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Sites to be commemorated: Residential schools recognized as 'historic event'
They blighted Indigenous lives for more than a century. Now their creation is being formally recognized as one of the events that helped shape today's Canada The federal government has ...
Sep 01, 2020
Patient wants B.C. to protect legal rights of mentally ill like most provinces
VANCOUVER - A week after giving birth to her daughter, Shareen Nimmo was forced to enter a psychiatric facility without being informed of her rights or having access to independent legal advice. ...
Sep 01, 2020
Patient wants B.C. to protect legal rights of mentally ill like most provinces
VANCOUVER - A week after giving birth to her daughter, Shareen Nimmo was forced to enter a psychiatric facility without being informed of her rights or having access to independent legal advice. ...
Sep 01, 2020
Tories and Liberals campaign in southeastern New Brunswick today
FREDERICTON - Three of New Brunswick's party leaders will be campaigning today in southeastern New Brunswick. Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs will stop in Sussex before travelling to Monc...
Sep 01, 2020
Canadians don't know much about Erin O'Toole but poll finds openness to him
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests most Canadians know very little about new Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole but his personal qualities and policy positions could eventually give his party a boost. Fu...
Sep 01, 2020
Russia's virus cases exceed 1 million, globally 4th highest
MOSCOW - Russia's tally of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 1 million on Tuesday as authorities reported 4,729 new cases. With a total of 1,000,048 reported cases, Russia has the fourth largest c...
Sep 01, 2020
Avs ride 5-goal 1st period to 6-3 win over Stars in Game 5
EDMONTON - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare began a five-goal scoring spree in the first period and the Colorado Avalanche avoided second-round elimination with a 6-3 victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 5 o...
Aug 31, 2020
Lightning beat Bruins in double overtime to take series in five games
TORONTO - The Tampa Bay Lighting can book their flight to Edmonton. Victor Hedman's shot at 14:10 of the second overtime went in off teammate Patrick Maroon as the Lightning defeated the Boston B...
Aug 31, 2020
Ad criticized by teachers meant to allay anxiety: B.C.'s public health officer
VICTORIA - The provincial health officer says a back-to-school ad being criticized by the B.C. Teachers' Federation as unrealistic wasn't meant to be a commercial about what classrooms would look...
Aug 31, 2020
Ad criticized by teachers meant to allay anxiety: B.C.'s public health officer
VICTORIA - The provincial health officer says a back-to-school ad being criticized by the B.C. Teachers' Federation as unrealistic wasn't meant to be a commercial about what classrooms would look...
Aug 31, 2020
