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Coroner's report into Quebec girls' deaths urges change in handling of disappearances
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner who investigated the deaths of two young sisters killed by their father is recommending broader criteria for triggering Amber Alerts and the creation of a dedicated police ...
Oct 28, 2021
Critics hope new cabinet will put a stop to drug-price regulation changes
OTTAWA - Critics of a major drug-price overhaul hope a fresh federal cabinet will put a temporary stop to the new regulations set to take effect in January. The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board i...
Oct 28, 2021
January by-election called for vacant Nanaimo-Ladysmith school board seat
NANAIMO - For the seventh time in three years, Nanaimo voters will head to the polls.The Board of Trustees for Nanaimo-Ladysmith Public Schools officially began the by-election process during their We...
Oct 28, 2021
Edmonton Elks are still searching for first victory this year at Commonwealth Stadium
Home field has been anything but an advantage this season for the Edmonton Elks. Edmonton is a dismal 0-5 at Commonwealth Stadium this year. The Elks (2-7) return there Friday night to host the Hamilt...
Oct 28, 2021
Winnipeg police believe attack in hospital may be linked to two homicides
Winnipeg police say an attack inside a hospital is believed to be linked to a homicide in the city and another one south of the capital. RCMP say they found a 73-year-old woman dead in the Rural Munic...
Oct 28, 2021
Two workers killed in scaffold collapse at Quebec paper mill identified
WINDSOR, Que. - Two workers who became trapped under a tangle of debris inside a Quebec paper mill when a scaffold collapsed this week were being mourned Thursday after the recovery of their bodies du...
Oct 28, 2021
Focus federal funding on best bets to boost biotech, Moderna co-founder says
OTTAWA - The Canadian co-founder of biotech firm Moderna says any federal plans to kick-start domestic innovation in a big way should target funding rather than spreading it around the country. Canadi...
Oct 28, 2021
Probe concludes trailer where Nova Scotia family of six died lacked smoke detector
HALIFAX - A probe by Nova Scotia's fire marshal's office has found that the travel trailer where a family of six died amid toxic smoke last month no longer had smoke detection devices. Doug MacKenzie,...
Oct 28, 2021
U.S. judge expected to decide today on jail time for ex-Canadian Forces reservist
GREENBELT, Md. - Former Canadian Armed Forces reservist Patrik Mathews is expected to learn today how long he'll be behind bars in the United States. Mathews, 28, from Beausejour, Man., had already pl...
Oct 28, 2021
Families of 9 killed in SC church settle with feds over gun
WASHINGTON (AP) - Families of nine victims killed in a racist attack at a Black South Carolina church have reached a settlement with the Justice Department over a faulty background check that allowed ...
Oct 28, 2021