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Deputy PM Freeland writes to Air Canada's board about CEO's comments on French
OTTAWA - Canada's deputy prime minister has written to Air Canada's board of directors, urging that its CEO improve his French and that his knowledge of the language be included in his annual performa...
Nov 08, 2021
Canada must help Tigrayans in Ethiopia, call for transitional government: Advocates
TORONTO - Advocates from the Tigrayan community in Canada are calling on Ottawa to open its embassy in Addis Ababa to their relatives, who are seeking protection amid a conflict with the Ethiopian gov...
Nov 08, 2021
Pistorius up for parole, but he must meet victim's parents
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Eight years after he shot dead his girlfriend, Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius is up for parole, but first he must meet with her parents. Pistorius, a world-famous double...
Nov 08, 2021
Pistorius up for parole, but he must meet victim's parents
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Eight years after he shot dead his girlfriend, Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius is up for parole, but first he must meet with her parents. Pistorius, a world-famous double...
Nov 08, 2021
Environment Canada working to confirm possible weekend tornado over Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is examining all available evidence as meteorologists try to confirm if a rare and powerful tornado touched down Saturday on Vancouver's west side. The weather office co...
Nov 08, 2021
Environment Canada working to confirm possible weekend tornado over Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is examining all available evidence as meteorologists try to confirm if a rare and powerful tornado touched down Saturday on Vancouver's west side. The weather office co...
Nov 08, 2021
Inquest concludes into police-involved deaths of mother and son in northern B.C.
SMITHERS, B.C. - A coroner's jury examining the police-involved shootings of a mother and her adult son in northern British Columbia has made five recommendations aimed at preventing similar deaths. T...
Nov 08, 2021
Erin O'Toole says COVID-19 vaccine comments by Tory MPs Gladu, Lewis are not helpful
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says comments about vaccines by some members of his caucus are not helpful and are spreading uncertainty about immunization against COVID-19. O'Toole told a n...
Nov 08, 2021
Donations pour in after Nanaimo Mountain Bike Club robbed of tools
NANAIMO - A member of the Nanaimo Mountain Bike Club (NMBC) planning to carry out trail maintenance was instead greeted by a break-in to a storage container.Numerous hand tools and other trail buildin...
Nov 08, 2021
Quebec City mayoral candidate concedes after declaring victory on election night
MONTREAL - A Quebec City mayoral candidate who declared victory on election night has conceded. The party of Marie-Jose Savard issued a statement this morning congratulating rival Bruno Marchand for h...
Nov 08, 2021