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'Never meant to hurt this lady': Man apologizes for woman's death in Edmonton hotel
EDMONTON - An Ontario truck driver held his face and cried as he apologized to his family and the family of a woman he killed in an Edmonton hotel room. Bradley Barton told his sentencing hearing Wedn...
Jun 30, 2021
Yukon asks for federal help as territory battles widespread transmission of COVID-19
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's chief public health officer says hospitals in the territory are reaching their limits during widespread community transmission of COVID-19. Dr. Brendan Hanley says Yukon has the h...
Jun 30, 2021
Western heat shifts in some areas of B.C., territories, but still blazing elsewhere
Record heat is easing for parts of British Columbia, Yukon and Northwest Territories, but Environment Canada warns relief is still days away for eastern B.C. and the Prairies. The weather office has l...
Jun 30, 2021
Politicians, Indigenous leaders say burning churches not the way to get justice
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and some Indigenous leaders say arson and vandalism targeting churches is not the way to get justice following the discovery of unmarked graves at former residential scho...
Jun 30, 2021
Attorney general says HSBC evidence isn't relevant to Meng's extradition case
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Canada's attorney general are urging a B.C. Supreme Court judge to dismiss Meng Wanzhou's application to submit new evidence in her extradition case. Robert Frater says the Hua...
Jun 30, 2021
Last known Hells Angels bunker in Quebec demolished after long legal saga
SHERBROOKE, Que. - The Crown prosecutor's office in Quebec says the last known Hells Angels bunker in the province has been demolished. A spokeswoman confirmed the notorious red-roofed landmark was to...
Jun 30, 2021
'No guarantees' of papal apology for residential schools after Vatican trip: AFN
OTTAWA - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde says there are no guarantees an Indigenous delegation travelling to the Vatican will lead to Pope Francis apologizing in Canada for t...
Jun 30, 2021
Attorney general says HSBC evidence isn't relevant to Meng's extradition case
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Canada's attorney general are urging a B.C. Supreme Court judge to dismiss Meng Wanzhou's application to submit new evidence in her extradition case. Robert Frater says the Hua...
Jun 30, 2021
City sends clear message not to use fireworks
It should go without saying, but the City of Kelowna is making sure the message is clear.The use of fireworks is strictly prohibited "We are in a 'perfect storm' situation for a potentially devastatin...
Jun 30, 2021
Homes represent effort to bring back things taken from band members at residential schools: Splatsin chief
Splatsin held a recent groundbreaking ceremony to shovel the first mound of dirt for a new 10-unit housing development-the first of its kind in over 20 years. Announced earlier this year, the project ...
Jun 30, 2021
