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Blackhawks to hold briefing on sexual assault investigation
The Chicago Blackhawks are holding a briefing Tuesday to discuss the findings of an investigation into allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player in 2010. Team owner Rocky Wirtz, ...
Oct 26, 2021

Illinois police officer dies after shooting near St. Louis
PONTOON BEACH, Ill. (AP) - A police officer died Tuesday after being shot by a man at gas station in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis, authorities said. Trooper Jayme Bufford with Illinois State Police...
Oct 26, 2021

Environment, energy files get new ministers in cabinet shakeup ahead of COP26 summit
OTTAWA - Environmental groups say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is sending a signal that combating climate change will fall to more than just one department in his government. Jonathan Wilkinson is be...
Oct 26, 2021

Visitors to national parks can now take 'coasties' to track coastal erosion
Visitors to some Parks Canada locations can now be a part of the organization's research into coastal erosion by taking a so-called coastie. The agency recently launched a citizen science program call...
Oct 26, 2021

Business, labour groups urge new cabinet to get to work on priority issues
OTTAWA - Business and labour groups are urging the new federal cabinet to get to work on priority economic issues like the skilled labour shortage, supply chain issues, fixing employment insurance and...
Oct 26, 2021

Boissonnault, Fraser, Ien among nine new faces in Trudeau's cabinet
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has chosen nine new ministers for his 39-member cabinet. Here's a look at the new faces joining the lineup: Randy Boissonnault, minister of tourism and associate...
Oct 26, 2021

Federal Court rejects Manitoba's argument against carbon price backstop
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has lost a two-year-long court battle against the federal government's carbon pricing plan. A Federal Court judge has rejected Manitoba's argument that Ottawa should...
Oct 26, 2021

Albertans vote yes on equalization referendum, no on daylight saving time
The majority of Albertans voted yes to the idea of removing equalization from the constitution during this month's municipal election, and no on adopting year-round daylight saving time.The results we...
Oct 26, 2021

Nunavut elects 11 new members amid low voter turnout in territorial election
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut residents have elected 11 new members to the territory's legislative assembly, but voter turnout was low. Elections Nunavut says voter turnout was a 49.9 per cent - down fro...
Oct 26, 2021

Quebec coroner tired of finger-pointing over deaths at Montreal long-term care home
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is reminding an inquest into deaths at a privately owned Montreal long-term care home that the regional health authority and the home's management were both responsible for...
Oct 26, 2021