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Quebec premier not closed to inquiry into relations between aboriginals and police
QUEBEC - The Quebec government isn’t rejecting calls for an independent, provincial inquiry into relations between indigenous people and police, Premier Philippe Couillard said Tuesday. Despite ...
Nov 22, 2016
South West Alberta livestock producers in line for 2016 tax relief
OTTAWA – Alberta is one of three provinces with regions designated for the 2016 Livestock Tax Deferral Provision On Tuesday (Nov 22), Agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay released a list of de...
Nov 22, 2016
Scheduled speech by Ghomeshi's lawyer to four universities sparks debate
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - The choice of Jian Ghomeshi’s lawyer as a speaker at four Canadian universities is sparking debate on one Nova Scotia campus. Marie Henein, a prominent Toronto defence lawyer,...
Nov 22, 2016
With Edmonton dispatched, Redblacks move closer to dispelling ghosts of 2015
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks believe last year’s Grey Cup loss will serve them well as they look for a different result against the Calgary Stampeders on Sunday. The Redblacks, making their sec...
Nov 22, 2016
Canadians Lorne Michaels, Frank Gehry receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama expressed praise for the individual work of Frank Gehry and Lorne Michaels on Tuesday as he presented the Canadians with America’s highest civilian honour: the Presiden...
Nov 22, 2016
Burris appreciating Grey Cup appearances more now than earlier in CFL career
With experience has come a new perspective for Henry Burris. The 41-year-old quarterback will make his third Grey Cup appearance in four years Sunday when he leads the Ottawa Redblacks against the Cal...
Nov 22, 2016
Senate committee amends Trudeau government's signature middle-class tax cut
OTTAWA - A Senate committee has amended the Trudeau government’s signature tax bill to cut taxes even more for some middle-income earners. The amendment changes the tax brackets in Bill C-2, whi...
Nov 22, 2016
Drug users warned after powerful drug carfentanil seized in Vancouver
Vancouver police are warning drug users to be cautious following the seizure of an opioid that is used to tranquilize elephants and believed to be 100 times more powerful than fentanyl. Police said tw...
Nov 22, 2016
Lawyers to make closing arguments in Brent Hawkes' gross indecency trial
KENTVILLE, N.S. - Brent Hawkes’ lawyers conceded Tuesday that teenagers drank alcohol at the Toronto pastor’s Nova Scotia trailer during the mid 1970s, much to the prosecutor’s surpr...
Nov 22, 2016
B.C. WestJet flight lands safely after problem with landing gear forces reroute
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A WestJet plane has landed safely in Prince George, British Columbia, after a potential problem with the aircraft’s landing gear forced it to divert from its original fligh...
Nov 22, 2016