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Federal government unveils $1.5-billion plan to boost green building
OTTAWA - Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna is announcing a $1.5-billion program designed to spur green building through retrofits, upgrades and new construction. The five-year plan aims to sav...
Apr 14, 2021
Montreal suburb becomes first Quebec municipality to ban glyphosate
LAVAL, Que. - Montreal's northern suburb has become the first city in Quebec to ban the use of glyphosate and other pesticides. Officials in Laval, Que., adopted the new bylaw on Tuesday. The city is ...
Apr 14, 2021
Prosecutors: No charges for officer in Capitol riot shooting
WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors will not charge a police officer who shot and killed a woman as she climbed through the broken part of a door during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Au...
Apr 14, 2021
Suspect arrested after Quebec teacher on picket line struck by car
MONTREAL - A teacher in Sherbrooke, Que., who was picketing with her colleagues this morning was struck by a car in what police are calling a deliberate gesture. Sherbrooke police spokesman Martin Car...
Apr 14, 2021
NorthPaws will not take the diamond in 2021
KAMLOOPS - Before even taking the diamond, the Kamloops NorthPaws have struck out - at least for this summer. The team announced on Wednesday the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the NorthPaws, as well as...
Apr 14, 2021
Backroom organizer Mark Marissen announces bid for mayor in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Longtime political organizer Mark Marissen has announced his bid for mayor of Vancouver.In messages posted Wednesday on social media, Marissen says he will run for Vancouver's top job in t...
Apr 14, 2021
Canada's Jonathan David back training with Lille after recovering from ankle injury
LILLE, France - Canadian striker Jonathan David, injured in a Ligue 1 game April 3, returned to training with Lille on Wednesday. The 21-year-old from Ottawa was hurt after scoring in Lille's 1-0 win ...
Apr 14, 2021
Province of B.C. formalizes request to Ottawa for decriminalization, announces $45M in funding
VICTORIA - On the day it marks five years since the opioid overdose crisis was declared a public health emergency, the Province of B.C. is ratcheting up the pressure on Ottawa to decriminalize drug po...
Apr 14, 2021
Biden's planned U.S. pullout from Afghanistan to use Sept. 11 anniversary as deadline
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is to start the clock today on the long-awaited withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Biden will set Sept. 11 as the deadline for the pullout - the 20th anni...
Apr 14, 2021
Fire knocks out power to Logan Lake
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - B.C. Hydro is reporting a large power outage caused by a fire in Logan Lake.The utility notes the outage began at about 11:12 p.m. Tuesday (Apr. 13) and affects 1,616 customers in t...
Apr 14, 2021
