, 2021