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'Off the rails': Schoenborn hearing adjourned, lawyer refuses to appear before board
COQUITLAM, B.C. — A hearing for AllanSchoenborn, who killed his three children in 2008, has ended with an abrupt adjournment after his lawyer told the British Columbia Review Board he would no longer appear in front of its current panel. Lawyer Rishi Gill says he continues to represent Schoenborn, who was found not criminally responsible for the killings, but his client will need new counsel before the board, which says it will reschedule the hearing. Gill says he didn't make the decision lightl
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Nothin' but blue skies in the new Calgary brand
The weather gods were kind to Calgary boosters, and the clouds parted Wednesday after the spring-stormy days to match their civic rebranding exercise.Say goodbye to "Be Part of the Energy" after about 12 years, and look upward. Calgary will now be "Blue Sky City."Calgary Economic Development (CED) and its partners haven't released the logos and visual elements yet to go with this new brand. But predicting its dominant hue is a safer bet than "Maple Leafs lose to Bruins in first round."And here's
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12-year-old missing from Fort Nelson in B.C.'s far north
A 12-year-old girl is missing from the community of Fort Nelson in B.C.'s far north, RCMP say.In a statement, the Northern Rockies police detachment says Tayla McLeod was last seen Monday, April 15, at around 8:30 p.m. local time.She was seen walking along Airport Drive toward the Southridge Trailer Park in the remote community, which is located 130 kilometres south of the B.C.-Yukon border and more than 1,000 kilometres northeast of Vancouver.Police say she was reported missing Tuesday.She is d
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Métis Nation Saskatchewan pulls support for Liberals' belaboured self-government bill
OTTAWA — The Métis Nation — Saskatchewan is pulling its support for a federal bill that proposes to enshrine its self-government over concerns about the other two groups it recognizes. President Glen McCallum said the legislation is holding the group back, and its members made the decision to pull support after a meeting Wednesday. "As the Métis Government in Saskatchewan, it is our duty to put the needs of Métis in Saskatchewan first," he said in a release. "Bill C-53 does not need to be part o
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University of Sask. officially launches Canada's freshwater monitoring network
Water is becoming a scarce resource and, unless carefully managed, the Prairies could be even drier than they are now, but a project officially announced Wednesday at the University of Saskatchewan is meant to help monitor our waterways, act as an early warning system and point the way to water sustainability.The Global Water Futures Observatories (GWFO) network is a collaboration between nine universities, along with water experts and government officials.Data is collected from 64 water observa
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Boil-water advisory issued in Longueuil, Que., affects Saint-Hubert, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
Longueuil, Que., has issued a boil-water advisory for a portion of the Saint-Hubert borough as well as for the municipality of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville.A map is available online to see exactly which areas are affected.For those sectors affected, the city recommends boiling water for at least one minute before consumption, until further notice. The boil-water advisory is for a minimum of 24 hours, the city says in a statement.All water used to wash and prepare food, to make ice cubes and to bru
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How to safely coexist with grizzlies as encounters increase in Canada
A spike in grizzly bear sightings leads to question of how to coexist
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