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Tories foil bid to cut short debate on bill to regulate online streaming services
OTTAWA - An attempt by the Trudeau government to speed up controversial legislation to regulate online streaming services brought the House of Commons to a virtual standstill Friday. The minority Libe...
Jun 04, 2021
Ex-child actor Drake Bell accused of child endangerment
CLEVELAND (AP) - One of the stars of the popular Nickelodeon children's show "Drake & Josh" faces criminal charges regarding a girl he had met online and who attended his 2017 concert in Ohio when...
Jun 04, 2021
Alberta judge dismisses mistrial application, trucker to be sentenced in hotel death
EDMONTON - A judge has dismissed an Ontario truck driver's application for a mistrial after he was found guilty of killing a woman in his Edmonton hotel room. A sentencing hearing was to start this we...
Jun 04, 2021
Nunavummiut demand justice in homicide of 'Grizzlies' actor Emerald MacDonald
IQALUIT - About 30 people gathered in a school parking lot as wet snow fell to demand justice for Emerald MacDonald, the 24-year-old actress who was found dead at a cabin outside Kugluktuk on May 3. R...
Jun 04, 2021
Parti Québécois loses another member as Sylvain Roy quits to sit as Independent
QUEBEC - The Parti Qubcois lost another member of its caucus Friday as Sylvain Roy quit the sovereigntist party to sit as an Independent. The departure of Roy, who represents the riding of Bonaventure...
Jun 04, 2021
Dozens of heat records set across Alberta this week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - To say that the last few days have been hot is an understatement.How hot is it? Well, it was so hot on Wednesday and Thursday that 27 daily maximum temperature records were set in acr...
Jun 04, 2021
Canada coach John Herdman says World Cup qualifying prep is going according to plan
Canada coach John Herdman is renowned for his meticulous planning, with almost every eventuality taken into consideration During his time in charge of the Canadian women's team, that included everythi...
Jun 04, 2021
Cape Breton First Nation reaches understanding with DFO to set 700 lobster traps
ST. PETER'S, N.S. - A Cape Breton First Nation has successfully negotiated an interim "understanding" with the federal Fisheries Department that will allow it to set a total of 700 lobster traps begin...
Jun 04, 2021
No early heads-up from U.S. about plan to propose higher softwood duties, Ng says
WASHINGTON - Canada's international trade minister says she got no warning from her American counterpart before the United States proposed doubling its duties on Canadian softwood lumber. Mary Ng told...
Jun 04, 2021
Recycling 'Street Team' doing cart audits to educate residents
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The city's recycling provider will conduct cart audits this month, aiming to educate Hatters on proper recycling habits and help them avoid contamination. The GFL "Street Team" will...
Jun 04, 2021