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PM accused of "callousness" for heading to Tofino during reconciliation events
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing backlash over his decision to fly to British Columbia to spend time with his family on the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. The Native W...
Oct 01, 2021
NWSL calls off weekend games after allegations against coach
The National Women's Soccer League will not play the games scheduled for this weekend as it deals with the fallout from allegations of sexual misconduct against a former coach. North Carolina Courage ...
Oct 01, 2021
Enbridge says still willing to talk on Line 5, despite Michigan's frustration
WASHINGTON - Enbridge Inc. says it remains committed to a mediated settlement of its Line 5 dispute, even though the state of Michigan has given up on the talks. The Calgary-based pipeline giant says ...
Oct 01, 2021
Georgia says its ex-president arrested after returning home
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - The prime minister of Georgia says former President Mikheil Saakashvili has been arrested. The announcement Friday by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili came about 18 hours aft...
Oct 01, 2021
Environment minister restores federal assessment of Alberta coal mine
Federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has reinstated his decision to subject a thermal coal mine expansion in Alberta to a federal review. Wilkinson said in July 2020 that the Vista project ...
Oct 01, 2021
Quebec to move ahead with plan to redistribute $39 million to Lac-Mégantic victims
LAC-MGANTIC, Que. - The Quebec government is moving ahead with plans to redistribute $39 million to those impacted by the 2013 rail disaster in Lac-Mgantic, Que., that killed 47 people. About $20 mill...
Oct 01, 2021
CP NewsAlert: Quebec coroner urges Quebec to recognize systemic racism
MONTREAL - The coroner who investigated the death of Joyce Echaquan says the Quebec government should recognize the existence of systemic racism and make a commitment to rooting it out of institutions...
Oct 01, 2021
'He doesn't have much to show for his life:' chronic offender jailed for latest Nanaimo crime spree
NANAIMO - A man's unresolved drug addiction continues plaguing him, the judicial system and society.Jason Paul Klughart, 30, was handed an eight month jail sentence on Wednesday, Sept. 29 after he ple...
Oct 01, 2021
Quebec watchdog probes fatal police shooting of man in Laurentians
SAINTE-ADLE, Que. - Quebec's police watchdog is probing the death of a man shot by provincial police in Ste-Adle, north of Montreal. According to preliminary information, provincial police were called...
Oct 01, 2021
Justice Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID, has no symptoms
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court says Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for COVID-19. The high court said in a press release Friday that Kavanaugh has no symptoms and has been fully vacci...
Oct 01, 2021