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Judge to rule Tuesday on latest Quebec taxi industry injunction request against Uber
MONTREAL - A judge will rule Tuesday on the taxi industry’s latest attempt to stop Uber’s operations in Quebec. Taxi drivers have been trying to get a court injunction against a recent agr...
Sep 26, 2016
Federal government looks to prod social innovation in bid to fight homelessness
OTTAWA - The Liberals are giving a makeover to a small program designed to more actively prod the creation of innovative projects designed to help fight poverty and homelessness. The federal governmen...
Sep 26, 2016
RCMP pitched parallel process for national inquiry into missing, murdered women
OTTAWA - The Mounties came up with a review process to run alongside the national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women, according to a newly released document from the Justice Department...
Sep 26, 2016
Key dates this fall for federal decision-makers on energy and climate
OTTAWA - The fall of 2016 is shaping up as a period of crucial decisions by the federal government on climate policy and energy infrastructure. Here are some key dates: Sept. 20 - The federal governme...
Sep 26, 2016
Manslaughter Trial Avoided as Lethbridge Man Pleads Guilty
LETHBRIDGE – A three week manslaughter trial that was scheduled to begin Monday morning (Sept. 26), instead ended in a guilty plea from the accused. While those summoned for jury duty waited jus...
Sep 26, 2016
Man launches lawsuit against Ontario government over vicious jail assault
TORONTO - A former inmate has launched a lawsuit against the Ontario government over conditions at a provincial jail, claiming a vicious beating he suffered behind bars was the result of the province&...
Sep 26, 2016
Hicks's high school coach stunned to hear of Calgary Stampeder player's death
Mylan Hicks was a football coach’s dream. Blessed with speed and athleticism to dazzle on the field, he also had the humility to accept criticism and coaching. And he always did it with a smile,...
Sep 26, 2016
Canadian academic nominated for position at England's Cambridge University
TORONTO - The director of the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs has been nominated as vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge. The nomination of Prof. Stephen Toope - ...
Sep 26, 2016
B.C. Indian Chiefs won't participate in reconciliation event attended by royals
VICTORIA - A ceremony involving the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meant to symbolize the reconciliation of British Columbia’s Aboriginal Peoples has been rebuffed by a First Nations group. Grand...
Sep 26, 2016
Senators buy AHL affiliate, will move the team to Belleville, Ont.
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators are moving their American Hockey League team to Canada. The Senators announced Monday that team owner Eugene Melnyk has purchased Ottawa’s AHL affiliate currently re...
Sep 26, 2016