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Group of truckers, supporters doing 'laps' on Trans-Canada Highway near Brooks
BROOKS, AB - A slow-moving convoy took to the Trans-Canada Highway at Highway 36 Wednesday afternoon, the latest action by truckers supporting the convoy to Ottawa protesting health measures and pande...
Feb 02, 2022
Three coaches at Montreal high school arrested following sexual assault investigation
Montreal police say three men who coached sports at a high school in the city's St-Laurent borough have been arrested in connection with a sex crimes investigation involving minors. Two men aged 43 an...
Feb 02, 2022
Images from Quebec high school homework assignment called out as racist
MONTREAL - A homework assignment distributed to high school students on Montreal's south shore is being called racist because it asks them to describe two "gangsters" who resemble racialized people. G...
Feb 02, 2022
Disciplinary decision for Lethbridge police sergeant in 'Meme Gate' adjourned
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It will be another few weeks before a Lethbridge officer learns his fate.Evidence was presented at a disciplinary hearing Wednesday morning for what has been referred to as "Meme Gate...
Feb 02, 2022
Erin O'Toole is out as Conservative leader -- a look at some potential replacements
OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole has been voted out as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. A look at some potential contenders to replace him: Pierre Poilievre - The Ottawa-area MP and finance critic is ...
Feb 02, 2022
Online streaming act covers streaming giants, promotes Canadian content
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is reviving proposed legislation that would subject streaming companies, such as Netflix, to the same rules as traditional broadcasters. The Online Streaming Act introd...
Feb 02, 2022
'Hold tight. We're here': Constables recall helping Calgary officer after hit and run
CALGARY - A police constable became emotional Wednesday as he described to a murder trial how he knelt down and comforted a fellow officer lying on a road after a car hit him following a hit and run. ...
Feb 02, 2022
Canada in talks about sending more forces to eastern Europe: Anand
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says the government believes in the importance of bolstering NATO's eastern flank in response to Russia's military buildup, and that discussions are underway arou...
Feb 02, 2022
Minneapolis police: Officer fatally shot man who had a gun
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minneapolis police officer fatally shot a man Wednesday who authorities say had a loaded gun in his hand when officers entered a downtown apartment as part of a murder investigati...
Feb 02, 2022
Wandering hen taken into custody at Pentagon security area
WASHINGTON (AP) - A wandering chicken was caught sneaking around a security area at the Pentagon, a local animal welfare organization said. The loose hen was found early Monday morning near the U.S. D...
Feb 02, 2022