Some MPs alarmed by plan to allow cabinet to exempt entities from certain laws
OTTAWA - Some members of Parliament are slamming the Liberal government's plan to give new powers to cabinet to temporarily exempt individuals or corporations from some federal laws. The exemptions are being referred to as "regulatory sandboxes" and ar...
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Fact File: No evidence of trans shooter 'epidemic' in Canada, U.S.
Social media posts claiming a "pattern" or "epidemic" of transgender mass shooters spread online after a fatal shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., this week. Transgender people do not disproportionately commit mass shootings, and in fact represent one per...
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Pilot Butte man wins $1.3 million Vault Breaker jackpot prize in Regina
A man who stopped to grab coffee at a Regina pizza joint decided to "drop a few bucks" in one of the VLTs and ended up winning more than a million dollars on February 5.
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No outreach from N.S. minister of addictions, mental health to First Nation in crisis
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's minister for addictions and mental health says he has not reached out to the First Nation community that announced this week it would declare a state of emergency over a crisis of illicit drugs and addiction. Brian Comer told re...
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Biggar hunter who shot world record holding Hanson Buck remembered after death
Milo Hanson has held the world record for hunting the largest typical whitetail deer since 1993. He died earlier this week at age 80.
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Saskatoon police investigate three robberies involving bear spray on Wednesday night
Police said the three incidents took place between 9 p.m. and midnight on the 3000 block of Preston Avenue South, the 1800 block of McOrmond Drive and the 10 block of Assiniboine Drive.
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Feds say $20M loss at emergency stockpile was caused by open freezer door
OTTAWA - Federal public health officials say a freezer door was left open at the national emergency stockpile in December 2024, causing the loss of $20 million worth of medication. Officials from the Public Health Agency of Canada were called before th...
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'Leaving us stranded': Warman mom worried after Hope's Home announces closure
A Warman daycare that caters to children with complex medical needs is closing its doors in June, and Janine Chevrier says she's heartbroken and worried about what will come next.
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'You're making this up,' Miller tells Tory MP over media producers group comments
OTTAWA - Culture Minister Marc Miller has accused a Conservative MP of misleading a Parliamentary committee over a comment made by the head of an independent producers' group. During a Heritage committee hearing today, MP Rachael Thomas mentioned the h...
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Diab says C-12 could ease some refugee claims, critics call it a two-tier system
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab says changes to the refugee status claim process proposed in Bill C-12 are "better for the applicants" even as multiple organizations are heavily critical of the plan. The government's broad border and immigratio...
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