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RCMP bringing drones to every detachment in Saskatchewan
It's a bird ... It's a plane ... No, it's the police!The Saskatchewan RCMP is taking to the skies by adding aerial drones to every detachment in the province.The RCMP said the drones - which officers ...
Aug 25, 2023

Montreal English junior colleges bracing for new Quebec language law requirements
Montreal English-language junior colleges are bracing for the year ahead as parts of Quebec's language law reform take effect. The law, known as Bill 96, limits English junior college enrolment and ma...
Aug 25, 2023

Chief of small Okanagan, B.C., brigade says 13 firefighters lost own homes to blaze
KELOWNA, B.C. - The chief of a small rural fire department in B.C.'s Okanagan region says 13 members of his own crew have lost their homes while fighting wildfires this season. Wilson's Landing Fire C...
Aug 25, 2023

Alberta, N.W.T. premiers to tour reception centre for wildfire evacuees in Calgary
CALGARY - The premiers of Alberta and the Northwest Territories are scheduled to tour a Calgary reception centre for wildfire evacuees this afternoon. Tens of thousands have been forced from the terri...
Aug 25, 2023

China wants more Canada flights after COVID-19 turbulence, despite tour-group ban
OTTAWA - Beijing and Ottawa are in talks over how to increase flights between China and Canada, following an American deal in June. Transport Canada says the weekly number of flights between the two c...
Aug 25, 2023

First Nations 'shutting down' B.C.'s Joffre Lakes Park for more than a month
Two First Nations say they're "shutting down" public access to B.C.'s Joffre Lakes Park for more than a month to allow for harvest celebrations. The Lil'wat and N'Quatqua First Nations say they're ass...
Aug 25, 2023

Local school divisions react to recent pronoun policy changes
There has been no shortage of reaction across the province, following the latest provincial policy changes requiring parental or guardian consent for students under the age of 16 to be able to change ...
Aug 25, 2023

Inquest finds Marlene Bear died of acute alcohol intoxication
A woman who was found deceased in the Sandy Bay RCMP detachment in 2021 died of acute alcohol intoxication, a coroner's jury has found. The inquest into the death of Marlene Marie Bear started this pa...
Aug 25, 2023

Gilgeous-Alexander has 27 points, Canada routs No. 5 France 95-65 at FIBA World Cup
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 27 points and Canada rode a big third quarter to upset No. 5 France 95-65 at the FIBA Basketball World Cup. Canada took a three-point lead into halftim...
Aug 25, 2023

Canadian women taking up golf, challenging corporate stereotypes
TORONTO - Gina Izumi was in her first corporate job out of university and told a male colleague her boyfriend enjoyed hitting the links. If Izumi stayed with him, her colleague said jokingly, Izumi wo...
Aug 25, 2023