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Bains not running, but still influential in Mississauga-Malton election: expert
Navdeep Bains' name may not be on the ballot when voters in Mississauga-Malton head to the polls this month, but the former innovation minister likely still exerts significant influence on the race in...
Sep 03, 2021

Some diplomatic posts offer to courier expat postal votes by polling day
OTTAWA - Tens of thousands of Canadians living abroad, including those not travelling because of the COVID-19 pandemic, have applied to vote remotely in the coming election. Over 45,000 expat Canadian...
Sep 03, 2021

Progress on Wet'suwet'en rights and title slower than parties would have liked
SMITHERS, B.C. - British Columbia's minister of Indigenous relations and reconciliation says the progress on a memorandum of understanding signed last year marking the start of a new relationship betw...
Sep 03, 2021

Be YOUth Centre hosting open house
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Hoping to spread the word about free programs offered to teens, the Be YOUth Centre is holding an open house on Friday, September 10.For almost 25 years, the Be YOUth Centre has pro...
Sep 03, 2021

Canada hopes to climb World Rugby rankings in World Cup qualifying run
While moving one step closer to Rugby World Cup qualification is the ultimate goal, Canada can climb the world rankings if it avoids defeat in the first leg of its World Cup qualifying series against ...
Sep 03, 2021

Territory's first since June: Nunavut reports case of COVID-19 in Rankin Inlet
IQALUIT - Nunavut is reporting one new case of COVID-19, the territory's first since June. The case is in Rankin Inlet, a community of about 3,000 people in Nunavut's central region. Acting chief publ...
Sep 03, 2021

Alberta offering $100 incentive for people to get vaccinated; indoor mask mandate returns
Telling unvaccinated Albertans that their choices are jeopardizing the health-care system, the province has introduced a monetary incentive to encourage vaccinations. "We will pay you $100," said Prem...
Sep 03, 2021

Black Montreal man victim of wrongful arrest wasn't racially profiled: report
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge's report into the wrongful arrest of a Black man earlier this year concludes he was not the victim of racial profiling and that prosecutors and police officers acted reasonab...
Sep 03, 2021

Dr. Verna Yiu addresses protests outside AHS facilities
This week, we saw some small but angry protests outside a handful of our healthcare facilities. I am proud to live in a country that supports the right to peaceful protest, and I also support the righ...
Sep 03, 2021

Trudeau says he expects end soon to blood donation ban for gay, bisexual men
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says he expects Canadian Blood Services to soon overturn a discriminatory policy that prevents many gay and bisexual men from donating blood. The Libe...
Sep 03, 2021