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Supreme Court's Wagner says justice system must continue modernizing beyond pandemic
OTTAWA - Canada's chief justice says those working in the justice system must continue to build on innovations put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Richard Wagner says "there is no turning back"...
Feb 07, 2022
Who's in, who's out and who else could join the race to lead the Conservative party
OTTAWA - As the race to replace Erin O'Toole as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada gets underway, here's a look at the contest so far: Who's in: Pierre Poilievre: The 42-year-old Ottawa-area M...
Feb 07, 2022
Justice Dept. signals it may allow safe injection sites
NEW YORK (AP) - A year after winning a major court battle against the opening of so-called safe injection sites -- safe havens for people to use heroin and other narcotics with protections against fat...
Feb 07, 2022
Stampeders president/GM Hufnagel not expecting to be active in CFL free agency
John Hufnagel isn't expecting to be a major player when CFL free agency begins Tuesday. That's not a huge surprise given Calgary's president/GM has spent much of the off-season re-signing many of the ...
Feb 07, 2022
New B.C. Liberal caucus roles unveiled
The B.C. Liberals will keep Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond as the leader of the official opposition, at least until new party leader Kevin Falcon is able to win a seat in the B.C. Legislatur...
Feb 07, 2022
Ukraine crisis talks move to Moscow and Washington
MOSCOW (AP) - International efforts to defuse the standoff over Ukraine intensified Monday, with French President Emmanuel Macron holding talks in Moscow and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Washingto...
Feb 07, 2022
Canadian police forces learn from situation in Ottawa during convoy protests
Police forces across Canada took different approaches to protests against COVID-19 measures over the weekend, learning from the situation in Ottawa, where demonstrators and their trucks have remain en...
Feb 07, 2022
StatCan to release COVID-tinged census figure, experts warn against reading too deep
OTTAWA - For the last 40 years, Doug Norris has pored over detailed demographic data gleaned from every census, but even he admits what's coming will be unlike anything he has seen before. Statistics ...
Feb 07, 2022
Vipers goalie nets BCHL star of week
The Vernon Vipers have had great goaltending from both their goalies during their nine-game winning streak, and one of them has been honoured by the BCHL.Roan Clarke, who shares netminding duties with...
Feb 07, 2022
Chamber town hall proceeds with Bergen instead of O'Toole
Local business leaders will still get to hear from Canada's opposition leader this month, but that will now be Candice Bergen instead of Erin OToole.O'Toole was ousted as the Conservative party leader...
Feb 07, 2022
