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Trans Mountain said pipeline will restart after spill in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Trans Mountain estimates as much as 1,195 barrels of light crude spilled from its pipeline pumping station in Abbotsford, B.C. While an investigation is ongoing, the Crown-owne...
Jun 14, 2020
NHLers ponder playing in arenas without fans: 'We gotta do what we gotta do'
Like many sports fans hungry for something, anything, to watch during a spring of self-isolation and physical distancing, Darnell Nurse tuned into "The Last Dance" with keen intere...
Jun 14, 2020
Auditors target Defence Department for poor oversight of military-spending plan
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence has been called out for assigning less than three people to monitor the rollout of the Liberal government's plan to spend hundreds of billions of dolla...
Jun 14, 2020
Ninety Canadian troops to leave for Ukraine as military looks to resume mission
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is deploying military trainers back to Ukraine as it looks to restart some of the many missions and exercises temporarily suspended or scaled back because ...
Jun 14, 2020
Court tells hospice society that refuses to allow assisted death to stop meeting
DELTA, B.C. - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has cancelled a pivotal meeting on Monday for a hospice society in Delta, B.C., that won't allow medical assistance in dying. One of thre...
Jun 14, 2020
City of Melfort ‘disgusted’ with washroom vandalism, says future of facilities may be in doubt
It was one day after the City of Melfort re-opened its playgrounds to the public when vandalism struck.The washroom at Spruce Haven Park was trashed on the inside and spray painted on the outside duri...
Jun 14, 2020
One new COVID-19 case in Sask. as total moves to 665
The trickle of new COVID-19 cases continues in Saskatchewan with one additional case to add to the total which has now reached 665.The provincial government reported Sunday the new case was from Saska...
Jun 14, 2020
Chief of N.B. First Nation asks community not to speak to media about shooting
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - The chief of a New Brunswick First Nation has asked members of his community to refrain from speaking to the media about a police shooting Friday that claimed the...
Jun 14, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:34 a.m. on June 14, 2020: There are 98,733 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 53,952 confirmed (incl...
Jun 14, 2020
P.A. ambulance crews respond to crash with animal and non-motorized incidents
Parkland Ambulance Paramedics responded to almost 100 incidents between Friday night and Sunday morning, including a crash involving wildlife and people getting hurt while on non-motorized vehicles.Ac...
Jun 14, 2020