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National chief says Canada's reconciliation actions taking long road; 40 years away
VICTORIA - The road to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in Canada remains a long one, says Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, who estimates it will take 40 years at the...
Sep 29, 2022
Russian oligarch charged in U.S. evaded sanctions to deliver flowers to Canadian: FBI
OTTAWA - A Russian oligarch indicted in the United States today for conspiring to circumvent its sanctions regime stands accused of, among other things, having flowers delivered to a former member of ...
Sep 29, 2022
Prime Minister Trudeau visits storm-damaged Quebec islands, promises aid for region
HAVRE-AUBERT, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Quebec's les-de-la-Madeleine today, promising federal support for the archipelago hammered by post-tropical storm Fiona last weekend. Trudeau...
Sep 29, 2022
WHL teams with Orange Shirt Society before National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
CALGARY - The Western Hockey League and the Orange Shirt Society announced a new partnership on Thursday with initiatives to recognize and commemorate the legacy of residential schools. Orange Shirt D...
Sep 29, 2022
Vancouver gas prices pass $2.39, breaking North American record: analyst
VANCOUVER - Gas prices in Vancouver have hit a new high of more than $2.39 a litre at some stations, blowing past the previous peak set this summer. One gas analyst says that's a new all-time record f...
Sep 29, 2022
Vancouver gas prices pass $2.39, breaking North American record: analyst
VANCOUVER - Gas prices in Vancouver have hit a new high of more than $2.39 a litre at some stations, blowing past the previous peak set this summer. One gas analyst says that's a new all-time record f...
Sep 29, 2022
Trudeau rejects Russia referendum, again promises sanctions
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned votes in occupied parts of Ukraine to join Russia, but gave no timeline for sanctions Canada promised a week ago. Trudeau says the referendums are ...
Sep 29, 2022
3 Russian cosmonauts return safely from Intl Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) - Three Russian cosmonauts returned safely Thursday from a mission to the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft carrying Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveyev and Sergey Korsakov...
Sep 29, 2022
TRC head questions why Catholic Church didn't sell property to compensate victims
OTTAWA - The former head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission says the argument the federal government made in 2015 that the Catholic Church was unlikely to raise the money it promised to reside...
Sep 29, 2022
Herd the news? Wild boar piglet adopted by cows
BERLIN (AP) - A cow herd in Germany has gained an unlikely following, after adopting a lone wild boar piglet. Farmer Friedrich Stapel told the dpa news agency that he spotted the piglet among the herd...
Sep 29, 2022
