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Prison watchdog decries ‘Indigenization’ of Canada’s correctional system
OTTAWA - The proportion of Indigenous people in federal custody has hit a record high of more than 30 per cent due to disturbing and entrenched imbalances, Canada's prison ombudsman warned Tuesday. Th...
Jan 21, 2020 Ivan Zinger, Correctional Investigator of Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Ottawa launching ‘Buy Canadian’ campaign focusing on food and agriculture
A "Buy Canadian" advertising campaign focusing on local food and the national agricultural system will be rolling out in the coming months, the federal government said Tuesday. Agriculture and Agri-Fo...
Jan 21, 2020 (The Canadian Press file photo)
Canada brings home first plane-crash victim, pushes Iran to respect families
OTTAWA - The first body of a Canadian who died in the Tehran plane crash has come home, the country's foreign minister said Tuesday, as the government pushed Iran to respect the wishes of family membe...
Jan 21, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Sudoma
Sask. Chamber of Commerce creates new Indigenous charter
The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce rolled out a new charter Tuesday to push businesses in the province to be more inclusive of hiring, training and keeping Indigenous people on staff. It's called th...
Jan 21, 2020 Symbolic oars used to signify businesses signing on to the newly created Saskatchewan Indigenous Engagement Charter. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Canada to start ratifying new NAFTA next week following U.S. approval: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Canada will move swiftly next week to formally approve North America's new, long-delayed free trade pact, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday. The government will introduce a motion to...
Jan 21, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Sudoma
Lineups outside grocery stores in St. John’s as state of emergency hits Day 5
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Residents of St. John's, N.L., were lining up for food today as supermarkets opened for the first time since last week's massive blizzard to allow people to restock supplies. The li...
Jan 21, 2020 Customers line up at a Sobeys grocery store in St. John's on Jan. 21, 2020. The state of emergency ordered by the City of St. John's continues, leaving most businesses closed and vehicles off the roads in the aftermath of the major winter storm that hit the Newfoundland and Labrador capital. The city has allowed grocery and convenience stores to open for limited hours to let residents restock their food supply. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Survivor stories spotlight Auschwitz liberation anniversary
JERUSALEM (AP) - Shortly before they were rounded up by Nazi troops in Belgium and deported to Auschwitz in 1942, the parents of three-year-old Maurice Gluck placed their only child in the care of a l...
Jan 21, 2020 Holocaust survivor Maurice Gluck poses for a photo in his home in Ya'ad, northern Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
New federal climate think tank looking for a road map to zero emissions
OTTAWA - A new climate change think tank funded by the federal government says Canadians should expect to face the harsh realities of a changing climate even under the most aggressive global efforts t...
Jan 21, 2020
Meng extradition case back in court for second day on double criminality test
VANCOUVER - The second day of a court hearing gets underway today in Vancouver over a request from the United States to extradite an executive of the Chinese telecom giant Huawei on fraud charges. The...
Jan 21, 2020
After 14 arrests Monday, Unifor picketers erect fence at refinery Tuesday
The labour dispute at the Co-op refinery kicked up another notch Tuesday morning when Unifor members erected a fence barrier at the refinery's Gate 7. The barrier appeared formidable, with three layer...
Jan 21, 2020 Unifor national president Jerry Dias spoke the morning after he was arrested on the refinery picket lines by Regina police on Jan. 21, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: World Cup dreams are made
The score may not have been ideal, but Sarah Mills says the World Cup experience was everything she hoped it would be.
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