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Explainer: What was with that weird Oscar ending?
The 93rd annual Academy Awards were always going to be a bit surreal this year. The pandemic changed many of the usual rhythms and traditions of the Oscars on Sunday night. There was a glamour-filled ...
Apr 26, 2021
LeRoy's Carter Timmerman to join golf team and attend college in Ontario
Carter Timmerman from LeRoy will be attending college and joining the golf team at Sault College in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. next fall.The 17-year-old said he began playing golf at a very young age, lea...
Apr 26, 2021
Pelican Narrows councilors score court victory, remaining results expected Tuesday night
The five councillors elected earlier this month at Pelican Narrows will be allowed to keep their seats according to a weekend ruling from a federal court judge.The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation electio...
Apr 26, 2021
Justice Dept opens policing probe over Breonna Taylor death
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is opening a sweeping probe into policing in Louisville, Kentucky after the March 2020 death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot to death by police during a raid at her...
Apr 26, 2021
Trans Mountain ordered to delay pipeline construction in B.C. bird nesting area
VANCOUVER - Environment and Climate Change Canada has ordered a halt to construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline through a forest in Burnaby, B.C., until the end of bird nesting season. The departm...
Apr 26, 2021
COVID-19 death of girl, 13, in Brampton, Ont., sparks grief, anger, generosity
TORONTO - A 13-year-old girl's death from COVID-19 at her home in Brampton, Ont., while her mother lay in hospital with the disease sparked an outpouring of grief, anger and community generosity on Mo...
Apr 26, 2021
Quebec provincial police begin wearing body cameras in 12-month pilot project
RIMOUSKI, Que. - A pilot project that is equipping Quebec provincial police officers with body cameras begins today and will involve officers in four regions of the province. Ten officers in Rimouski,...
Apr 26, 2021
Canadian rugby sevens coach resigns in wake of independent report
Coach John Tait, who led the Canadian women's rugby sevens team to Pan American gold and Olympic bronze, has resigned in the wake of an independent review into a players complaint. Rugby Canada, in a ...
Apr 26, 2021
Opposition parties support sending COVID-19 aid to India; no specifics from Canada
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh both say Canada should send aid to India as it struggles with a deadly surge in COVID-19 cases.U.S. President Joe Biden pledged t...
Apr 26, 2021
Health officials warn of Hantavirus during spring cleaning
It's a rare illness, but a potentially fatal one.As the weather warms up, the Ministry of Health is issuing a reminder to take precautions against Hantavirus. Exposure usually happens when cleaning up...
Apr 26, 2021