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Disappearance of woman, child treated as potential homicides: Calgary police
CALGARY - Police in Calgary say they're treating the disappearance last week of a woman and toddler as potential homicides. They say they have found no evidence that 25-year-old Jasmine Love...
Apr 25, 2019
Woman's angry health-care plea to Nova Scotia premier goes viral
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia mother who says she waited two years for her cancer diagnosis has released a viral, highly emotional video calling out Premier Stephen McNeil for not declaring a heal...
Apr 25, 2019
How court battle over 'Grabher' licence plate mirrors wider societal debate
HALIFAX - When Lorne Grabher bought a personalized licence plate for his father 30 years ago, he thought it would make for a fine tribute to his family's Austrian-German heritage. But the Nova Sc...
Apr 25, 2019
First Nations claim Lake Huron, Georgian Bay as landmark trial starts
TORONTO - A broken Crown promise to forever protect Aboriginal lands is at the heart of a novel Indigenous claim to the waters of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay, an Ontario court heard Thursday. The two ...
Apr 25, 2019
Climate change should be top issue for voters in October, advocates say
OTTAWA - A large group of Canadian climate scientists, environment advocates, business owners and corporate executives want climate change to be the No. 1 issue for voter...
Apr 25, 2019
Company behind possible second roadside THC tester eager to sell to Canada
OTTAWA - The company behind the second machine that could be approved for roadside drug tests in Canada says its product is faster and easier to use for police wary about the technology. Six...
Apr 25, 2019
Canfor announces temporary curtailments
PRINCE GEORGE - Canfor Corporation has announced more production curtailments in BC.The softwood giant has announced another round of curtailments at all but one of its BC sawmills for a one-week peri...
Apr 25, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Ottawa opioid users find hope in program that promises safe drug supply
OTTAWA - Katrina Adams has thought about getting a tattoo for all of her friends who have died in the past two years from opioid overdoses but she doesn't think she has enough...
Apr 25, 2019
CFL players give bargaining unit strong strike mandate with resumption of talks
TORONTO - CFL players have given their bargaining unit a strong endorsement heading into the next round of collective bargaining with the league. Over 97 per cent of players gave the union their ...
Apr 25, 2019
Defence questions Winnipeg cop's testimony that colleague pointed gun at her
WINNIPEG - A defence lawyer asked a female police officer in Winnipeg how no one could have seen a male colleague point a shotgun at her on two occasions when many people were around. Former officer L...
Apr 25, 2019
