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Nunavut budget adds spending on income assistance linked to training
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The government of Nunavut plans to spend more to top up family earnings while encouraging recipients to upgrade their skills and abilities. The territory’s income assistance p...
May 28, 2018
Extend supports to youth leaving care, says B.C. coroner's review of 200 deaths
VICTORIA - Young people who aged out of government care in British Columbia died at a rate five times higher than the general youth population, a review of 200 deaths over a six-year period has conclu...
May 28, 2018
Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin starts in left field against Boston Red Sox
BOSTON - Russell Martin ventured into new territory Monday for the Blue Jays. The 35-year-old catcher from Chelsea, Que., was pencilled in to start in left field against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway P...
May 28, 2018
Canadian Transportation Agency wants public input on air passenger rights
OTTAWA - The Canadian Transportation Agency is asking Canadians to help it develop regulations about the rights of air passengers, including how best to deal with tarmac delays, bumped seats and lost ...
May 28, 2018
Foreign affairs minister heads to Washington as NAFTA hangs in balance
OTTAWA - Pessimism is hovering as Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland embarks on a two-day visit to Washington starting Tuesday, with talks to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement ...
May 28, 2018
Missing, murdered Indigenous women inquiry hears about justice problems in North
CALGARY - Vast geographic distances and high staff turnover have made it more difficult for justice officials to help Indigenous women and girls in the North, a national inquiry was told Monday. A wee...
May 28, 2018
Two arrested in stolen vehicle near Wildwood, one still wanted
Two people have been taken into custody and a third person is wanted on several charges following the spotting of a stolen vehicle by the Western Alberta District Crime Reduction Team earlier this mon...
May 28, 2018
Jail guards to stand trial for alleged role in death of Ontario inmate
TORONTO - Two guards at a London, Ont., jail will have to stand trial for their alleged role in an inmate’s death, Ontario’s top court ruled Monday, reversing an earlier decision to stay c...
May 28, 2018
Hockey, curling make Las Vegas more than a gambling mecca for Canadians
LAS VEGAS - A warm getaway destination that offers live winter sports, Las Vegas now fits that bill for Western Canadians. Sin City’s desert climate combined with a new NHL team currently in the...
May 28, 2018
Man who lost family members in Holocaust opposes Nazi artifact sales
HALIFAX - A Halifax man who lost family members in the Holocaust says he’s hoping a local antique shop will voluntarily stop selling Nazi artifacts - while a national Jewish group has called for...
May 28, 2018