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Trans Mountain said pipeline will restart after spill in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Trans Mountain estimates as much as 1,195 barrels of light crude spilled from its pipeline pumping station in Abbotsford, B.C. While an investigation is ongoing, the Crown-owne...
Jun 14, 2020
NHLers ponder playing in arenas without fans: 'We gotta do what we gotta do'
Like many sports fans hungry for something, anything, to watch during a spring of self-isolation and physical distancing, Darnell Nurse tuned into "The Last Dance" with keen intere...
Jun 14, 2020
Court tells hospice society that refuses to allow assisted death to stop meeting
DELTA, B.C. - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has cancelled a pivotal meeting on Monday for a hospice society in Delta, B.C., that won't allow medical assistance in dying. One of thre...
Jun 14, 2020
Auditors target Defence Department for poor oversight of military-spending plan
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence has been called out for assigning less than three people to monitor the rollout of the Liberal government's plan to spend hundreds of billions of dolla...
Jun 14, 2020
Ninety Canadian troops to leave for Ukraine as military looks to resume mission
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is deploying military trainers back to Ukraine as it looks to restart some of the many missions and exercises temporarily suspended or scaled back because ...
Jun 14, 2020
Court tells hospice society that refuses to allow assisted death to stop meeting
DELTA, B.C. - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has cancelled a pivotal meeting on Monday for a hospice society in Delta, B.C., that won't allow medical assistance in dying. One of thre...
Jun 14, 2020
Chief of N.B. First Nation asks community not to speak to media about shooting
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - The chief of a New Brunswick First Nation has asked members of his community to refrain from speaking to the media about a police shooting Friday that claimed the...
Jun 14, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:34 a.m. on June 14, 2020: There are 98,733 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 53,952 confirmed (incl...
Jun 14, 2020
Youppi!, Canadiens', Expos' legendary mascot, enters Mascot Hall of Fame
Youppi!, the Montreal Canadiens' official mascot, has become the first character from a Canadian-based club to be inducted into The Mascot Hall of Fame. In a virtual ceremony on Sunday, the furry oran...
Jun 14, 2020
Migrant workers hold virtual rally seeking full immigration status
TORONTO - A group supporting migrant workers held a virtual rally Sunday that called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to immediately extend full immigration status for all non-permanent residents. The...
Jun 14, 2020