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Ottawa must hold resource companies accountable to keep Indigenous women safe: report
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee says resource companies should be held "accountable" for the effect their projects have on the safety of Indigenous women and girls. Members of Parliament on the Sta...
Dec 14, 2022

Liberals may take a year to clear Afghanistan aid blockade as senators urge speed
OTTAWA - A Senate committee is urging the federal government to amend anti-terror laws that are blocking humanitarians from responding to growing desperation in Afghanistan. But the Liberals say they ...
Dec 14, 2022

Liberals want to expand Parliament Hill after post-convoy security report
OTTAWA - Liberal MPs on a House of Commons committee that studied parliamentary security after the "Freedom Convoy" say Parliamentary Hill should expand to include nearby streets. The Liberals say a l...
Dec 14, 2022

Taber toddler safely returned home after wandering out in winter weather
TABER, AB - The Taber Police Service (TPS) says a young resident is back home with his parents after taking an excursion on his own.At approximately 9:20 a.m. on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, TPS was ...
Dec 14, 2022

Alberta care home employee pleads guilty after sharing unsolicited photos of residents
LAMONT, AB - A former employee working at the Lamont Health Care Centre has admitted to taking photos of three long-term care residents back in 2019. Kathryn Starzynski plead guilty on December 9, 202...
Dec 14, 2022

Alberta premier apologizes, tries to clarifies comment about First Nations
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith says she is sorry if anyone misinterpreted her remarks this week to conclude she was equating Ottawa's treatment of Alberta to the systemic and horrific abuse of Cana...
Dec 14, 2022

Canada revoking sanctions exemptions for Nord Stream turbines
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Canada is revoking the exemptions to sanctions that allowed a Montreal company to repair turbines for a natural gas pipeline operated by Rus...
Dec 14, 2022

Winnipeg police commit to working with First Nations groups on landfill search
WINNIPEG - Police are to be part of a committee led by First Nations groups to determine the feasibility of recovering the remains of two Indigenous women believed to at a landfill outside Winnipeg. F...
Dec 14, 2022

Health ministers agree on improving health care, but premiers holding out: Duclos
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and his provincial counterparts agree privately on what needs to be done to improve health care, the federal minister said Wednesday, but he argues "the ball ...
Dec 14, 2022

Shane Wright reconnecting with old friends ahead of world juniors
Shane Wright was excited to get another shot at the world juniors. Having two of his best friends in the fold was the added bonus. Drafted fourth overall by the Seattle Kraken at July's NHL draft, Wri...
Dec 14, 2022