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Elementary teachers in Toronto expected to join picket lines next week

Elementary teachers in Toronto expected to join picket lines next week

TORONTO - Hundreds of thousands of Ontario students will have to stay home next week as public elementary teachers in many school boards stage one-day strikes, including a massive walkout in Toronto.
Court rules federal government failed to consult aboriginals on land in Winnipeg

Court rules federal government failed to consult aboriginals on land in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG - Manitoba First Nations are moving closer to setting up an urban reserve in Winnipeg with a judge's ruling that blocks the federal government's planned sale of the property.
Dwindling deer numbers in southeast B.C. worry hunters

Dwindling deer numbers in southeast B.C. worry hunters

Timothy Schafer, Trail Daily Times TRAIL — Unlike Greater Victoria, where concerns are about an abundance of deer, hunters in southeastern B.C. are worried about how few of the animals they’re finding.
Manitoba government will once again change the law to protect cabinet pay

Manitoba government will once again change the law to protect cabinet pay

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government will once again change its balanced budget law to ease the pay cuts cabinet ministers face for running deficits.
Students say they're victims of politics in labour dispute in Ontario schools

Students say they're victims of politics in labour dispute in Ontario schools

TORONTO - Hundreds of students gathered Thursday outside the Ontario legislature to voice their concerns about the ongoing labour strife in the province's schools.
Aboriginal group blames RCMP for death of Manitoba woman in police custody

Aboriginal group blames RCMP for death of Manitoba woman in police custody

WINNIPEG - Relatives of a northern Manitoba woman who died after being picked up for intoxication are blaming the RCMP and nursing station staff for her death.
Despair, hope after probe into abuse allegations at Halifax orphanage wraps up

Despair, hope after probe into abuse allegations at Halifax orphanage wraps up

HALIFAX - A woman who alleges she suffered years of abuse at a Halifax orphanage decades ago expressed both disappointment and hope Thursday after police announced there would be no criminal charges in the case.
Panel wants Ontario electricity distribution companies to voluntarily merge

Panel wants Ontario electricity distribution companies to voluntarily merge

TORONTO - Ontario's 80 local electricity distribution companies _ many municipally-owed utilities _ should voluntarily merge into a maximum of eight-to-12 regional agencies within two years, an expert panel recommended Thursday.
Tricks and tweets in robocalls case

Tricks and tweets in robocalls case

OTTAWA — The robocalls court challenge took a testy turn Wednesday over the tweets and treatment of one of its star witnesses.
Senior cops accused of misusing special fund

Senior cops accused of misusing special fund

QUEBEC — The Quebec government has announced that it will investigate three top members of the provincial police for possible criminal activity.