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At least one in three northern women sexually harassed, says StatCan survey
A survey from Statistics Canada says that more than one-third of women in the northern territories have been subjected to unwanted sexual behaviour in a public place. Almost as many have had the same ...
Aug 26, 2020

Panel overseeing prison segregation says they were blocked from doing their work
OTTAWA - An independent panel tasked with overseeing segregation of inmates in federal prisons says the Correctional Service of Canada blocked it from doing its job. In a report, chair Antho...
Aug 26, 2020

Vice-president to take the stage on Day 3 of Republican National Convention
WASHINGTON - It's Vice-President Mike Pence's turn to take the stage at the Republican National Convention, where Donald Trump's allies, friends and family members have spent the week putting a p...
Aug 26, 2020

Toronto cop found guilty of assaulting Dafonte Miller challenges conviction
Lawyers for a Toronto police officer who was found guilty of assault in the beating of a young Black man are asking the court to throw out the conviction. Michael Lacy, who represents Const. Michael T...
Aug 26, 2020

Raptors coach says Toronto, Boston players have discussed boycott, other ideas
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse says the idea of a boycott "is on the table" after players from his team and the Boston Celtics met Tuesday night in advance of thei...
Aug 26, 2020

Feds to give provinces $2B to bolster safe reopening of schools this fall
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau will visit a school in Toronto today to announce $2 billion in additional funding to help provinces and territories ensure that kids can safely return to class this f...
Aug 26, 2020
All back-to-school plans to be released Wednesday
Parents are to know Wednesday all of the details of what they can expect when their children return to the classroom on Sept. 8.The provincial government gave a deadline of Aug. 26 for schools to fina...
Aug 26, 2020

SaskTel working to restore landline and data services in Spiritwood
SaskTel cellular services have been restored in rural areas surrounding Spiritwood. Crews worked throughout Tuesday night and all SaskTel services including wireless, landline and data services have b...
Aug 26, 2020

Indigenous women's group says police too quick to label missing girls as runaways
The president of an Indigenous women's group says Amber Alert policies across Canada should be reviewed in light of a recent case involving a missing teenager from Cape Breton. RCMP in Nova Scoti...
Aug 26, 2020

Ottawa must act first to secure release of detained Canadians: China
OTTAWA - Beijing is pushing back against Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne's most recent call for the release of two Canadians detained in China, saying it is up to Canada...
Aug 26, 2020