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'Grooming': The ubiquitous buzzword in LGBTQ school debate
Proponents of restrictions on how U.S. public schools address sexual orientation and gender identity say their ultimate goal is to allow parents more involvement in their children's education and ensu...
Mar 29, 2022

NDP MPs table private bills to improve accountability of Canadian companies abroad
OTTAWA - Two New Democrats tabled legislation today that would make Canadian companies more accountable for human rights abuses and environmental harms abroad. NDP MP Peter Julian says Bill C-262 woul...
Mar 29, 2022

Hells Angels member among 22 charged in large drug and weapons bust: Manitoba RCMP
WINNIPEG - RCMP in Manitoba say a Hells Angels member is among 22 people arrested after a four-year investigation into a Canada-wide operation that involved trafficking drugs and firearms. Mounties sa...
Mar 29, 2022

Paramedics: At least 5 killed in shooting in central Israel
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israeli paramedics say at least five people were killed Tuesday in a shooting in the central city of Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv. The circumstance of the incident were not imme...
Mar 29, 2022

Parkland Ambulance, fire department encourage caution as rivers and lakes thaw
A long string of days where the temperatures rose above zero last week got rid of quite a bit of snow. While it may not be apparent at a glance, they would've done some work melting ice on large bodie...
Mar 29, 2022

New owners of Melfort restaurant excited to re-open
Local foodies can celebrate soon as a popular restaurant will open its doors again in Melfort.The Boston Pizza in the Stonegate Shopping Centre closed in January. The previous owner told Avatex, the c...
Mar 29, 2022

Battlefords, rural RCMP disrupt gun traffickers
Police made another arrest stemming from a drugs and weapons bust earlier this month in Battlefords.The RCMP's General Investigation Section (GIS) have charged 32-year-old Adam Morin of Glaslyn with m...
Mar 29, 2022

More RCMP sent to bolster international court war crimes investigation of Russia
OTTAWA - Canada is sending additional RCMP officers to assist the International Criminal Court investigation into possible war crimes by Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. Public Safety Minister Marco...
Mar 29, 2022

Oil and gas sector needs to cut emissions by 40% in new reduction plan
The federal government's new emissions reduction plan is calling for a huge reduction in Canada's oil and gas industry.The plan, tabled in the House of Commons on Tuesday by Environment Minister Steve...
Mar 29, 2022

TSB Canada to release final report into train derailment in B.C. that left three dead
CALGARY - An investigation report into a fatal train derailment near the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta is to be released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada on Thursday. The d...
Mar 29, 2022