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Settlement reached on residential school 'day scholars' class-action lawsuit
OTTAWA - A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit against the federal government involving hundreds of First Nations people left out of residential-school compensation. The lawsuit was ...
Jun 09, 2021
Gov't probe: Protest not broken up because of Trump photo op
WASHINGTON (AP) - An internal investigation has determined that the decision to forcibly clear racial justice protesters from an area in front of the White House last summer was not influenced by then...
Jun 09, 2021
Feds to lift 14-day quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to announce today that fully vaccinated Canadian travellers will no longer need to spend 14 days in quarantine upon arriving home. A federal source familiar with...
Jun 09, 2021
Citing role in 'genocidal policies,' history professors reach out to First Nations
FREDERICTON - History professors at the University of New Brunswick are offering their research skills to Indigenous people looking for information about ancestors or seeking land claims, saying First...
Jun 09, 2021
Psychedelic drugs for treatment of mental illness focus of U of C research chair
CALGARY - The University of Calgary has announced a new positio that will focus on research into the potential use of psychedelic drugs to improve mental health.It's believed to be the first of its ki...
Jun 09, 2021
Scheifele not happy with NHL's decision on four-game suspension
WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele says he remains disappointed in the NHL's decision to suspend him for four games for his crushing blow on Jake Evans of the Montreal Canadiens in the opener of the North Divi...
Jun 09, 2021
Vaccine lottery: Manitobans eligible for cash, scholarships if they get a COVID shot
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is launching a lottery that will award nearly $2 million in cash and scholarships to people who get a COVID-19 vaccine. Premier Brian Pallister says anyone aged 12 a...
Jun 09, 2021
Canada, Alberta sign deal for $1.3B hydrogen plant in Edmonton
EDMONTON - The federal and Alberta governments are signing an agreement that could lead to a plant to produce hydrogen built near Edmonton. The governments say they're working with Air Products Canada...
Jun 09, 2021
COVID, commerce, climate, conflict: PM Trudeau enters G7 summit like no other
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will on Friday begin to meet with counterparts from the world's most powerful democracies at the G7 Leaders' Summit to discuss overcoming COVID-19 and its econom...
Jun 09, 2021
NDP calls on Ottawa to recognize residential schools as genocide
OTTAWA - New Democrats are calling on the federal government to recognize what happened at residential schools as genocide. In a motion to be tabled in the House of Commons tomorrow, NDP MP Leah Gazan...
Jun 09, 2021