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B.C. First Nation sues port firm, others for disrupting ancestral remains
VANCOUVER - The Bonaparte First Nation in British Columbia's Interior is suing a shipping port company and several others, claiming railway infrastructure development has destroyed and disturbed its a...
Apr 19, 2023
Federal workers in Lethbridge hit the picket lines
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Hundreds of workers in Lethbridge are off the job, showing solidarity with federal public servants across the country.The Public Service Alliance of Canada (P-SAC) went on strike earl...
Apr 19, 2023
Edmonton Oilers ask fans to 'refrain from throwing things on the ice' at Rogers Place
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers are asking their fans to not turn cups and containers into projectiles at Rogers Place after a beverage nearly hit Los Angeles Kings captain Anze Kopitar in the aftermat...
Apr 19, 2023
Senator to appear before parliamentary committee over inauthentic docs for Afghans
OTTAWA - A Manitoba senator who denies falsifying travel documents for Afghan refugees will be grilled by a committee of parliamentarians over allegations her actions may have left refugees stranded. ...
Apr 19, 2023
Many passport renewals on pause during federal public service workers' strike
TORONTO - Senjuti Sarker needed to renew her passport for an upcoming trip to Europe but her attempt at doing so failed Wednesday after federal public service workers went on strike. Sarker, who was h...
Apr 19, 2023
École La Vérendrye gym expansion set to begin in the summer
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An expansion of cole La Vrendrye's gymnasium is set to begin this summer. The City of Lethbridge has contributed $500,000 towards the expansion of the school, which will double the si...
Apr 19, 2023
Break-in at N.W.T. government office results in privacy breach affecting 3,000 people
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories government says a break-in at its Department of Education, Culture and Employment headquarters in Yellowknife has resulted in a privacy breach affecting about 3...
Apr 19, 2023
Sociologist says pandemic may have made Canadian youth less empathetic, meaner
TORONTO - Increased time online during the pandemic may have made young Canadians meaner, a researcher said Wednesday, warning that declining empathy which emerged during isolation was now fostering i...
Apr 19, 2023
As Supreme Court readies decision, White House vows to keep defending abortion rights
WASHINGTON - The White House is vowing to continue to defend abortion rights in the United States, regardless of what the Supreme Court decides. The high court is expected to issue an interim decision...
Apr 19, 2023
Homeowner accused of shooting Ralph Yarl pleads not guilty
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) - Andrew Lester, the 84-year-old white man accused of shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager, pleaded not guilty in his first court appearance. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's ea...
Apr 19, 2023