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Powell River mayor: Show care and support by wearing orange

Powell River mayor: Show care and support by wearing orange

Ron Woznow delivers National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Day message
Quebec seeks to join class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors

Quebec seeks to join class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors

QUEBEC — The Quebec government intends to table a bill in the coming days to enable it to join a class action lawsuit brought by British Columbia against more than 40 pharmaceutical companies accused of downplaying the harmful effects of opioids.

Manitoba politicians mark Orange Shirt Day, PC leader maintains low media profile

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's two major political party leaders marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in very different ways Saturday.
Indigenous police officer hopes to inspire with trilingual 'O Canada' at Jays game

Indigenous police officer hopes to inspire with trilingual 'O Canada' at Jays game

TORONTO — Sgt. Chantal Larocque hopes that singing "O Canada" in English, French and Algonquin at Rogers Centre before a Toronto Blue Jays game will open everyone's eyes to the possibilities of creating a more inclusive game experience.
'I value vulnerability': JP Saxe contemplates lost love in second studio album

'I value vulnerability': JP Saxe contemplates lost love in second studio album

TORONTO — You may assume Toronto singer-songwriter JP Saxe is as intensely acquainted with his innermost emotions as anyone could be. He insists you would be wrong.
Ontario city home to Nazi soldier that visited Parliament shares mixed emotions

Ontario city home to Nazi soldier that visited Parliament shares mixed emotions

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Allan Hirsh sits on a lawn chair on a cool fall evening in North Bay, Ont., pondering the mixed emotions he's been feeling since his community made international headlines.
qathet commemorates National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

qathet commemorates National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Regional district releases statement in recognition of Orange Shirt Day
Toronto Blue Jays ready to celebrate return to post-season

Toronto Blue Jays ready to celebrate return to post-season

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays will have their champagne on ice tonight. A win over the Tampa Bay Rays this afternoon will clinch a post-season berth for Toronto for a second straight year.
Mandatory security awareness training among changes since arrest of employee: RCMP

Mandatory security awareness training among changes since arrest of employee: RCMP

OTTAWA — The RCMP says it has introduced mandatory security awareness training for employees, one of several changes prompted by the 2019 arrest of a senior civilian member for allegedly leaking classified information.
Federal Court ruling sets back health workers seeking psilocybin mushroom access

Federal Court ruling sets back health workers seeking psilocybin mushroom access

VANCOUVER — Megan McLaren thought her future career was in law enforcement, but her path radically shifted thanks in part to psychedelic drug therapy, she says.