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B.C. premier defends application fee for freedom-of-information requests
VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier is defending a proposed $25 fee for non-personal freedom-of-information requests despite pushback from groups including one trying to access data on COVID-19 expo...
Oct 21, 2021
UK palace says queen, 95, spent night in hospital for checks
LONDON (AP) - Buckingham Palace said Thursday that Queen Elizabeth II spent a night in a hospital for checks after being advised by her doctor this week to rest. The palace said the 95-year-old Britis...
Oct 21, 2021
Mohawk Council of Kahnawake 'repulsed' by politicization of Habs' land acknowledgment
MONTREAL - The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake is blasting the Quebec government for questioning a land acknowledgment by the Montreal Canadiens that refers to the unceded territory of the Mohawk Nation. ...
Oct 21, 2021
Mohawk Council of Kahnawake 'repulsed' by politicization of Habs' land acknowledgment
MONTREAL - The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake is blasting the Quebec government for questioning a land acknowledgment by the Montreal Canadiens that refers to the unceded territory of the Mohawk Nation. ...
Oct 21, 2021
James says she was never aware of abuse allegations against former partner Cipres
Canadian figure skater Vanessa James says she's "deeply disappointed" in her former partner Morgan Cipres, and had no knowledge of abusive behaviour while the two were competing together. James recent...
Oct 21, 2021
VIDEO: 'Slow down and pullover:' Nanaimo highway drivers reminded to clear the road for emergency vehicles
NANAIMO - While slowing down and moving over for emergency vehicles with their lights on is common knowledge, the message evidently isn't getting through to many mid island motorists.Nanaimo RCMP stag...
Oct 21, 2021
Jamaica arrests Colombian as suspect in Haiti assassination
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A police superintendent in Jamaica told The Associated Press on Thursday that authorities have arrested a Colombian man they believe is a suspect in the July 7 assassinati...
Oct 21, 2021
PMO says it will do all it can to ensure all residential school records are provided
OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says "to the best of our knowledge," it has provided all residential school records to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. The PMO says in a written ...
Oct 21, 2021
Veteran quarterback Masoli will make third straight start when Ticats host Redblacks
HAMILTON - The expectation is receiver Brandon Banks will return to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats lineup this week and quarterback Jeremiah Masoli couldn't be happier. Banks, the CFL's outstanding player in...
Oct 21, 2021
House votes to hold Trump ally Steve Bannon in contempt
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted Thursday to hold Steve Bannon, a longtime ally and aide to former President Donald Trump, in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the committee investigat...
Oct 21, 2021