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B.C. resident faces hate speech charge after complaint made to War Crimes Program
OTTAWA - A probe by the RCMP's international investigations section into videos that allegedly threatened people in the Democratic Republic of Congo has resulted in charges against a man living in Kel...
May 20, 2021

WATCH: Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update
Coming up at 3:30 p.m.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide an update on COVID-19.
May 20, 2021

General overseeing Canada's vaccination campaign urges military, society to be better
OTTAWA - During her first public appearance since taking over management of Canada's COVID-19 vaccination campaign, Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie urged the military - and all Canadians - to strive to do be...
May 20, 2021

Lone Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq opts not to seek reelection
OTTAWA - Nunavut's sole MP says she will not seek re-election when Canadians next go to the polls. In a social media post Thursday, New Democrat Mumilaaq Qaqqaq says that after weeks of reflection and...
May 20, 2021

Beleaguered Vancouver Canucks looking ahead after season marred by injuries, COVID-19
VANCOUVER - After a season punctuated by a COVID-19 outbreak and a grinding schedule, the beleaguered Vancouver Canucks are looking forward. Captain Bo Horvat believes the adversity his squad weathere...
May 20, 2021

No independent oversight of federal obligation to routinely publish info: officials
OTTAWA - Senior officials acknowledged today there is no independent oversight of the requirement that federal departments proactively publish government records. Justin Trudeau promised in the 2015 e...
May 20, 2021

Study to take place on twinning Piikani Nation portion of Highway 3
MEDICINE HAT, AB - More work could soon take place on the twinning of Highway 3 but it won't be happening near Medicine Hat.The Piikani Nation, between Fort Macleod and Pincher Creek, has been told by...
May 20, 2021

Canadians urged to prepare as top meteorologist predicts active hurricane season
HALIFAX - The Canadian Hurricane Centre is predicting another active hurricane season this year, citing the persistence of warmer-than-average ocean temperatures. Meteorologist Bob Robichaud also conf...
May 20, 2021

Israeli media: Cabinet approves cease-fire in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli media say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Security Cabinet has approved a unilateral cease-fire to halt an 11-day military operation in the Gaza Strip. The dec...
May 20, 2021

Montreal-area mayor calls on municipal leaders to condemn recent antisemitic acts
MONTREAL - The mayor of a Montreal suburb is calling for other municipal leaders to denounce antisemitism after several recent anti-Jewish incidents in the region. Mitchell Brownstein, mayor of Cte-Sa...
May 20, 2021