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'Vast majority' of officers committed to bias-free policing: Alberta police chief

LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, CANADA — The chief of the Lethbridge Police Service in southern Alberta says it will co-operate fully with an investigation into officers who allegedly made unauthorized checks on a provincial cabinet minister.

Mar 10, 2021 1:10 PM Read more >

All adults in Yellowknife can join others in N.W.T. in getting COVID-19 vaccine

YELLOWKNIFE — All adults in Yellowknife can now book an appointment to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. Yellowknife is the last community in the Northwest Territories to make vaccinations available to eligible adults. N.W.T.

Mar 10, 2021 12:24 PM Read more >

Advocates want governments to better support youth leaving foster care amid pandemic

Advocates for youth in government care are calling on the provinces and territories to continue supporting those who are aging out of the child welfare system and trying to make it on their own during the pandemic.

Mar 10, 2021 11:22 AM Read more >

Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate target on hold despite more upbeat forecast

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate on hold Wednesday even as it said it now expects the economy will grow over the first three months of this year, an about-face from its previous forecast just weeks ago that 2021 would begin with

Mar 10, 2021 11:06 AM Read more >

COVID-19 lockdowns violate federal inmate rights, suit alleges

TORONTO — Federal prison authorities have repeatedly violated the rights of inmates with efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, a civil lawsuit alleges.

Mar 10, 2021 9:37 AM Read more >

Complaint over Alberta judge's comments about medical expert's accent moving ahead

CALGARY — A complaint over comments an Alberta judge made about a Nigerian-born medical examiner's accent is now before a member of the Canadian Judicial Council's conduct committee. Dr.

Mar 10, 2021 9:36 AM Read more >

Jody Wilson-Raybould set to publish memoir of time in cabinet and SNC-Lavalin affair

OTTAWA — Former Liberal cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is set to publish a political memoir that's promising to shed new light on her final controversial days in the Trudeau government.

Mar 10, 2021 9:06 AM Read more >

COVID-19-related spending set to drop sharply over coming year: PBO report

OTTAWA — Parliament's budget watchdog says the portion of federal spending related to COVID-19 is set to drop by 86 per cent in the coming fiscal year compared to 2020-21, as Canada transitions away from emergency pandemic measures.

Mar 10, 2021 7:58 AM Read more >

Inquiry into Nova Scotia mass shooting accepting applications from participants

HALIFAX — The independent public inquiry into the mass shooting in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives last spring is now accepting applications from potential participants.

Mar 10, 2021 6:52 AM Read more >

Interest rate announcement and a moose's 'Garden of Eden': In The News for March 10

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 10 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

Mar 10, 2021 1:15 AM Read more >