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From the field to the ring, Micah Johnson happy to be back in Sask.
When the bell tolled on the 2020 CFL season for Micah Johnson, it also signalled a new round for another of his sporting loves.The 6-foot-2, 278-pound defensive lineman spent the pandemic in the boxin...
Jul 16, 2021
N.S. police officer, wife launching complaint for 'driving while Black' stop by RCMP
HALIFAX - A Halifax police superintendent and his wife, a lawyer, are launching a complaint alleging the RCMP stopped their vehicle and ordered the officer out at gunpoint based on racial profiling. D...
Jul 16, 2021
Sending former defence chief's case to civilian courts the only option, says expert
OTTAWA - One of Canada's top military law experts says the decision to send former chief of defence staff Jonathan Vance's criminal case to the civilian justice system was the only real option. Retire...
Jul 16, 2021
Ontario asks federal government to open border for Toronto Blue Jays
TORONTO - Ontario's sports minister has asked the federal government to allow the Toronto Blue Jays to play in Canada. Lisa MacLeod says in a letter sent to her federal counterpart, Steven Guilbeault,...
Jul 16, 2021
Ottawa promises plan to help Afghan interpreters, stops short on timeline
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says the federal government is working on a plan to help Afghans who worked with Canada and could now be facing retribution from the Taliban. Pressure is ...
Jul 16, 2021
Former NFL first-rounder Shane Ray thankful for chance to play with Toronto Argonauts
Shane Ray is thankful to be playing football again, even if it's with a new team and in a new league he knows precious little about. The six-foot-three, 245-pound defensive end is battling for a roste...
Jul 16, 2021
Wildfire evacuation order, alerts in B.C., but showers in forecast for some areas
The evolving wildfire situation in British Columbia prompted another evacuation order as flames from an out-of-control blaze threaten a rural area of northern B.C. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nec...
Jul 16, 2021
Canada to have new refugee stream for journalists, others who defend human rights
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marco Mendocino says there will be a new path to Canada for refugees who fear persecution because of their defence of human rights. The new stream will include anyone fac...
Jul 16, 2021
Farmers and Indigenous land users form new Treaty Land Sharing Network in Saskatchewan
A number of farmers and Indigenous land users across Saskatchewan are joining in a new Treaty Land Sharing Network just formed. About 20 farmers, ranchers, and other landholders from the North Battlef...
Jul 16, 2021
New Brunswick Sen. Judith Keating, a 'tireless advocate,' has died at 58
OTTAWA - New Brunswick Sen. Judith Keating has died. She was 58 years old. Keating was appointed to the Senate in January 2020 and sat with the Independent Senators Group. She was a lawyer and constit...
Jul 16, 2021