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South Dakota's AG charged with 3 misdemeanours in fatal crash
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota's Republican attorney general has been charged with misdemeanour careless driving after he struck and killed a man with his car, authorities said Thursday. Jason Ravnsborg ...
Feb 18, 2021
B.C. premier calls for action on hate crimes in wake of Vancouver police report
LANGFORD, B.C. - British Columbia's premier says violence against people of colour needs to be treated as a hate crime, in light of recent data released by Vancouver police showing a surge in anti-Asi...
Feb 18, 2021
B.C. premier calls for action on hate crimes in wake of Vancouver police report
LANGFORD, B.C. - British Columbia's premier says violence against people of colour needs to be treated as a hate crime, in light of recent data released by Vancouver police showing a surge in anti-Asi...
Feb 18, 2021
Lowry listed as questionable in second game against Bucks with sprained thumb
MILWAUKEE - Kyle Lowry is listed as questionable for the Toronto Raptors' game Thursday in Milwaukee with a sprained left thumb. The Raptors point guard injured his thumb in the first quarter of Tuesd...
Feb 18, 2021
Unpaid oilpatch property taxes triple in two years, say rural municipalities
EDMONTON - Alberta's rural towns say property taxes that have gone unpaid by the province's struggling oilpatch have tripled in two years. A survey released by the Rural Municipalities of Alberta says...
Feb 18, 2021
Cost of mandatory quarantine for newly arrived refugees to be covered by government
OTTAWA - Newly arriving refugees will have the cost of their mandatory hotel quarantines covered by the federal government. The federal government is also covering the cost of mandatory COVID-19 testi...
Feb 18, 2021
'It destroyed him.' Lionel Desmond's friend and fellow infantryman recalls firefights
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry investigating why a former soldier from Nova Scotia killed three family members and himself in 2017 heard today from one of Lionel Desmond's closest friends and fell...
Feb 18, 2021
Canadian government modifies North Atlantic right whale protection measures for 2021
FREDERICTON - The federal Fisheries Department will continue efforts this year to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales in Canadian waters, but it is making some changes to reduce the impact ...
Feb 18, 2021
CFL commissioner Ambrosie says league is committed to returning to play in 2021
TORONTO - CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie says the league remains committed to resuming play in 2021, but is keeping all options open regarding exactly how that will look. The CFL didn't play in 2020 ...
Feb 18, 2021
Canada, Britain slap sanctions on Myanmar officials for abuses in military coup
OTTAWA - Canada and Britain have joined forces once again, this time to impose new sanctions on Myanmar after its military toppled its elected government in a coup. Canada has imposed sanctions on nin...
Feb 18, 2021