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B.C. lawyer for Crown says stay application in old-growth logging case is flawed
NANAIMO, B.C. - A lawyer for the Crown says a court application calling for a stay of proceedings against those arrested at old-growth logging protests in B.C. is flawed and has no chance of succeedin...
Feb 10, 2022
Defence Department failed to spend $1.2B in funding last year, most due to delays
OTTAWA - New figures show the Department of National Defence failed to spend more than $1.2 billion of its allotted budget in the last fiscal year, the majority due to delays in the purchase of new eq...
Feb 10, 2022
New Brunswick judge rejects 'rambling' anti-vax arguments from four public servants
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick judge has rejected a bid by four public servants to overturn the province's recent decision to place them on unpaid leave for failing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. ...
Feb 10, 2022
B.C., Alberta backcountry users warned of avalanche dangers
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - A special public avalanche warning has been issued for parts of British Columbia and Alberta's backcountry about the potential for triggering large avalanches. Avalanche Canada and ...
Feb 10, 2022
Teenager stabbed near Montreal-area high school on Tuesday has died, police say
Montreal police say a teenager who was stabbed during an altercation between students outside a Montreal-area high school on Tuesday has died. Police say the 16-year-old boy died today in hospital. Th...
Feb 10, 2022
Judge restores protections for gray wolves across much of US
BILLINGS, Mont (AP) - A judge restored federal protections for gray wolves across much of the U.S. on Thursday after they were removed in the waning days of the Trump administration. U.S. District Jud...
Feb 10, 2022
Abortions in Texas fell 60% in 1st month under new limits
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Abortions in Texas fell by 60% in the first month under the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. in decades, according to new figures that for the first time reveal a full ac...
Feb 10, 2022
Convoy protests creating political nightmare for Liberals and Conservatives alike
OTTAWA - Toronto Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith says he agrees with his colleague Jol Lightbound that the "divisive" rhetoric about getting vaccinated has to end, even if he is not fully onside wi...
Feb 10, 2022
St. Louis looking to prove doubters wrong yet again as Canadiens interim coach
BROSSARD, Que. - Martin St. Louis built a Hockey Hall of Fame playing career from proving everybody wrong. As the new Montreal Canadiens interim head coach, St. Louis is back home to do just that all ...
Feb 10, 2022
Judges reject call for federal watchdog to probe case of slain Mexican activist
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has rejected a plea from family and supporters of a slain Mexican activist - killed after opposing a Canadian company's mining project - to have a federal ombudsma...
Feb 10, 2022