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Old scandal raised as Saskatchewan government introduces bill on legislative security
REGINA - An Independent member of the legislature has revived a 20-year-old scandal involving the Saskatchewan Party to show her concerns about a bill that aims to reform legislative security. Nadine ...
Apr 28, 2022
Six candidates are on the ballot to be the next Tory leader. Who else might be in?
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidates have until Friday at 5 p.m. to submit $300,000 worth of registration fees and all the necessary nomination signatures to appear on the party's final ballot....
Apr 28, 2022
Man charged with killing 18 in Texas convicted in 1 slaying
A man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span was convicted Thursday in one of the cases against him after an earlier mistrial. Billy Chemirmir, 49, was found guilt...
Apr 28, 2022
Committee recommends B.C. move to a provincewide police force
VICTORIA - A committee looking at reforming British Columbia's Police Act has made 11 recommendations, including a transition away from the RCMP to a provincial police force. The special committee, ma...
Apr 28, 2022
B.C. offers rights advisers for mentally ill patients who are involuntarily detained
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has introduced legislation that would allow people to get independent advice about their rights after they've been involuntarily detained for treatment of a severe mental ...
Apr 28, 2022
Fraser Valley officials advocate for federal funding to upgrade dikes after floods
OTTAWA - The mayor of Abbotsford, B.C., says expecting local governments to shoulder the cost of infrastructure upgrades to protect their communities from flooding has been a "monumental mistake." Hen...
Apr 28, 2022
Judge dismisses Ontario MPP Randy Hillier's bail review request
OTTAWA - An Ontario judge has dismissed Ontario MPP Randy Hillier's request to have the terms of his bail conditions revised. Randy Hillier, an Independent member of Ontario's legislature, was in cour...
Apr 28, 2022
Conservative MP Scott Aitchison becomes sixth official candidate in leadership race
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada is now up to six contenders who are officially in the running for Erin O'Toole's former job. Rural Ontario MP Scott Aitchison has been confirmed as a verified...
Apr 28, 2022
Local services honour National Day of Mourning for workers killed on the job
NANAIMO - Every April 28 is an opportunity to pause and reflect on those who went to work, but did not return.The National Day of Mourning for workers killed as a result of their work was recognized a...
Apr 28, 2022
Women's rugby 7s side back competing on home soil after tumultuous year off the field
The Canadian women's rugby sevens team returns to action on home soil this weekend, almost a year to the day that coach John Tait stepped down in the wake of an independent review into a complaint fro...
Apr 28, 2022