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'This fire would have been dramatically different a month from now:' homeless encampment torched in Bowen Park
NANAIMO - Wet conditions substantially aided fire crews after multiple propane tanks exploded, igniting a fire near the Millstone River.Nanaimo Fire Rescue crews were called out to Bowen Park on Tuesd...
Jun 07, 2022
Issuing alert about N.S. gunman would have led to more dead police: RCMP official
HALIFAX - A senior Nova Scotia RCMP official says she has no regrets that an emergency alert was not sent during a killer's 13-hour rampage in 2020, saying doing so would have led to more dead police ...
Jun 07, 2022
Hoggard case highlights need for clarity on reforms to sex assault trials: experts
TORONTO - The sexual assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard has highlighted the need for clarity on how to navigate legal changes meant to protect the privacy of complainants, some legal obs...
Jun 07, 2022
Figure skating's minimum age rises to 17 before 2026 Olympics
An impassioned plea from Canadian physician Dr. Jane Moran may have played a part in figure skating's decision to raise the eligible age limit for competition. No 15-year-old skaters will be allowed t...
Jun 07, 2022
Quebecers not interested in sovereignty, says ex-PQ candidate now running for Legault
LVIS, Que. - A former Parti Qubcois cabinet minister now running for the Coalition Avenir Qubec says Quebecers are no longer interested in talking about sovereignty. Bernard Drainville made the commen...
Jun 07, 2022
Party divide prompts 2 Ontario MPs to switch allegiances in Conservative leadership
OTTAWA - Two Ontario members of Parliament are switching allegiances in the Conservative leadership race from Patrick Brown to Pierre Poilievre, citing the need to unite the fractured party. Flamborou...
Jun 07, 2022
Bureaucrat tried to undercut cabinet's powers with shipbuilding project leak: Crown
OTTAWA - Crown prosecutors accused a federal public servant of attempting to undercut cabinet's decision-making powers by intentionally leaking sensitive documents about a $700-million shipbuilding pr...
Jun 07, 2022
Federal Court says it lacks jurisdiction to hear CSIS employee's discrimination claim
OTTAWA - A federal judge has tossed out a Canadian Security Intelligence Service employee's discrimination lawsuit against the spy service, saying Sameer Ebadi should have followed the internal grieva...
Jun 07, 2022
'Bewitched' statue in Salem vandalized with red paint
SALEM, Mass. (AP) - In the wiggle of a nose, a man covered the "Bewitched" statue in Salem, Massachusetts with red paint, police said. Witnesses called police at about 5 p.m. Monday to report someone ...
Jun 07, 2022
Chief electoral officer wants law against false claims meant to undermine elections
OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer is recommending that changes to the law be made to combat foreign interference in elections and the spread of misinformation. Stphane Perrault is calling for ...
Jun 07, 2022