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MPs pass Bloc motion on Quebec nationhood, constitutional change
OTTAWA - Federal lawmakers are acknowledging Quebec's right to unilaterally change the Constitution in line with proposed reforms to the province's language law. In the House of Commons today, a motio...
Jun 16, 2021
Jason Spezza signs with Maple Leafs at league minimum for third straight season
TORONTO - Jason Spezza will once again be sporting blue and white next season. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday the 38-year-old forward has re-signed with his hometown team at the league mi...
Jun 16, 2021
Committee report on Vance allegations at risk as calls mount for minister to resign
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are being accused of letting victims of military sexual misconduct down as a parliamentary committee prepares to rise for the summer without producing a report on allegat...
Jun 16, 2021
Kanesatake grand chief welcomes Quebec's openness in creating local police force
KANESATAKE - The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake says it is pleased that Quebec is open to discussing the possibility of re-establishing an Indigenous police force to patrol the community northwest of Mo...
Jun 16, 2021
The ESPYS returning to New York, Anthony Mackie to host
NEW YORK (AP) - The ESPYS are returning to New York next month for the first time since 1999, with actor Anthony Mackie hosting the show that honors the year's top athletes and sports moments. The sho...
Jun 16, 2021
First Nations group wants to intervene in human rights case against Vancouver police
VANCOUVER - The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs has launched an effort to gain intervener status in a human rights case involving an Indigenous man and his granddaughter over their treatment by Vancouver ...
Jun 16, 2021
Vancouver couple pleads guilty to breaking Yukon COVID rules, travelling for vaccine
WHITEHORSE - A husband and wife accused of flying to a remote Yukon community to receive doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in January have each pleaded guilty to two counts of violating of the territory's C...
Jun 16, 2021
'Alarming situation' but help slow in coming for struggling Kashechewan, chief says
TORONTO - Help for the struggling James Bay community of Kashechewan has been slow in coming, as COVID-19 infections surge through overcrowded homes and isolation facilities remain non-existent, Chief...
Jun 16, 2021
Quebec museum exhibit to wade into the history and potential of human waste
Quebec's museum of civilization has announced its newest exhibit will tackle one of society's messiest subjects: human excrement. The Muse de la civilisation in Quebec City says the upcoming exhibit t...
Jun 16, 2021
Shoreline cleanup finds COVID-related trash increased during height of the pandemic
VANCOUVER - Organizers of a national conservation program aimed at removing trash from the country's many shorelines say the COVID-19 pandemic has even changed how we litter. The Great Canadian Shorel...
Jun 16, 2021