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Ontario woman upset after encountering barriers when reporting sex assault in Quebec
MONTREAL - An Ottawa woman says her experience of trying to report a sexual assault that happened in another province led to a "convoluted" back-and-forth between police forces that has made her recon...
Dec 02, 2022
Shooting survivor objects to firearm coalition's 'disrespectful' sales promotion
OTTAWA - A mass shooting survivor and spokeswoman for gun-control group PolySeSouvient says it is "incredibly disrespectful" for firearm rights advocates to invoke the group's name in a merchandise sa...
Dec 02, 2022
Canadian Rhian Wilkinson steps down as Thorns head coach following investigation
PORTLAND, Ore. - Canadian Rhian Wilkinson has stepped down as head coach of the National Women's Soccer League's Portland Thorns, saying players asked her to resign following an investigation into mis...
Dec 02, 2022
Métis Nation of Alberta approves Constitution in largest ratification by an Indigenous Nation in Canadian History
EDMONTON, AB - Citizens of the Mtis Nation of Alberta (MNA) have overwhelmingly adopted a new Constitution.In a province-wide ratification vote held throughout the month of November, which included ma...
Dec 02, 2022
Two-time Olympic trampoline champion Rosie MacLennan retires from competition
TORONTO - Two-time Olympic gold medallist Rosie MacLennan announced her retirement from competition on Friday while still working to make gymnastics and all sports safer in Canada. The 34-year-old rep...
Dec 02, 2022
Roughriders sign defensive back Jordan Beaulieu to one-year contract extension
REGINA - Canadian defensive back Jordan Beaulieu signed a one-year contract extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday. The five-foot-11 Beaulieu first signed with Saskatchewan in July and ...
Dec 02, 2022
'Major flaw': Judge blames police security plan in 2012 Quebec election shooting
MONTREAL - A Superior Court judge says the police security plan for Quebec's 2012 election night had a "major flaw" that permitted a gunman to carry out a deadly attack. Justice Philippe Blanger has a...
Dec 02, 2022
Ottawa trailing in protection of Indigenous women and girls: federal minister
OTTAWA - The minister for Crown-Indigenous relations says the federal government is trailing in its responsibility to protect Indigenous women and girls, despite allocating money toward the issue. Mar...
Dec 02, 2022
Newly sanctioned Iranians include Toronto gym denizen
OTTAWA - Canada is sanctioning more Iranian officials, including a senior military official spotted earlier this year at a Toronto-area gym. Morteza Talaei, Tehran's former police chief and a former g...
Dec 02, 2022
Government to un-redact text messages, notes of PMO staff at Emergencies Act inquiry
OTTAWA - Lawyers for "Freedom Convoy" organizers have won their bid to get access to unredacted versions of 20 documents at the Public Order Emergency Act. Lawyer Brendan Miller applied to have the pu...
Dec 02, 2022