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Lawyers make closing submissions in sex assault trial for former Vancouver Canuck
VANCOUVER - A defence lawyer for former Vancouver Canuck Jake Virtanen says the woman who claims he sexually assaulted her nearly five years ago wasn't a reliable or trustworthy witness. Brock Martlan...
Jul 25, 2022
Pope Francis issues long-awaited apology for church’s role in residential schools
The apology thousands of Indigenous people in Canada have been waiting for was delivered Monday.During a ceremony at the site of a former residential school in Maskwacis, Alta., Pope Francis apologize...
Jul 25, 2022
Mountie says holding back gun details was 'no-brainer' in N.S. mass shooting
HALIFAX - The Mountie in charge of the investigation into the Nova Scotia mass shooting says it was a "no-brainer" for him to withhold details of the killer's guns nine days after the rampage. Chief S...
Jul 25, 2022
SK Representative and Deligation Join In Events with Vatican in Edmonton, Maskwacis and lac Ste. Anne
The Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan welcomes Pope Francis to Canada and hopes this trip will represent another step forward on the shared path of reconciliation for Mtis Survivors of the residential school s...
Jul 25, 2022
Local Cadet Pursues Flight Dreams in Brandon
The thrill of flight is something that interests many, and local cadet Samuel Benjamin of 624 Tisdale, Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron, is spending his summer pursuing his dreams of flight at Brando...
Jul 25, 2022
'Deplorable evil': Full text of the Pope's residential school apology
MASKWACIS, ALTA. - Pope Francis delivered an apology to Indigenous residential school survivors in Maskwacis, Alta., after a visit to the former site of the Ermineskin Indian Residential School on Mon...
Jul 25, 2022
Suspect in custody, several people shot in Metro Vancouver city of Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. - RCMP say "several people" have been shot and a suspect is in custody, after an early morning incident in the Metro Vancouver city of Langley that left a vehicle riddled with bullets. P...
Jul 25, 2022
Translators prepare to aid pope in formerly forbidden languages
Pope Francis touched down in Edmonton on Sunday morning, prompting the beginning of a Canadian tour intended to ask for forgiveness for Catholic-run residential schools.The Pope will be aided by a tea...
Jul 25, 2022
Hockey Canada releases plan to combat 'toxic' culture ahead of parliamentary hearings
Hockey Canada has released a plan to combat the "toxic" culture in its sport a day before the start of a second round of parliamentary hearings into the organization's handling of sexual assault compl...
Jul 25, 2022
PHF expansion Montreal signs first seven players for upcoming season
MONTREAL - The Premier Hockey Federation's newest expansion team in Montreal has signed its first seven players for the upcoming 2022-23 season. Montreal signed forwards Ann-Sophie Bettez, Kim Deschen...
Jul 25, 2022