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GINTA: Spring is here; let's make it brighter yet with safety and kindness
WE'RE FINALLY MOVING INTO SPRING. It's been a tug-of-war as of late, with snowy mornings and frosty windshields yet again - some strong and cold winds, too - but the days are getting brilliantly sunny...
Apr 12, 2021
New regulator to stop sexual exploitation of children online: public safety minister
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the government will introduce legislation to create a new regulator that will ensure online platforms remove harmful content, including depictions of ch...
Apr 12, 2021
Court of Appeal restores privileges for man who killed five at Calgary house party
EDMONTON - The Alberta Court of Appeal has restored some privileges for a mentally ill man who fatally stabbed five young people at a house party seven years ago. A provincial mental health review boa...
Apr 12, 2021
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions on the rise in Quebec and Ontario
The number of COVID-19-related hospitalizations is continuing to rise in Quebec and Ontario, prompting concerns about the capacity of those province's health-care systems. Ontario reported 1,646 peopl...
Apr 12, 2021
CFL continuing talks with federal government about return to field in '21
The CFL has continued talks with the federal government about securing financial assistance in an effort to return to the field this season. A source confirmed talks are ongoing. The source was grante...
Apr 12, 2021
Nova Scotia to hold two minutes of silence to honour mass shooting victims
TRURO, N.S. - Nova Scotia's premier is inviting people in the province to participate in two minutes of silence this Sunday for those lost in last year's mass shooting. Iain Rankin says he will be att...
Apr 12, 2021
New Mexico governor set to sign recreational marijuana bill
SANTA FE, N.M. - New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was set Monday to sign legislation that will legalize recreational marijuana use and sales in the state, making it the seventh since last Novemb...
Apr 12, 2021
Drivers wanted: Record demand at Uber as vaccinations rise
Uber is offering sign-up bonuses and other incentives for drivers as it faces record demand for rides and meal delivery. The San Francisco ride-hailing company said Monday that total monthly bookings,...
Apr 12, 2021
Canada's greenhouse gas emissions increased slightly in 2019: report
OTTAWA - A new report shows Canada's greenhouse gas emissions increased slightly in 2019, the same year Ottawa established a national price on carbon. The national inventory report filed each April to...
Apr 12, 2021
O'Toole to vote against Conservative MP's private bill on "sex-selective abortion"
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he will vote against a bill brought forward by a member of his caucus that aims to ban so-called "sex-selective abortions." O'Toole says he support a wom...
Apr 12, 2021
