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Global tech outage reaches Atlantic Canada, affects Newfoundland health-care services
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A global technology disruption spread to parts of Atlantic Canada Friday morning, affecting the government of Newfoundland and Labrador's online services and health-care information...
Jul 19, 2024 (Canadian Press)
Sask. reports $182 million operating surplus at end of fiscal year
Despite two previous updates in the red, Saskatchewan ended the 2023-24 fiscal year with an operating surplus of $182 million. The Ministry of Finance released the Public Accounts Volume 1 on Thursday...
Jun 27, 2024 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer says higher than expected corporate income taxes helped move the province's books from red to black in 2023-24. June 27, 2024 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Issues finding a lawyer leads to Saskatoon sex assault case being stayed
A man is being released and an alleged victim may not get justice after a sexual assault case was stayed in Saskatoon because of unreasonable delays. The accused, referred to only as D.G. in the court...
Jun 26, 2024 Sexual assault charges against a Saskatoon man were stayed after problems with court-appointed counsel caused an ‘unreasonable delay’ in his case. (CKOM file photo)
NDP's Jagmeet Singh says report shows 'a number of MPs' have helped foreign states
OTTAWA - NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says a recent spy watchdog report shows a number of MPs have knowingly provided help to foreign governments. Singh says he is "more alarmed today" after reading an un...
Jun 13, 2024
Charges laid in 2019 La Ronge murder
More than four years later, murder and attempted murder charges have been laid on a man who was 14 years old at the time of the killing. In 2019, 26-year-old Jeremy Bird was shot and killed on the Lac...
Jun 03, 2024 RCMP say a man, who was 14 years old at the time, has been arrested in a 2019 murder. (paNOW file photo)
Liberal MP calls out PBO for error in carbon price analysis, asks for correction
OTTAWA - The parliamentary secretary for Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is criticizing the parliamentary budget officer for not issuing a more-public correction to its carbon price analysis after ...
May 28, 2024
Hackers release corporate data stolen from London Drugs, company says
RICHMOND, B.C. - Retailer London Drugs says cybercriminals who stole files from its corporate head office last month have released some of the data after it refused to pay a ransom. The Richmond, B.C....
May 23, 2024
Sask. NDP looking for answers on Harrison allegations
A week after allegations were unveiled against the provincial government and its house leader in the legislature, the Opposition NDP is putting out more feelers asking for answers. Last week, Speaker ...
May 23, 2024
Saskatoon sexual assault case stayed due to six-year delay
A sexual assault case in Saskatoon has been stayed after a delay of almost six years led to a Charter issue. Back in April of 2018, a complaint was made to Saskatoon police about a sexual assault alle...
May 23, 2024 A sexual assault case has been stayed after a judge found delays violated the Charter right of the accused to be tried within a reasonable time frame. (650 CKOM file photo)
NDP slam Liberals for slow reunification programs for relatives stuck in Gaza, Sudan
OTTAWA - The NDP has accused the government of bungling measures introduced months ago that were meant to bring relatives of Canadians from conflict zones in Sudan and the Gaza Strip to safety. "Not o...
May 22, 2024
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