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Michèle Audette, commissioner of MMIWG inquiry, among five named to Senate
OTTAWA - Michle Audette, one of the commissioners for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, is among the five newest members of the Senate.Audette was named as a s...
Jul 29, 2021

Congress poised to pass Capitol security money, Afghan aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House is expected to pass emergency legislation Thursday that would bolster security at the Capitol, repay outstanding debts from the violent Jan. 6 insurrection and increase the...
Jul 29, 2021

Tons of rock break off Stawamus Chief in Squamish, B.C., possibly due to heat
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Numerous rock climbing routes on the renowned Grand Wall of the Stawamus Chief in Squamish, B.C., are closed after a large slab broke off. The society that supports rock climbing in t...
Jul 29, 2021

Tons of rock break off Stawamus Chief in Squamish, B.C., possibly due to heat
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Numerous rock climbing routes on the renowned Grand Wall of the Stawamus Chief in Squamish, B.C., are closed after a large slab broke off. The society that supports rock climbing in t...
Jul 29, 2021

New Brunswick to lift remaining COVID-19 restrictions, but experts warn of relapse
HALIFAX - As New Brunswick prepares to drop virtually all of its COVID-19 restrictions Friday night, some infectious disease experts are warning the province should prepare for a surge in cases this f...
Jul 29, 2021

Border workers' union, employers to return to bargaining table after strike threat
OTTAWA - A union representing about 9,000 Canadian Border Service Agency workers says its members' employers have agreed to return to the bargaining table following a strike threat made earlier this w...
Jul 29, 2021

Horse's tail cut off - RCMP asking for public's help
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are investigating a disturbing incident in the Monte Creek area, 25 kilometres east of Kamloops.The Tk'emlps Rural RCMP Detachment's Livestock Section was called to a property on the 1...
Jul 29, 2021

Habs' sponsors satisfied with team owner's apology for drafting Logan Mailloux
MONTREAL - Corporate sponsors for the Montreal Canadiens are saying they are satisfied with the apology from team owner Geoff Molson for drafting a player who was convicted of a sex crime in Sweden. R...
Jul 29, 2021

Habs' sponsors satisfied with team owner's apology for drafting Logan Mailloux
MONTREAL - Corporate sponsors for the Montreal Canadiens are saying they are satisfied with the apology from team owner Geoff Molson for drafting a player who was convicted of a sex crime in Sweden. R...
Jul 29, 2021

British Canadians frustrated by exclusion from U.K.'s new quarantine exemptions
OTTAWA - Many British Canadians are frustrated after being snubbed by a new plan to ease quarantine restrictions for entry to England and Scotland. The United Kingdom countries announced Wednesday tha...
Jul 29, 2021

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