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Monday will be a federal holiday to mark Queen's state funeral: What does this mean?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has declared Sept. 19 a federal holiday to mourn Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her state funeral in London. Some provinces are closing schools and select workplaces, w...
Sep 14, 2022
Officials probing whether Northeastern explosion was staged
Federal officials are examining whether the employee who reported an explosion at Northeastern University may have lied to investigators and staged the incident, law enforcement officials said Wednesd...
Sep 14, 2022
Text message campaign targets Quebec MP Alain Rayes, who left Conservative party
OTTAWA - A member of Parliament who quit the Conservative caucus says Pierre Poilievre's office sent a text message to party members in his Quebec riding asking them to encourage him to resign. Alain ...
Sep 14, 2022
Don't blame schools for high COVID rates among B.C. youth: provincial health officer
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial health officer says the findings of a study she co-authored showing children and youth have had the highest rates of COVID-19 in parts of the province should ...
Sep 14, 2022
‘We were always close’: Family of stabbing victim remembers their loved one during vigil in P.A.
As funerals for the victims of the stabbings in James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon continue, the family of one of those lost recalls his smiling face.Earl Burns was one of 10 people killed in the stab...
Sep 14, 2022
Melfort Food Bank sees increased demand as inflation skyrockets
The Melfort Food Bank is helping those in the fight against hunger.With inflation rising, not everyone can eat a nutritious meal during the day. The Food Bank has seen an increase of 125% in the need ...
Sep 14, 2022
Chair of N.S. shooting inquiry worries budget constraints could tether RCMP watchdog
HALIFAX - The chairman of Nova Scotia's mass shooting inquiry has raised concerns that budget constraints could end up tethering investigations by the watchdog agency that oversees complaints against ...
Sep 14, 2022
Canadian women head to Fiji for one final test before Rugby World Cup in New Zealand
The Canadian women's rugby team heads for Fiji on Thursday for a final test match and camp before landing in New Zealand for the Oct. 8 start of the World Cup. They leave on a high, moving up one spot...
Sep 14, 2022
Mom of Humboldt Bronco finds ‘instant connection’ at James Smith
Celeste Leray-Leicht lost her son Jacob in the Humboldt Broncos crash in 2018, so she wanted to show some of the support that the team felt when she heard about the deaths in James Smith Cree Nation.S...
Sep 14, 2022
SUN calling on province to do more to protect long-term care homes
The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) is calling on the provincial government to do more when it comes to protecting long-term care facilities from COVID-19.On Monday, it was reported that all 46 res...
Sep 14, 2022