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Canada tweaks lineup for first leg of Rugby World Cup qualifier against Chile
Canada coach Kingsley Jones has made two changes to his forward pack for Saturday's first leg of a Rugby World Cup qualifying series against Chile. Hooker Eric Howard and lock Kyle Baillie come in wit...
Sep 30, 2021
Reconciliation Day not holiday because Quebec needs more productivity: Legault
Quebec Premier Franois Legault says the province cannot afford to make the national day honouring victims and survivors of residential schools a statutory holiday. Legault told reporters today the pro...
Sep 30, 2021
Planned recruiting ads aimed at women as military struggles with sexual misconduct
OTTAWA - An expert on sexual misconduct says it would be dishonest for the Department of National Defence to promote the military as a positive place for women to work in a coming campaign after wides...
Sep 30, 2021
'Reconciliation demands honesty and transparency,' says chief of B.C. First Nation
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The chief of British Columbia's Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation says Indigenous people have had enough apologies and now want action from the Catholic Church and federal governmen...
Sep 30, 2021
'Reconciliation demands honesty and transparency,' says chief of B.C. First Nation
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The chief of British Columbia's Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation says Indigenous people have had enough apologies and now want action from the Catholic Church and federal governmen...
Sep 30, 2021
Metis National Council elects first new president in 18 years
SASKATOON - The Metis National Council has elected its first new leader in nearly two decades. Cassidy Caron, who previously served as youth minister with Metis Nation of B.C., became the first woman ...
Sep 30, 2021
Canada's top court to rule on Ontario's move to slash Toronto city council
TORONTO - Canada's top court is expected to rule Friday on whether Ontario Premier Doug Ford's decision to slash the size of Toronto's city council during the last municipal election was constitutiona...
Sep 30, 2021
'Ready to respond': Ottawa reiterates COVID-19 support for Saskatchewan
REGINA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to provide any supports necessary to help Saskatchewan with its COVID-19 crisis. In a conversation with Premier Scott Moe yesterday, the Prime Minis...
Sep 30, 2021
SOUND OFF: Listen, learn and challenge yourself
AS WE MARK THE FIRST National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, many of us will be wearing an orange shirt to simultaneously mark Orange Shirt Day. Orange Shirt Day started in the Cariboo region and i...
Sep 30, 2021
Families of Canadians trapped in Syria turn to Federal Court to force government help
OTTAWA - The families of Canadians trapped in northern Syria are asking the Federal Court to force Ottawa to help them. The 11 families say in a court filing that the government's refusal to step in a...
Sep 30, 2021
