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Letter asks Ottawa to force Alberta to reinstate oilpatch monitoring
EDMONTON - A dozen First Nations and conservation groups are asking Ottawa to step in and force the Alberta government to reinstate environmental monitoring in the province's oilpatch. The groups made...
Jun 10, 2020
Canadian tennis star Auger-Aliassime pulls out of UTS with ankle injury
Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime has pulled out of the upcoming Ultimate Tennis Showdown after twisting an ankle during training on Tuesday. The UTS announced Auger-Aliassime's withdrawal We...
Jun 10, 2020
Heiner-Moller to step down as Canada coach to take a job in his native Denmark
Kenneth Heiner-Moller is stepping down as Canada women's soccer coach to take a position in his native Denmark. Heiner-Moller, who will leave his role at the end of August, is returning...
Jun 10, 2020
Canada's Adam Hadwin ready for new socially distant normal at Colonial
Adam Hadwin feels like it's been back to normal on the PGA Tour, albeit a little less social when walking around Colonial Country Club this week. Hadwin, from Abbotsford, B.C., is one of three Ca...
Jun 10, 2020
Petition to rename Dundas Street garners attention amid renewed focus on monuments
TORONTO - An online petition calling for a Toronto-area street to be renamed has garnered more than 3,000 signatures. Dundas Street, which runs through Toronto and several other southern Ontario citie...
Jun 10, 2020
Armoured vehicle dumped: Halifax now at the forefront of 'defunding' debate
Halifax moved to the forefront of the national debate over "defunding" police forces this week when council decided to scuttle the purchase of an armoured rescue vehicle - a move&n...
Jun 10, 2020
Quebec geologist detained in Dubai has been ordered released, lawyer says
MONTREAL - The lawyer for a Quebec geologist who has been jailed in Dubai after allegedly uncovering fraud in a gold company says all the criminal cases against her client have been dropped. Radh...
Jun 10, 2020
Nanaimo RCMP K9 officer charged for 2016 Prince George incident
NANAIMO - A local Mountie faces three criminal charges stemming for an arrest in Prince George four years ago. Cst. Josh Grafton, a K9 handler with the Nanaimo RCMP, is now charged with assault, assau...
Jun 10, 2020
Vancouver Island overdose advisory in place for nearly one month
NANAIMO - Island Health has extended an overdose advisory, in place for all of Vancouver Island, once more. It's now been in place for a month less a day and continues an already unprecedented situati...
Jun 10, 2020
Law professor who pioneered restorative justice draws donation for new centre
HALIFAX - A law professor says she hopes the creation of a research lab aimed at promoting restorative justice will help institutions start tackling racial discrimination and other ...
Jun 10, 2020