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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
Groups ask government to prosecute alleged Guatemalan war criminal living in Canada
Two civil society groups are calling for the Canadian government to prosecute a man believed to be living in Canada who they say was involved in the massacre of more than 200 people in Guatemala in 19...
Jun 16, 2021
Trudeau can check out of quarantine hotel after overnight stay from Europe trip
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being allowed to check out from his quarantine hotel roughly 12 hours after checking in. Trudeau's office says he received his negative COVID-19 test Wednesda...
Jun 16, 2021
Death of woman in Nanaimo's downtown now considered homicide
NANAIMO - Local Mounties have upgraded the status of their investigation into the discovery of a body in downtown Nanaimo.27-year-old Amy Watts was found in the city's downtown on Thursday, June 3 aro...
Jun 16, 2021
Coalition Avenir Québec boots Claire Samson from caucus over donation to rival party
QUEBEC - The governing Coalition Avenir Qubec has dumped one of its members over a political donation she made to a rival party. The party led by Premier Franois Legault announced late Tuesday it had ...
Jun 16, 2021
British Columbia police watchdog clears Terrace RCMP officers of wrongdoing in crash
SURREY, B.C. - Two RCMP officers have been cleared of wrongdoing related to the fatal crash of an all-terrain vehicle in northwestern B.C. The Independent Investigations Office, which examines all cas...
Jun 16, 2021
Mounties sent to apprehend active shooter in Nova Scotia were confused about gunfire
HALIFAX - A newly released statement from a senior Mountie in Nova Scotia says RCMP officers dispatched to apprehend an active shooter in Portapique last spring thought they were hearing gunshots long...
Jun 16, 2021
Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime upsets Roger Federer in second round of Noventi Open
HALLE, Germany - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Swiss star Roger Federer 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the second round of the Noventi Open on Wednesday. It was the first career meeting between the 20-year-ol...
Jun 16, 2021
Green Leader Annamie Paul survives planned ouster, but post remains precarious
OTTAWA - Green Leader Annamie Paul has survived another day of party strife after a move to push her out shifted course, leaving her with a tenuous grip on power ahead of a likely federal election thi...
Jun 16, 2021
Nanaimo casino employees suing for wrongful dismissal
NANAIMO - Numerous employees of Casino Nanaimo have launched lawsuits against the larger organization, claiming they were fired without cause as the COVID-19 pandemic began. Civil claims filed in BC S...
Jun 16, 2021