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Minister says Ottawa must respect choice of First Nations to hold powwows
OTTAWA - Canada's Indigenous services minister says Ottawa won't dictate terms to First Nations on holding ceremonies and powwows during a pandemic. "If you believe in self-determination of Indigenous...
May 29, 2020
Gallagher: Canadiens given 'second life' in NHL's return-to-play plan
Brendan Gallagher knows the Montreal Canadiens have no business being anywhere near a playoff spot. They were 24th in the standings when the NHL season was paused because of the COVID-19 pan...
May 29, 2020
Study finds B.C. logging continues on critical caribou habitat
A newly published study says logging in British Columbia has continued on more than 900 square kilometres of land listed as critical caribou habitat. Researchers argue that points to Canada'...
May 29, 2020
Ruling means Missouri's last abortion clinic stays open
O'FALLON, Mo. - Missouri's only abortion clinic will be able to keep operating after a state government administrator decided Friday that the health department was wrong not to renew the license of th...
May 29, 2020
Canada exploring ways to reunite families divided by COVID-19 border closure
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is exploring ways to reunite family members divided by the temporary travel restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border.Trudeau acknowledg...
May 29, 2020
20 million masks to be distributed to Albertans via drive-thrus
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The provincial government has teamed up with three fast food chains to give away free non-medical masks to help in the fight against COVID-19.A&W, McDonald's Restaurants of Canada...
May 29, 2020
Canada exploring ways to reunite families divided by COVID-19 border closure
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is exploring ways to reunite family members divided by the temporary travel restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border. Trudeau acknowled...
May 29, 2020
N.S. police received warnings in 2011 about man who would become mass killer
HALIFAX - A newly released document reveals that in May 2011 police were told Gabriel Wortman - the Nova Scotia man who would later kill 22 people in a shooting rampage - wanted to...
May 29, 2020
Racism not ruled out as motive in unprovoked tripping of Burnaby, B.C., senior
BURNABY, B.C. - Police in Metro Vancouver are searching for a woman who casually approached a senior who was using a walker, tripped her from behind and walked away. Burnaby RCMP have releas...
May 29, 2020
Shortened MLB amateur draft to remain at New Jersey studio
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball's shortened amateur draft will remain at the MLB Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey, for the first round on June 10. MLB shortened the selections to five rounds a...
May 29, 2020