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Body meant to root out systemic housing inequities delayed by pandemic
OTTAWA - A key body the Liberals vowed to create to help resolve systemic inequities in Canada's housing system remains unstaffed, with delays in appointments chalked up to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...
Jun 15, 2020
Filipina journalist critical of Duterte convicted of libel
MANILA, Philippines - An award-winning journalist critical of the Philippine president was convicted of libel and sentenced to jail Monday in a decision called a major blow to press freedom in an Asia...
Jun 14, 2020
Homicide team probes suspicious fire where three bodies found in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. - Homicide investigators say three bodies have been found in the wreckage of a burned out home in Langley, B.C. Fire crews were called to the scene late Saturday afternoon and found the ...
Jun 14, 2020
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
50 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta on Sunday
The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta rose by 19 on Sunday.Alberta Health is reporting 50 new confirmed cases, and 31 new recoveries.Edmonton Zone (9) and North Zone (9) are where the larg...
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
Most electrified storm in years: Environment Canada
A large chunk of Alberta, particularly in the south and central regions, were throttled by severe thunderstorms on Saturday.It began around the supper hour with images on social media showing Calgary ...
Jun 14, 2020