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Family awarded $30,000, court rules Quebec police watchdog statement wasn't impartial
MONTREAL - The family of a Quebec man who died after a 2017 police intervention has been awarded $30,000 in damages after suing the province's police watchdog. Koray Kevin Celik, 28, was intoxicated a...
Jun 09, 2021
Former Canadiens captain Bob Gainey offers advice for Habs heading into semifinals
MONTREAL - While the Montreal Canadiens have had plenty of success over their rich history, playing in the final four of the NHL post-season is uncharted territory for many on the current roster. Fort...
Jun 09, 2021
'Can't explain how excited I am': Excitement building for Mustangs' Tkachuk after SJHL's announcement on season
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's announcement regarding their season being able to open on Sept. 24 is a welcome sight to players and fans alike.The league released important dates on Tuesday, ...
Jun 09, 2021
Settlement reached on residential school 'day scholars' class-action lawsuit
OTTAWA - A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit against the federal government involving hundreds of First Nations people left out of residential-school compensation. The lawsuit was ...
Jun 09, 2021
Gov't probe: Protest not broken up because of Trump photo op
WASHINGTON (AP) - An internal investigation has determined that the decision to forcibly clear racial justice protesters from an area in front of the White House last summer was not influenced by then...
Jun 09, 2021
Feds to lift 14-day quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to announce today that fully vaccinated Canadian travellers will no longer need to spend 14 days in quarantine upon arriving home. A federal source familiar with...
Jun 09, 2021
‘Complacency’: Shahab, Merriman pushing for vaccinations as first doses lag
The number of people getting their first COVID-19 shot is slowing in Saskatchewan.Over the past nine days, second COVID doses have outpaced first doses each day, often by many thousands. And where fir...
Jun 09, 2021
Case closed: Vibank windmill wasn’t stolen after all
Mystery solved.It turns out the 41-foot-tall windmill reported stolen from a farm in Vibank wasn't stolen at all. According to the RCMP, the structure "was the victim of a non-criminal misunderstandin...
Jun 09, 2021
Citing role in 'genocidal policies,' history professors reach out to First Nations
FREDERICTON - History professors at the University of New Brunswick are offering their research skills to Indigenous people looking for information about ancestors or seeking land claims, saying First...
Jun 09, 2021
Scheifele not happy with NHL's decision on four-game suspension
WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele says he remains disappointed in the NHL's decision to suspend him for four games for his crushing blow on Jake Evans of the Montreal Canadiens in the opener of the North Divi...
Jun 09, 2021