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Trial date set for former Vancouver Canuck Jake Virtanen charged with sexual assault
VANCOUVER - A trial date has been set for a former Vancouver Canucks forward charged with sexual assault. Jake Virtanen's case is set to be heard by a judge and jury in B.C. Supreme Court starting on ...
Mar 30, 2022
Building national monument honouring residential school students to take five years
Ottawa is eyeing a five-year timeline to build a national monument to honour children who suffered its residential schools system. Construction of a memorial in the national capital was listed as one ...
Mar 30, 2022
Eyre: Saskatchewan ‘not co-operating’ with emissions plan without clarity in data
Saskatchewan might not comply with new emissions caps from the federal government.The Trudeau Liberals called for a huge reduction in emissions from the country's oil and gas sector, an industry with ...
Mar 30, 2022
Henderson debuts new driver at The Chevron Championship, first major of LPGA season
Brooke Henderson has lost count of all the tweaks and adjustments that have been made to her driver heading into The Chevron Championship. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., estimates that she's trie...
Mar 30, 2022
Winnipeg Jets place Connor and Schmidt in COVID-19 protocol
Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor and defenceman Nate Schmidt have been added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocol. The move was made just hours ahead of tonight's road game against the Buffalo Sabres. Conn...
Mar 30, 2022
Long-awaited victims' rights for military coming into effect in June
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces says long-awaited rights for victims of military-related crimes will come into effect in June. Yet senior legal officers say in an update today progress in a number ...
Mar 30, 2022
B.C.'s UN Indigenous rights plan commits to changing history through actions
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has released a five-year action plan towards implementing its law on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The government's rep...
Mar 30, 2022
Mighty Carleton will need to walk humble road back to U Sports glory
The Carleton University men's basketball team is on a mission to, once again, prove itself as the best hoops program in the country - regardless of the road it must take. "We're about winning national...
Mar 30, 2022
Feds looking to protect carbon price with legislation or compensation
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the government wants to "future proof" the carbon price against political decisions to cancel or lower it down the road. The new emissions reductio...
Mar 30, 2022
RCMP's bias-free policing policy inadequate: Mountie watchdog
OTTAWA - The civilian watchdog agency that oversees the RCMP says the Mounties' bias-free policing policy is inadequate and unclear. The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission's report released tod...
Mar 30, 2022