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B.C. legions get pandemic-relief funding
VICTORIA - The B.C. government is helping legions get through the financial crunch of COVID-19.The province is providing $1.5 million in new relief funding to ensure the social agencies can continue p...
Jun 02, 2021
Canadian outpouring over residential schools can bring healing, says survivor
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The shock being expressed about the discovery of the remains of 215 children at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia could be a force to bring long-awaited chan...
Jun 02, 2021
Canadian outpouring over residential schools can bring healing, says survivor
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The shock being expressed about the discovery of the remains of 215 children at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia could be a force to bring long-awaited chan...
Jun 02, 2021
Ottawa councillors urge federal government to rename Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway
Three Ottawa city councillors representing wards where the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway runs parallel to the Ottawa River are urging the federal government to change the name of the road. In a letter...
Jun 02, 2021
David Wotherspoon, Nick Dasovic share ties with Canada and Scotland's St. Johnstone
Despite being born some 21 years and 7,000 kilometres apart, David Wotherspoon and Nick Dasovic share a special bond. Born in Perth, Scotland, Wotherspoon grew up supporting St. Johnstone, his local c...
Jun 02, 2021
Freeland says feds will voice concerns to Air Canada over executive bonuses
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government will voice its concerns about Air Canada doling out millions in bonuses to its executives as the company was negotiating a federal bailo...
Jun 02, 2021
B.C. & Yukon legions receive $1.5 million to offset pandemic loses
VICTORIA - New relief funding will help B.C. legions continue providing community services. The Royal Canadian Legion B.C./Yukon Command will receive $1.5 million in one-time support to help offset th...
Jun 02, 2021
Woman hopeful sharing story about alleged sexual misconduct by Alomar helps others
A woman is speaking out about alleged sexual misconduct by former Toronto Blue Jays star Roberto Alomar and says she's hopeful her story can help others. Melissa Verge wrote a first-person essay for t...
Jun 02, 2021
B.C. government provides $1.5 million to Royal Canadian Legions
VICTORIA - The B.C. government announced new relief funding to ensure B.C. and Yukon legions can continue providing community services to its 47,000 members in B.C., including veterans and their famil...
Jun 02, 2021
Calgary to host women's world hockey championship after Nova Scotia event cancelled
CALGARY - The women's world hockey championship will take place this summer in Calgary after the event was cancelled in Nova Scotia earlier this year. Hockey Canada announced Wednesday that the 10-cou...
Jun 02, 2021
