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Academics say Indigenous perspectives still lacking in Canadian STEM studies
TORONTO - In order to learn about how Canada's Indigenous astronomers see the skies, Caroline Ormrod had to look overseas. The Toronto resident was interested in pursuing graduate work that would allo...
Mar 05, 2020
Blockade on CP Rail tracks in Kahnawake comes down after more than three weeks
KAHNAWAKE, Que. - A blockade in the Mohawk community of Kahnawake that has halted rail traffic south of Montreal for more than three weeks is being dismantled. The blockade came to an end quietly ...
Mar 05, 2020
Flags raised over vulnerabilities of military equipment to cyber attacks
OTTAWA - A top U.S. Defense Department official says her country is working on cyber weaknesses in its vast array of military equipment - and will shut down anything that isn't brought up to stan...
Mar 05, 2020
Ruiter is enjoying breakout season; future of Canadian women's skating is bright
The future of Canadian women's figure skating wasn't in the senior field at the Canadian championships in January. Kaiya Ruiter was already on a flight home to Calgary with a junior gold medal in her ...
Mar 05, 2020
Atletico Ottawa makes teenage midfielder Antoine Coupland its second signing
Teenage midfielder Antoine Coupland will be juggling Grade 10 and pro soccer when Atletico Ottawa opens play in the Canadian Premier League this season. Coupland, who turned 16 in December, is th...
Mar 05, 2020
Province's review of supervised consumption sites released
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Alberta government has released its long-anticipated report on the impact of supervised consumption sites across the province.According to the survey, 74 per cent of Medicine Ha...
Mar 05, 2020 The location of the proposed supervised consumption site in Medicine Hat - CHAT News file photo
Lush Cosmetics calls for end to Safe Third Country deal with U.S.
OTTAWA - Lush Cosmetics has launched a campaign calling on people to pressure the Canadian Parliament to back out of an agreement with the U.S. that governs refugee claims in both count...
Mar 05, 2020
Canada spearheading effort to better protect airborne passenger flights
WASHINGTON - Canada is spearheading what Transport Minister Marc Garneau hopes will become an international effort to protect civilian airliners around the world from being shot down over conflic...
Mar 05, 2020
Minassian admits to planning, carrying out Toronto van attack
TORONTO - A man who killed 10 people when he drove a van into crowds of pedestrians on a busy Toronto sidewalk in 2018 has admitted to planning and carrying out the attack, court heard Thursday. ...
Mar 05, 2020
Province cuts firefighter training grant
RED DEER, AB. -- Municipalities throughout the province may face some troubles funding firefighter training, now that the Alberta Government has cut a grant designed to support external training progr...
Mar 05, 2020 Firefighter in gear -- LNN