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RCMP monitored hostility from anti-vaccine movement against Trudeau
OTTAWA - An RCMP threat assessment prepared shortly after 'Freedom Convoy' protesters arrived in Ottawa last winter says people online were trying to find out Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's location....
Nov 21, 2022
Canadian captain Atiba Hutchinson to wear FIFA-approved 'No Discrimination" armband
DOHA, Qatar - Canada's Atiba Hutchinson will wear FIFA's official "No Discrimination" armband in Canada's World Cup opener against Belgium on Wednesday. While some teams had planned to wear "One Love"...
Nov 21, 2022
Bill to exempt some farming practices from carbon tax passes committee stage
MELFORT, SK - Bill C-234, a proposal to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, passed the Agriculture and Agri-Food committee and will be returned to the House of Commons for third and final ...
Nov 21, 2022
Last year saw highest rate of gang-related homicides in 16 years: Statistics Canada
Data from Statistics Canada show there was an increase in homicides in 2021 and nearly one-quarter of the killings were connected to gangs. There were 788 homicides in the country last year - up three...
Nov 21, 2022
High demand expected as Lethbridge Angel Tree campaign kicks off
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Organizers of the annual Angel Tree campaign are seeing some heart-wrenching requests this year."Some of the emotional moments I had so far in the campaign was children asking for foo...
Nov 21, 2022
Federal government re-affirms commitment to dairy, poultry, and egg producers
PRINCE ALBERT, SK - The federal government is reaffirming its commitment to help dairy, poultry, and egg producers and processors financially.Marie-Claude Bibeau, the minister of agriculture and agri-...
Nov 21, 2022
Trudeau announces appointment of three more senators to represent Ontario
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of three new senators to represent Ontario, bringing vacancies in the Senate down to a dozen. Rear-Admiral Rebecca Patterson will j...
Nov 21, 2022
Case managers warn veterans' lives at stake as Ottawa presses ahead on rehab contract
OTTAWA - Case managers at Veterans Affairs Canada are warning that lives could be at stake as the government presses ahead with plans to change the way rehabilitation services are provided to ill and ...
Nov 21, 2022
One dead, one critical in Prince Rupert, B.C., mall shooting: RCMP
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - Mounties in Prince Rupert, B.C., say one person is dead and another has been critically injured in a shooting in the Ocean Centre Mall. Police say they were called to the mall at...
Nov 21, 2022
Snow has minimal impact on apple harvest: B.C. Fruit Growers
VERNON, BC - The recent snow has not created major issues for Okanagan apple production.That's according to B.C. Fruit Growers' Association general manager Glenn Lucas, who said not many apples should...
Nov 21, 2022