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Telegraph-Journal wins 2018 Michener Award recognizing public-service journalism
OTTAWA - The Telegraph-Journal in New Brunswick has been named the winner of the 2018 Michener Award, which honours excellence in public-service journalism. The Saint John-based newspaper wa...
Jun 16, 2019
Surrey RCMP rolling out online crime reporting tool on Monday
VANCOUVER - Surrey RCMP is set to become the first detachment to test a new online crime reporting tool on Monday, followed by proposed tests in three other B.C. communities later this summer.The RCMP...
Jun 16, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
First Nations, developer call for return and protection of sacred burial site
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Indigenous leaders from across British Columbia and parts of the United States gathered at a sacred burial site in Abbotsford, B.C., alongside the developer who owns it, c...
Jun 16, 2019
First Nations, developer call for return and protection of sacred burial site
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Indigenous leaders from across British Columbia and parts of the United States gathered at a sacred burial site in Abbotsford, B.C., alongside the developer who owns it, c...
Jun 16, 2019
Canadian sports fans have changed since the Blue Jays' World Series wins
TORONTO - After more than a quarter century since one of the country's major pro sports teams took home a championship, Canadian sports fans will finally be able to celebrate on Monday with a par...
Jun 16, 2019
Kamloops woman pushing on with cross-country cycling for mental health care improvements
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman's solo bike trek to Ottawa, advocating for mental health care improvements, has been halted for now.About two weeks ago, Days of Action founder Marlene Hibbs took her menta...
Jun 16, 2019 Image Credit: Days of Action / Facebook
Edibles, other pot products, will hit shelves after mid-December: Ottawa
Canadians looking to buy cannabis-infused brownies or lotions will find a "limited selection" in legal stores in mid-December at the earliest, the federal government says, but industry ...
Jun 16, 2019
Liberals hope to deal with HIV non-disclosure issue if re-elected: Lametti
TORONTO - The Liberals hope to address the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure if re-elected in the fall, the federal justice minister said Friday as advocacy groups pushed the govern...
Jun 16, 2019
Business leaders urge Trudeau to meet Pelosi, as well as Trump to push new NAFTA
OTTAWA - For now, he's going to Washington to meet President Donald Trump, but Canadian business leaders say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should be talking to Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi to ...
Jun 16, 2019
AFN chief urges leaders to ensure passage of key bills for Indigenous Peoples
OTTAWA - Federal party leaders must ensure three pieces of legislation of "fundamental importance" to Indigenous Peoples and the country pass before the election, says Assembly of First...
Jun 16, 2019
