Sarah Mills: Volunteers are the glue that hold our kids' sports together
From the grandpa who rakes the diamond to the parent coach in soccer and the mom cutting flags around little waists, Sar...
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University unions, students and faculty summon Ottawa for more education funding
MONTREAL - Ottawa needs to address the funding and access problems regarding post-secondary education that have been aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a coalition of university faculty...
Feb 16, 2021
Poll finds most Canadians blame federal government for vaccine delays
OTTAWA - The vast majority of Canadians blame Ottawa rather than provincial governments for delays in COVID-19 vaccine delivery, a new poll suggests. Sixty-nine per cent of respondents believe Canada ...
Feb 16, 2021
Prominent Canadians rally to save Radio Canada International one more time
OTTAWA - A group of prominent Canadians is calling on the CBC to rethink its decision to significantly cut staff and rebrand the globally focused Radio Canada International to focus on domestic news. ...
Feb 16, 2021
'Hollow promises': Top coal scientist warns Albertans of contamination from mining
EDMONTON - One of North America's top experts on pollution from coal mines is warning Albertans about the dangers of expanding the industry in the province's Rocky Mountains. "Expansion of coal-mining...
Feb 16, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 1,704 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,272,470 dose...
Feb 16, 2021
Spain: Protests erupt after rapper's insults lead to prison
LLEIDA, Spain - Violent street protests erupted in some Spanish cities on Tuesday night following the arrest of a rap artist who barricaded himself at a university with dozens of supporters to avoid p...
Feb 16, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday Feb. 15, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 1,704 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,272,470 d...
Feb 15, 2021
Official languages watchdog receives complaint about English-only report on Payette
OTTAWA - The scathing report that led to Julie Payette's resignation as governor general was published only in English and that has prompted a complaint to Canada's official languages commissioner. Co...
Feb 15, 2021
Wisconsin GOP senator downplays attack on U.S. Capitol
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin's Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson downplayed the storming of the U.S. Capitol last month, saying on conservative talk radio Monday that it "didn't seem like an armed insurre...
Feb 15, 2021
Comedian Mike Ward's case before Supreme Court tests limits of artistic freedom
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada heard an appeal Monday from comedian Mike Ward, who was found by a lower court to have discriminated against a disabled singer in one of his routines. Ward's lawye...
Feb 15, 2021
OPINION
Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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8:30 - As central Saskatchewan is dealing with flooding, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is working closely with m...