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City auditor criticizes Ottawa police over handling of 'Freedom Convoy' protests
OTTAWA - The City of Ottawa's auditor general says police intelligence sharing with the city about last year's "Freedom Convoy" was insufficient and affected the ability to plan for the protests. In r...
Feb 08, 2023
Canadian snowboarder Brooke D'Hondt relishes hometown halfpipe World Cup
CALGARY - Brooke D'Hondt has dropped into Calgary's halfpipe a 10-minute drive from home more times than she can count, but the snowboarder will compete in her first World Cup there starting Thursday....
Feb 08, 2023
Tug company, senior official charged in fatal 2021 sinking off northwest B.C. coast
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - Charges have now been laid against a tug and barge company and one of its senior officials two years after a tug sank off British Columbia's coasts south of Kitimat, killing the ...
Feb 08, 2023
Toronto FC sells young Canadian winger Jayden Nelson to Norway's Rosenborg
Toronto FC has sold 20-year-old winger Jayden Nelson to Norway's Rosenborg BK. Nelson has made 50 appearances across all competitions since joining Toronto as a homegrown player in January 2020 but fo...
Feb 08, 2023
Series dramatizing Lac-Mégantic rail disaster divides opinion among residents
MONTREAL - A new television series based on the Lac-Mgantic rail disaster is dividing opinion in the Quebec town where it is set. Citizens of Lac-Mgantic were given a chance to watch the first episode...
Feb 08, 2023
Regulator gives Imperial weeks to plan fix for months-old oilsands tailings leak
Alberta's energy regulator has given Imperial Oil until the end of the month to figure out a way to fix ongoing seepage at a tailings pond at its Kearl oilsands mine. The Alberta Energy Regulator says...
Feb 08, 2023
City of Yellowknife locks out unionized workers after mediation fails
YELLOWKNIFE - Frigid temperatures didn't stop workers from marching outside city hall in the territorial capital Wednesday, carrying signs reading "not about greed, it's about need" and "locked out," ...
Feb 08, 2023
Source: Hamilton Tiger-Cats agree to terms with veteran linebacker Thurman
Jameer Thurman is on the move. A CFL source said Wednesday the veteran linebacker has agreed to terms on a contract with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The six-foot, 227-pound Thurman spent the last four se...
Feb 08, 2023
SOUND OFF: Addressing the issues that matter
THESE DAYS, PEOPLE IN B.C. are facing some big challenges - from global inflation to healthcare and finding an affordable place to live. Many people feel like they're working harder than ever, but jus...
Feb 08, 2023
Alberta to pilot oil and gas royalty breaks for legally required well cleanup
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is moving ahead with a plan that would give oil and gas companies a tax break for meeting their legal obligations to clean up old well sites, inviting a select group ...
Feb 08, 2023
