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Ottawa invokes 1977 pipeline treaty in separate Line 5 dispute, this one in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON - For the second time in a year, the federal government is invoking a little-known 1977 energy treaty between Canada and the United States to defend the Line 5 pipeline. This time, it's in ...
Aug 29, 2022
Air Force delays installation of base commander amid investigation into pilot meeting
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force is delaying plans to install a new commander at one of the country's two CF-18 fighter jet bases due to a military police investigation. A ceremony was planned fo...
Aug 29, 2022
'Heartbreaking loss': B.C. agency looks into ambulance call after infant death report
BARRIRE, B.C. - British Columbia's emergency health service says it is reviewing the circumstances of the reported death of an infant last week while waiting for an ambulance in a small community in t...
Aug 29, 2022
Flag raised on Parliament Hill to honour residential school survivors
OTTAWA - The federal government raised the Survivors' Flag on Parliament Hill today as a way to honour Indigenous Peoples forced to attend residential schools. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was joined...
Aug 29, 2022
Child ejected from SUV in suspected road-rage crash on Alberta highway
CARSTAIRS, AB - RCMP in Alberta say a young child suffered life-threatening injuries after being ejected from a vehicle during a possible road rage incident.Police say they received reports of road ra...
Aug 29, 2022
Hundreds of pairs, thousands in cash donated to Shoes for Kids YQL
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Youths in Lethbridge and select surrounding communities are set to receive brand-new pairs of shoes.The 2022 Shoes for Kids YQL fundraiser has wrapped up and an organizer says they ar...
Aug 29, 2022
Minority owner Gary Stern stepping away from Montreal Alouettes
Once again, the CFL has an ownership issue with the Montreal Alouettes to deal with. Minority owner Gary Stern announced Monday he's stepping away from the club's day-to-day operations as well as his ...
Aug 29, 2022
Passengers stranded on cruise ship in Vancouver after tugboat workers strike
VANCOUVER - Passengers on an Alaska cruise ship are stranded aboard the vessel in Vancouver, with the cruise line blaming job action by British Columbia tugboat workers. Celebrity Cruises says the Cel...
Aug 29, 2022
Bulldogs hire former Canadian women's national team member Fortino as assistant coach
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Bulldogs have named Laura Fortino as the Ontario Hockey League's first-ever female assistant coach on Monday. Fortino, a Hamilton native and a former member of the Canadian wom...
Aug 29, 2022
Public safety minister adds new rules on prison 'dry cells' for suspected contraband
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino issued new directives today on the use of "dry cells" to keep inmates from bringing contraband into federal prisons. Prisoners who are suspected of conc...
Aug 29, 2022