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No parking for wood splitter at centre of case against former B.C. clerk, court hears
VANCOUVER - The former facilities manager at the British Columbia legislature told a trial Wednesday that a wood splitter was being stored at the clerk's home while a parking spot was sorted out for i...
Feb 02, 2022

Manitoba RCMP in Toronto to track path migrant family took before dying at border
WINNIPEG - Investigators with Manitoba RCMP are in Toronto tracking tips and information related to an Indian migrant family who froze to death last month near the Canada-U. S. border. RCMP say they a...
Feb 02, 2022

Quebec bill would require some conjugal violence offenders to wear tracking bracelets
Quebec Public Security Minister Genevive Guilbault has introduced a bill that would require some domestic violence offenders to wear electronic tracking bracelets. Guilbault told reporters Wednesday t...
Feb 02, 2022

Three coaches at Montreal high school arrested following sexual assault investigation
Montreal police say three men who coached sports at a high school in the city's St-Laurent borough have been arrested in connection with a sex crimes investigation involving minors. Two men aged 43 an...
Feb 02, 2022

'He just kept swinging': police investigate assault at Prince Albert retail store
Prince Albert police are investigating an incident involving a woman being assaulted by a stranger, who allegedly took offence to her not following what he believed were the proper COVID-19 protocols....
Feb 02, 2022

Local volleyball standout, Revet, commits to Briercrest College
North Battleford local and John Paul II Collegiate senior, Marc Revet has announced his commitment to Briercrest College for the fall of 2022. Joining a winning volleyball program, located just under ...
Feb 02, 2022

Images from Quebec high school homework assignment called out as racist
MONTREAL - A homework assignment distributed to high school students on Montreal's south shore is being called racist because it asks them to describe two "gangsters" who resemble racialized people. G...
Feb 02, 2022

Riders’ O’Day addresses where team sits as free agency approaches
There could be some significant changes to the Saskatchewan Roughriders' roster after CFL free agency starts Tuesday.For starters, it doesn't look like Ed Gainey - who spent the past five seasons with...
Feb 02, 2022

Erin O'Toole is out as Conservative leader -- a look at some potential replacements
OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole has been voted out as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. A look at some potential contenders to replace him: Pierre Poilievre - The Ottawa-area MP and finance critic is ...
Feb 02, 2022

Online streaming act covers streaming giants, promotes Canadian content
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is reviving proposed legislation that would subject streaming companies, such as Netflix, to the same rules as traditional broadcasters. The Online Streaming Act introd...
Feb 02, 2022