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Yukon releases strategy in response to MMIW national inquiry report
Yukon has released what it says is the first comprehensive response to a national inquiry's report into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The report contained 231 "calls to justice" whe...
Dec 10, 2020
Yukon to get first Moderna vaccine doses in January, with more in March
WHITEHORSE - Yukon says it will get Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine in January.Premier Sandy Silver says the territory will get enough of the vaccine for every adult who wants it.Health minister Pauline Fr...
Dec 10, 2020
Rising COVID-19 numbers leads to court delays
A majority of court operations across the province are being placed on hold for a month, in response to the increased incidents of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan and guidance from the Chief Medical Health O...
Dec 10, 2020
Nurse, Powell believe rookie Flynn has the drive it takes to thrive in the NBA
Malachi Flynn sits with Fred VanVleet every morning, peppering the veteran guard with questions about the NBA game.Since he was drafted 29th overall just three weeks ago, Flynn hasn't had the luxury o...
Dec 10, 2020
Fresh, fast Paula Findlay finds triathlon success again
Less was more for Canadian triathlete Paula Findlay in 2020. After 12 months without a race, winning the World Championship Challenge at Florida's Daytona International Speedway has the 31-year-old fr...
Dec 10, 2020
Wakaw RCMP investigating stolen ATM machine from Cudworth
Wakaw RCMP are asking the public for assistance after an ATM was stolen from a motel in Cudworth.RCMP said the machine was stolen sometime between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Dec. 1. It was then recovered in...
Dec 10, 2020
Canadian police chiefs apologize for 1968 opposition to decriminalizing homosexuality
TORONTO - Canada's police chiefs are apologizing to LGBTQ communities for their opposition to decriminalizing homosexuality in the late 1960s. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police made the for...
Dec 10, 2020
CBSA chief says sharing of Meng's passcodes was 'serious' breach
VANCOUVER - A Canada Border Services Agency manager says she didn't launch an investigation into how Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's cellphone passwords were shared with RCMP, but she informed the off...
Dec 10, 2020
Toronto Arrows re-sign veteran prop Rob Brouwer, add former Laval defensive lineman
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have re-signed veteran prop Rob Brouwer and added former Laval defensive lineman Marc-Antoine Ouellet. Brouwer, a 38-year-old from Lindsay, Ont., featured in two matches i...
Dec 10, 2020
Commons passes assisted-dying bill after Conservatives end filibuster
OTTAWA - A bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying was approved Thursday by the House of Commons after the Conservatives ended a days-long filibuster.Bill C-7 passed by a vote of 212-107,...
Dec 10, 2020