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Despite Bill 21 ruling, Quebec English school boards must await appeal before hiring
MONTREAL - The English Montreal School Board says it can't yet begin hiring teachers who wear religious symbols despite its court victory Tuesday in a challenge of the province's secularism law. A spo...
Apr 21, 2021
Former Trudeau adviser to testify before committee on Vance allegations: chairwoman
OTTAWA - The chairwoman of a parliamentary committee examining allegations of sexual misconduct involving former defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's former adviser h...
Apr 21, 2021
Trudeau appoints Ralph Goodale as Canada's new commissioner in the U.K.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed former Liberal cabinet minister Ralph Goodale as high commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom. Goodale will advise Trudeau on how the two cou...
Apr 21, 2021
Bank of Canada keeps rate on hold, sees brighter economic outlook
OTTAWA, ON - The Bank of Canada is keeping its key interest rate target on hold as it raises its outlook for economic growth this year.The key rate remains at 0.25 per cent where it has held steady fo...
Apr 21, 2021
Preliminary hearing scheduled for man charged in Ponoka homicide
A two-day preliminary hearing will take place this fall for a Ponoka man charged in a homicide last year.Ryan Jake Applegarth, 28, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Chan...
Apr 21, 2021
Bombing in hotel parking lot kills at least 4 in SW Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan - A powerful bomb exploded in the parking area of a luxury hotel in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding at least nine oth...
Apr 21, 2021
Vancouver star Ludi Lin says 'Mortal Kombat' is an 'apt metaphor' for world divisions
TORONTO - "Mortal Kombat" may be based on a hit video-game franchise, but Vancouver-raised star Ludi Lin says it serves as an "apt metaphor" for divisions in the world. The action film about an ancien...
Apr 21, 2021
Brazeau County receives grant funding for Mountain Pine Beetle program
Brazeau County has received grant funding to use for a Mountain Pine Beetle program.After a grant application and approval, the county is receiving $61,795, and the funds will be used for communicatio...
Apr 21, 2021
Trial set for woman charged in Red Deer anti-racism rally incident
A trial date has been set for a Calgary woman charged following an altercation at an anti-racism event in Red Deer last summer.Taylor Michelle McNallie, 30, will go to trial on Nov. 3, 2021, after a n...
Apr 21, 2021
Rocky town council wants better coal consultation with province
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. - A town council in Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon's backyard wants broader consultation over the government's plans for open-pit coal mining in the Rocky Mountai...
Apr 21, 2021