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Jury awards millions in damages for Unite the Right violence
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - In a mixed verdict, a jury has awarded millions of dollars in damages against white nationalist leaders for violence that erupted during the 2017 Unite the Right rally in C...
Nov 23, 2021

Judge exonerates Missouri man convicted in 3 killings
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City man who has been jailed for more than 40 years for three murders was wrongfully convicted in 1979 and will be released, a Missouri judge ruled Tuesday. Kevin Stricklan...
Nov 23, 2021

Ottawa clarifies COVID-19 travel exemption on B.C.-U.S. border during floods
OTTAWA - The federal minister of emergency preparedness says border guards have been advised that British Columbia residents can cross into the United States for essential supplies because of flooding...
Nov 23, 2021

Canada must strengthen critical infrastructure for future extreme weather: Blair
OTTAWA - Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair says the risk of future storms has to be taken into account as British Columbia rebuilds following massive rainstorms and deadly mudslides. Blair sa...
Nov 23, 2021

Governor General centres 'lifelong journey' of reconciliation in throne speech
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, the first Inuk person to serve in the role, centred the theme of reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in Tuesday's speech from the throne with an introduction - delive...
Nov 23, 2021

Saying time is right, Allen Vansen to step down as Rugby Canada CEO In January
CEO Allen Vansen is leaving Rugby Canada at the end of January, part of a "general reset" in the sport's governing body "This was a mutual agreement, that now is the time to transition leadership ... ...
Nov 23, 2021

COVID-19 recovery top priority in throne speech, but GG provides little detail
OTTAWA - The continuing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic and the work needed to recover are the undercurrents of Liberal plans for this session of Parliament and throughout Gov. Gen. Mary Simon's first...
Nov 23, 2021

Five key take-aways from Tuesday's speech from the throne
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon officially kicked off a new session of Parliament on Tuesday with a throne speech delivered on behalf of the government. Here are five key take-aways from the speech: 1. ...
Nov 23, 2021

Conservation Officers Working With First Nations
Last month, our Melfort conservation officers met with Herbert Burns of the James Smith Cree Nation to donate some recovered wild game.Elders at the James Smith, Peter Chapman and Chakastaypasin bands...
Nov 23, 2021

The Importance of Estate Planning
Most people know it's important to plan their estate Estate planning isn't something that most of us look forward to, and few of us have the expertise to deal with all the legal nuances and complex is...
Nov 23, 2021