Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and cele...
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Fake police arrest and force woman to deposit cash in latest Canada Revenue scam
Vancouver police say there's a new twist on a Canada Revenue Agency scam they've been warning the public about and the swindle involves being arrested. Police say a 58-year-old woman received a phone ...
Jun 22, 2018 The Vancouver Police Department says a 58-year-old woman was taken from her home Wednesday by two men posing as RCMP officers. (Vancouver Police Department/Facebook)
Liberals set hiring, procurement rules for federally-funded projects
Jordan Press OTTAWA - Cities, provinces and territories building new roads, bridges, water and transit systems funded with federal dollars will have to let Indigenous Peoples, veterans and recent immi...
Jun 22, 2018
Harris leads Redblacks past Roughriders 40-17; Collaros leaves game early
By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press OTTAWA - Quarterback Trevor Harris had a solid outing, throwing two touchdowns over 345 yards to lead as Ottawa Redblacks opened their regular season with a 40-17 w...
Jun 21, 2018
Seniors in Saskatchewan care home served beef roast seasoned with hand cleaner
CARROT RIVER, Sask. - The Saskatchewan Health Authority is apologizing to residents of a long-term care home who were knowingly served a beef roast that had been seasoned with hand cleaner. Some 35 se...
Jun 21, 2018
Reduce taxes, fees to help grow Canada's airline industry, lower prices: study
By Giuseppe Valiante, The Canadian Press MONTREAL - A new study suggests federal and provincial governments can help ease some of the frustrations of travellers and grow the country's air transport se...
Jun 21, 2018
Saskatchewan MP 'hopeful' bill marking Indigenous Peoples Day a holiday passes
OTTAWA - A Saskatchewan MP isn't giving up in her bid to make National Indigenous Peoples Day a statutory holiday. A private member's bill introduced by NDP MP Georgina Jolibois was stuck at second re...
Jun 21, 2018
What makes a beer a beer? Feds brew changes to national beer standards
By Jordan Press, The Canadian Press OTTAWA - Your beer is about to undergo a government makeover. Federal officials are proposing changes to national beer standards that would widen the number of ingr...
Jun 21, 2018
Former police chief calls for mass casualty plan in Saskatchewan after Broncos crash
REGINA - A retired police chief wants the coroner's office in Saskatchewan to develop a plan for responding to mass casualties. Former Saskatoon police chief Clive Weighill says the office was tasked ...
Jun 20, 2018
Unfair beer markup: Judge orders Alberta to pay out-of-province breweries $2M
CALGARY - A judge has ruled the Alberta government's markup policy on craft beer is unconstitutional. Court of Queen's Bench Justice Gillian Marriott has awarded Toronto-based Steam Whistle Brewing an...
Jun 20, 2018
Feds will make marijuana legal in Canada on Oct. 17, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Canadians will be able to legally purchase and consume recreational marijuana as of Oct. 17 - one month later than expected. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the date Wednesday during ...
Jun 20, 2018
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