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Police promise heavy presence, arrests for hate as biker convoy to descend on Ottawa
Ottawa police promise a heavy presence in the capital and zero tolerance for hate as a second convoy prepares to descend on the city this weekend, this time involving hundreds of motorcycles instead o...
Apr 27, 2022

Federal government emissions dropping but reporting incomplete, audit concludes
OTTAWA - Greenhouse gas emissions produced by the federal government itself fell by more than one-fifth in the last two years and are already below the 2025 target. But Environment Commissioner Jerry ...
Apr 27, 2022

Apartment, row house growth outpaces single-detached homes: census
TORONTO - Single-detached houses are still the most plentiful type of housing in Canada, but apartments and row houses are slowly catching up, the latest census data reveals. The figures released by S...
Apr 27, 2022

Avian flu crippling Saskatchewan’s bird population
West of Regina on Centre Road, dozens of snow geese can be seen scattered dead in empty fields.Scenes like this around the province are becoming more common and are expected to increase in the weeks a...
Apr 27, 2022

Ticks set to emerge in Saskatchewan
As spring arrives in Saskatchewan - sort of - people are being reminded to watch for ticks.The majority of ticks found in Saskatchewan are American dog ticks, which do not transmit Lyme disease to peo...
Apr 27, 2022

Bomb threat at Melfort Hospital under investigation
RCMP have confirmed they were called to a bomb threat at the Melfort Union Hospital this month. Police said that on April 5 around 7:20 p.m., they were informed of the threat but investigators found n...
Apr 27, 2022

Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez reacts to Facebook 'threat' over online news bill
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is hitting back at Meta, which owns Facebook, after the company did not rule out banning Canadians from viewing and sharing news on the social network. The L...
Apr 27, 2022

RCMP supervisor during N.S. mass shooting took extended leave amid second-guessing
HALIFAX - One of the Mounties who oversaw the initial response to the mass shooting in Nova Scotia was off work for at least 16 months afterwards, saying he struggled with questions about his own deci...
Apr 27, 2022

Canada's Gallant, Peterman clinch world mixed doubles curling playoff berth early
GENEVA - Canada's Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant secured a playoff spot at the world mixed doubles curling championship with Wednesday's 6-2 win over England. Winnipeg's Peterman and Gallant of St...
Apr 27, 2022

Post-Floyd probe finds discrimination by Minneapolis police
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A state investigation launched after George Floyd's killing in the custody of four Minneapolis police officers has determined that the department engages in a pattern of race di...
Apr 27, 2022