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[published_date] National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), an American non-profit that operates in B.C., says it may make changes to its controversial application to use provincial Crown land, after it does more consultation with First Nations.  The organization recently applied to renew and expand its licences to occupy Crown land, saying it wants to stop and camp…

[published_date] RCMP have cancelled a shelter-in-place alert for residents of Inuvik, Fort McPherson and Tsiigehtchic in the Northwest Territories' Beaufort Delta region who had been told to stay inside Saturday due to an active gunman threat. Inuvik Mayor Peter Clarkson said earlier that the alert was issued following reports a woman was shot at the airport around 1 p.m.…

[published_date] A large crowd of close to 2,000 people marched through downtown Toronto Saturday afternoon as part of Canada-wide protests calling on the new Liberal government to prioritize the climate, Indigenous rights, migrants and workers ahead of the fall budget. Protesters' concerns included Prime Minister Mark Carney's support for new fossil fuel projects, potential public service cuts…

[published_date] After getting just over two-thirds support in Saturday's leadership vote, Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles says she understands the party needs to change if it's going to win the next election. Stiles received 68 per cent of the votes at the party's annual convention in Niagara Falls, Ont., held just one week after Bonnie Crombie stepped down…

[published_date] An alleged accomplice that helped fugitive Rabih (Robby) Alkhalil escape jail has been arrested in Spain, according to B.C.'s anti-gang police unit. John Potvin, 49, of Ottawa was one of three men charged earlier this month after allegedly helping Alkhalil escape from North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam on July 21, 2022. Alkhalil, originally from Montreal, has…

[published_date] Hudson's Bay wants to revert to its original plan to auction off its founding charter after more parties signalled interest in buying — then donating — the 1670 document, new court documents say. The Ontario Superior Court had been due to hear a motion earlier this month approving the sale of the artifact to…

[published_date] The Green Party's deputy leader, and a prominent leader during the Fairy Creek old-growth logging protests in 2021, has lost a bid to appeal a prison sentence in the Supreme Court of Canada. Angela Davidson, also known as Rainbow Eyes, initially received 60 days of jail time, after being convicted of seven counts of criminal…

[published_date] Edmonton's police chief says the force is working to repair its relationship with Crown prosecutors after provoking a public confrontation with them over a plea deal in a child killing. "We're hoping ... we won't have to do that again," Chief Warren Driechel told reporters Friday, after he was formally promoted from interim chief…

[published_date] Watch Vancouver Rise FC and Ottawa Rapid FC go head-to-head in Northern Super League action from Swangard Stadium. Source link

[published_date] The International Olympic Committee will allow some individual athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete as neutral athletes at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February. The IOC will use the same criteria as it did at the Paris Summer Olympics in 2024, where qualified individual athletes from those two countries were screened by a…

[published_date] More than 2,000 residents of two First Nations and a town in northern Manitoba who were forced out by wildfires this summer are returning to their homes, after spending months in hotels during the worst wildfire season the province has seen in decades. ​"Everybody is just happy to go back," said Don McCallum, the…

[published_date] This First Person column is the experience of Laura Hebert, who lives in Vankleek Hill, Ont. For more information about First Person stories, see the FAQ. My mornings typically start with the smell of coffee, grass and wood shavings. As the gravel crunches under my boots, I hear a sudden chorus of clucks, squawks…