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Dress code at B.C. legislature, women make short-sleeve fashion statement
VICTORIA - A dress code debate at British Columbia's legislature has prompted some women to roll up their sleeves in protest. Acting sergeant-at-arms Randy Ennis says members of his office's ...
Mar 28, 2019
Pair of jailed former police officers launch appeals
Two of three former Calgary police officers found guilty of misusing department computers and harassing a woman involved in a custody battle have launched appeals.Bryan Morton and Bradford McNish are ...
Mar 28, 2019
3 Saudi women's rights activists temporarily released
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Three Saudi women were granted temporary release from prison on Thursday, nearly a year after they and other women's rights activists were detained by security forces who...
Mar 28, 2019
Sherwood Park officer charged with assault
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - A pair of assault charges have been laid against an Edmonton-area RCMP officer.Mounties say the charges relate to off-duty incidents that allegedly happened between March 2015 a...
Mar 28, 2019
Liberal premier calls Prince Edward Island election for April 23
CHARLOTTETOWN - P.E.I. Premier Wade MacLauchlan called an early election Tuesday night, announcing an April 23 vote that polls suggest could produce Canada's first Green Party government. "This is Pri...
Mar 28, 2019
Mass lobbying effort launched to convince Goodale to remove mention of Sikh terrorism
OTTAWA - A Canadian group advocating for an independent Sikh state in India says the federal government has put all Sikh Canadians in jeopardy by listing Sikh extremism as one of five major terrorist ...
Mar 28, 2019
Independent probe sought in heavy-handed intervention by Montreal subway inspectors
MONTREAL - A Montreal man who was beaten by transit inspectors in a ticketing attempt captured on a bystander video this month broke his silence Tuesday, criticizing what he said was an excessive use ...
Mar 28, 2019
Boosted by arrival of Alejandro Pozuelo, Toronto FC looks for third straight win
TORONTO - A win over visiting New York City FC on Friday and Toronto FC can accomplish something it failed to do all of last season - win three league games in a row. Toronto (2-0-0) won back-to-...
Mar 28, 2019
Former Afghanistan hostage Boyle made frantic 911 call about wife, court hears
OTTAWA - Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle made a frantic, late-night 911 call in December 2017 to say his wife Caitlan Coleman had run screaming from their Ottawa apartment, threatening to kill...
Mar 28, 2019
Energy Futures Roadshow coming to Grande Prairie
Peace Country residents can get a look into the future of energy next week during a two-day workshop being held in Grande Prairie.The session is known as the Energy Futures Roadshow, put on by The Ene...
Mar 28, 2019