Leaders in a remote Saskatchewan community are calling out for help. They say residents in Pelican Narrows are living in fear daily because of drug-fuelled violence, stabbings, shootings and suicide, which are the result of historical injustice and geographic isolation. Pelican Narrows' health clinic is not providing non-urgent care because …
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PWHL player Emma Greco, from Burlington, Ont., says TV has made the difference for women’s hockey
Emma Greco played for two other pro leagues before the Professional Women's Hockey League, but says she’s never seen the kind of interest the women’s game is experiencing now – and credits it largely to television. Greco is a defender for Minnesota after playing for the Burlington Barracudas, Toronto Furies …
Read More »Ontario woman’s lost wallet returned to her daughter — 40 years after it went missing
Vanessa Austin of Fergus, Ont., says she was shocked when a man returned a wallet to her that belonged to her mother and had been lost in Toronto 40 years ago. 'It's like a time capsule. It's so well preserved,' Vanessa Austin says of mother's wallet Vanessa Austin says she …
Read More »Growing number of Conservative voters think Canada gives ‘too much support’ to Ukraine, poll suggests
As the grim two-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches, a new poll suggests Canadians’ engagement with the conflict is waning and support for Ukraine is weakening — especially among Conservatives. Angus Reid Institute poll also suggests Canadians overall are losing interest in the conflict As the grim …
Read More »Trudeau invited veteran of Nazi unit to attend Zelenskyy rally in Toronto
Yaroslav Hunka, the man at the centre of the controversy surrounding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's September address to Parliament, was also invited by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to attend a Toronto rally honouring Zelenskyy during his visit to Canada. Prime Minister’s Office says Yaroslav Hunka was invited on recommendation of …
Read More »B.C. cabinet minister steps down over comments on Middle East
British Columbia Post-Secondary Education Minister Selina Robinson is stepping down amid an outcry over her remarks that modern Israel was founded on "a crappy piece of land." Premier David Eby says Robinson has significant work to do to address the harm she's caused B.C. cabinet minister steps down over comments …
Read More »Nova Scotia digging out after historic snowfall
People in Nova Scotia are digging out after a historic multi-day snowfall slammed the province, with many schools across the province closed Monday and Cape Breton Regional Municipality under a local state of emergency. More than 80 centimetres of snow has fallen at Sydney Airport N.S. digging out after major …
Read More »Romance scammer reveals how he tricks women after failing to fool Go Public reporter
He claimed to be an American oil drilling engineer working in Scotland. In reality, he is a romance scammer in Nigeria, who says he’s bilked women out of thousands of dollars. In a forthright interview, he reveals some tricks of the trade and apologizes for harming women — citing financial …
Read More »Parliament spent nearly $600,000 on luxury hotel rooms it never used
Parliament spent nearly $600,000 on luxury hotel rooms it didn't use when nearly half of the delegates at a conference of European parliamentarians it hosted either didn't show up or chose less expensive hotels. Conservative whip calls it a 'disastrous waste of money' Parliament spent nearly $600,000 on luxury hotel …
Read More »Key legal questions as 5 ex-Canadian world junior hockey players in sex assault case set for 1st court hearing
With five former members of Canada's 2018 World Junior hockey team set for their first court hearing today, lawyers not involved in the case weigh in on how the proceedings in London, Ont., and the trial to come could play out. Four NHL players, now on leave from their teams, …
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