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Canadian citizens will be able to sponsor fleeing North Koreans for the first time
OTTAWA - A human rights organization says Canadians will be able to sponsor people fleeing North Korea under a new program to help refugees escaping Kim Jong Un's authoritarian regime. HanVoice says a...
Oct 26, 2021
Fires in cargo ship off B.C. coast may take days to put out: coast guard
VICTORIA - The Canadian Coast Guard says it may be several days before fires can be put out inside containers on a cargo ship anchored off the Victoria coast. The agency says in a statement that time ...
Oct 26, 2021
Fires in cargo ship off B.C. coast may take days to put out: coast guard
VICTORIA - The Canadian Coast Guard says it may be several days before fires can be put out inside containers on a cargo ship anchored off the Victoria coast. The agency says in a statement that time ...
Oct 26, 2021
Blackhawks to hold briefing on sexual assault investigation
The Chicago Blackhawks are holding a briefing Tuesday to discuss the findings of an investigation into allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player in 2010. Team owner Rocky Wirtz, ...
Oct 26, 2021
Albertans vote in favour of removing equalization from Constitution
EDMONTON - The final results from Alberta's equalization referendum show almost 62 per cent of those who voted want to see the principle of equalization removed from the Constitution. A second referen...
Oct 26, 2021
Illinois police officer dies after shooting near St. Louis
PONTOON BEACH, Ill. (AP) - A police officer died Tuesday after being shot by a man at gas station in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis, authorities said. Trooper Jayme Bufford with Illinois State Police...
Oct 26, 2021
Introducing Kaylie and Teddy, the cutest couple you'll ever meet
NANAIMO - Kaylie and Teddy are a packaged deal and a couple of the cutest dogs you'll ever meet.They both love to go on walks with their people, chase each other and play fetch outside. They're will a...
Oct 26, 2021
Jim Carr out of cabinet, no more special envoy to Prairies for Liberal government
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has left his special representative for the Prairies out of cabinet, appearing to signal a departure from trying to quiet tensions in the West. Manitoba Liberal ...
Oct 26, 2021
Environment, energy files get new ministers in cabinet shakeup ahead of COP26 summit
OTTAWA - Environmental groups say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is sending a signal that combating climate change will fall to more than just one department in his government. Jonathan Wilkinson is be...
Oct 26, 2021
Visitors to national parks can now take 'coasties' to track coastal erosion
Visitors to some Parks Canada locations can now be a part of the organization's research into coastal erosion by taking a so-called coastie. The agency recently launched a citizen science program call...
Oct 26, 2021