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Mounties urge Supreme Court to allow class action on bullying to proceed
OTTAWA - Mounties waging a class action against the RCMP over bullying and harassment are telling the Supreme Court to reject a federal move to have the suit thrown out. The lead plaintiffs, veteran R...
Jan 12, 2022
Former CFL quarterback Ealey named for induction into College Football Hall of Fame
Chuck Ealey no longer has to guess why he's not in the College Football Hall of Fame. Ealey, 72, was named for induction Monday. It comes over 50 years after Ealey completed his collegiate career at T...
Jan 12, 2022
Lots of moving parts as Toronto FC prepares to open training camp
TORONTO - While Toronto FC has Italian star Lorenzo Insigne's signature on a pre-contract that will bring him to MLS in July, there are still plenty of moving parts as the club prepares to hold player...
Jan 12, 2022
Dueck: Canada's Paralympic mantra for Beijing is "elevate, motivate, ignite"
Much of Canada had been plunged into another COVID-19 lockdown in the weeks before last summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. And like many Canadians, Tyler McGregor tuned into both Games and found...
Jan 12, 2022
Light A Bulb wraps up with huge total
Vernon Jubilee Hospital continues to get outstanding support from the community.More evidence of that was shown by the $441,500 raised during the 34th annual Light A Bulb campaign for new hospital equ...
Jan 12, 2022
Quebec judge suspends unvaccinated man's visitation rights with child
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has temporarily suspended a father's right to see his child based on evidence that the man is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and appears to oppose government ...
Jan 12, 2022
Regulator rules it's too early for public group to have role in ATCO probe talks
EDMONTON - Alberta's utilities regulator has ruled on whether a consumer's group can address an investigation into alleged wrongdoing by one of the province's main power providers. The Alberta Utiliti...
Jan 12, 2022
Man faces charge of mischief after vandalism of Komagata Maru memorial in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say an arrest warrant has been issued for a man who allegedly defaced a memorial dedicated to the passengers of a ship that was forced to return to India more than a ce...
Jan 12, 2022
Government extends repayment deadline to emergency business account to 2023
OTTAWA - Businesses struggling under yet another round of lockdowns and capacity restrictions will have an extra year to repay emergency interest-free loans issued by the federal government. The Canad...
Jan 12, 2022
Provinces clamour for rapid tests while feds struggle to deliver
OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says Canada is in crisis when it comes to COVID-19 PCR test capacity, even as the federal government struggles to make good on its promise to deliver ...
Jan 12, 2022
