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Desmond inquiry: social worker reveals details about final call with former soldier
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - A Nova Scotia inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed his family and himself in 2017 heard today from a social worker hired by Veterans Affairs to act as Lionel Desmo...
Apr 21, 2021
CFL pushing back start of season nearly two months because of COVID-19
TORONTO - The CFL is pushing back the start to its 2021 season and reducing the number of games played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The league announced Wednesday it plans to kick off the '21 campaign...
Apr 21, 2021
Quebec provincial police to take part in body camera pilot project
Quebec's public security minister says provincial police will take part in a body camera pilot project. Genevieve Guilbault told reporters today the plan will be announced in the coming days and will ...
Apr 21, 2021
Non-profits and community groups can apply for city grants until end of April
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Non-profits and community groups in the city can still apply for financial assistance until the end of this month.Applications for the Community Event Support Grant and Community Capi...
Apr 21, 2021
Behind production of a top-selling bourbon, push to go green
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The process of making fine whiskey involves aging spirits to a golden brown, but a bourbon producing giant is going green along the way. Beam Suntory, producer of top-selling Jim Bea...
Apr 21, 2021
Trudeau pressured to adopt tougher emissions target for Biden climate summit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under pressure to step up his commitment to cutting greenhouse gas emissions in Canada within the next decade as he heads into a United States-hosted climate ...
Apr 21, 2021
B.C. travel restrictions could be a major road block for track and field athletes
BURNABY, B.C. - Some of Canada's top track and field athletes face another potential road block in qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. Because of surging COVID-19 cases in B.C., athletes from out of pr...
Apr 21, 2021
U.S. Justice Department to investigate Minneapolis police after George Floyd verdict
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice Department will examine the policies and actions of Minneapolis police following former officer Derek Chauvin's murder conviction. Attorney General Merrick Garland says t...
Apr 21, 2021
Jury's swift verdict for Chauvin in Floyd death: Guilty
MINNEAPOLIS - After three weeks of testimony, the trial of the former police officer charged with killing George Floyd ended swiftly: barely over a day of jury deliberations, then just minutes for the...
Apr 21, 2021
Bank of Canada keeps rate on hold, sees brighter economic outlook
OTTAWA, ON - The Bank of Canada is keeping its key interest rate target on hold as it raises its outlook for economic growth this year.The key rate remains at 0.25 per cent where it has held steady fo...
Apr 21, 2021