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'Keira's Law' will strengthen laws surrounding domestic violence, advocates say
OTTAWA - Canadian lawmakers have passed a bill that includes a measure known as "Keira's law," which would ensure that judges receive education on domestic violence and coercive control in intimate pa...
Apr 19, 2023
Canucks sign defenceman Elias Pettersson to three year, entry-level contract
VANCOUVER - Defenceman Elias Pettersson has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. The 19-year-old is not related to Canucks star centre Elias Pettersson. P...
Apr 19, 2023
Aid groups to testify on bill aiming to unblock humanitarian work in Afghanistan
OTTAWA - Humanitarian and development groups are expected to testify this afternoon as the House justice committee examines a bill that would amend the Criminal Code to allow aid workers to operate in...
Apr 19, 2023
Police seize sawed off shot gun during arrest
MEDICINE HAT - A 36 year old Medicine Hat is charged with several firearms and stolen property related offences. While attempting to arrest the man, who had outstanding warrants, police say he reached...
Apr 19, 2023
Radio-Canada should get back to core mandate, says Conservative Quebec senator
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives' top Quebec Tory says the party's concerns about the CBC do not apply to the broadcaster's French-language wing, but one of its senators suggests there is a need to ...
Apr 19, 2023
Feds aim to lock in equalization formula until 2029 as part of omnibus budget motion
OTTAWA - The federal government is aiming to lock in the equalization formula for payments to provinces until 2029, as part of an omnibus motion in Parliament that seeks to implement budget measures. ...
Apr 19, 2023
Alberta's United Conservative government releases 'aspirational' plan on climate
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative Party government is releasing a plan that it hopes will take the province to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The plan, which describes itself as "aspiration...
Apr 19, 2023
Islamophobia widespread in Canada, early findings of Senate committee study indicate
TORONTO - Islamophobia and violence against Muslims is widespread and deeply entrenched in Canadian society, early findings from a Senate committee studying the issue indicate. Muslim women who wear h...
Apr 19, 2023
Military procurement chief wants defence firms to stop overpromising, underdelivering
OTTAWA - The Defence Department's top procurement official says he would like to see defence companies put more focus on delivering what they have promised and less on trying to win the next contract....
Apr 19, 2023
Rebuilding trust with sponsors will be next challenge for Hockey Canada
Hockey Canada's biggest upcoming challenge could be rebuilding the trust it once had with sponsors, suggested a marketing expert. The national sporting body had its federal funding restored by Canadia...
Apr 19, 2023