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Barriere man charged in September towing compound break-in
BARRIERE, B.C. - A local man has been charged with breaking into a Barriere towing company's compound last September.According to Barriere RCMP, charges of break-and-enter, breach of probation and dri...
Mar 10, 2021

SOUND OFF: Child care is key to our recovery
A LOT OF THINGS HAVE CHANGED as a result of the pandemic, but not our government's commitment to child care. In fact, the pandemic has highlighted just how important child care is - not only for famil...
Mar 10, 2021

Senate confirms Ohio Rep. Fudge as Housing secretary
WASHINGTON - The Senate has confirmed Marcia Fudge to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development, placing the longtime Ohio lawmaker in charge of the agency just as Congress is poised to pas...
Mar 10, 2021

Complaint over Alberta judge's comments about medical expert's accent moving ahead
CALGARY - A complaint over comments an Alberta judge made about a Nigerian-born medical examiner's accent is now before a member of the Canadian Judicial Council's conduct committee. Dr. Bamidele Adea...
Mar 10, 2021

Complaints pour in over Morgan's comments, including from Meghan herself
LONDON - Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has reportedly complained to Britain's ITV about presenter Piers Morgan's comments on her interview with Oprah Winfrey. That's according to the channe...
Mar 10, 2021

Canadian sports landscape continues to make adjustments one year after pandemic hit
Bobby Webster didn't feel comfortable sitting in the stands during the Toronto Raptors' five-game west coast road trip last March, the final few days before the sports world was turned upside down.The...
Mar 10, 2021

COVID-19 lockdowns violate federal inmate rights, suit alleges
TORONTO - Federal prison authorities have repeatedly violated the rights of inmates with efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, a civil lawsuit alleges. The unproven claim, filed in British Columbia ...
Mar 10, 2021

'Vast majority' of officers committed to bias-free policing: Alberta police chief
LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, CANADA - The chief of the Lethbridge Police Service says it will co-operate fully with a probe into officers who allegedly made unauthorized checks on a provincial cabinet ministe...
Mar 10, 2021

Jody Wilson-Raybould set to publish memoir of time in cabinet and SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - Former Liberal cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is set to publish a political memoir that's promising to shed new light on her final controversial days in the Trudeau government. HarperC...
Mar 10, 2021

Ottawa won't set new deadline for providing clean water in First Nations communities
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Canada won't set a deadline for lifting all remaining long-term drinking water advisories in First Nations communities. Department officials say public health measures, co...
Mar 10, 2021

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