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Sentencing of trucker who killed Edmonton woman likely to be delayed: lawyer
EDMONTON - A lawyer says the sentencing of an Ontario trucker found guilty of killing a woman in his Edmonton hotel room is likely to be postponed. Bradley Barton is scheduled to appear in court this ...
Jun 01, 2021
Native Women's group releasing own plan on MMIWG, citing 'toxic' federal process
OTTAWA - In the absence of a plan from Ottawa, the Native Women's Association of Canada is releasing today its own action plan for implementing recommendations from the National Inquiry into Missing a...
Jun 01, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have begun planning to give second doses in the coming weeks. More than 23 million people across Canada have now...
Jun 01, 2021
Canadiens are Winnipeg-bound after dispatching Leafs in seven games
TORONTO - Three times the Montreal Canadiens faced elimination. Three times they brushed off the pressure and grew stronger.After trailing 3-1 in their opening-round playoff series against the Toronto...
May 31, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Monday, May 31, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday May 31, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 389,921 new vaccinations administered for a total of 23,861,367...
May 31, 2021
UBC reviews award of honorary degree to former principal of B.C. residential school
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia is reviewing its awarding of an honorary degree to a Roman Catholic bishop who was once a principal at a residential school where the remains of over 200...
May 31, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, May 31, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:00 p.m. ET on Monday May 31, 2021. There are 1,381,582 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,381,582 confirmed cases (33,753 active, 1,3...
May 31, 2021
Front-lines workers say attending Leafs game is a positive sign of healing
TORONTO - Daniel Smith was about six people from the front of the growing line of healthcare workers waiting to enter Scotiabank Arena. Smith, an OR manager for the Scarborough Health Network, had his...
May 31, 2021
Ceremony held at James Smith Cree Nation in honour of residential school lives lost
It's an event that has sent shockwaves across the country.The discovery of the remains of 215 children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School site in British Columbia.On Monday, May 31, a ceremony ...
May 31, 2021
Head of coal-mining panel says Albertans' trust in resource regulators to be examined
EDMONTON - A public consultation committee on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains will consider why Albertans' level of trust in the province's regulatory bodies is so low, the panel's head said Monday...
May 31, 2021