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Military sex response centre facing more calls for help after year of allegations
OTTAWA - The head of the response centre set up to help victims of military sexual misconduct says her organization has seen an explosion in calls for assistance over the past year. Denise Preston, ex...
Dec 23, 2021
Anthony Burdett hired as Town of Fort Macleod's new CAO
FORT MACLEOD, AB - A new person is in charge of administration in Fort Macleod's town office.After an extensive recruitment process, they announced that Anthony Burdett is the new Chief Administrative...
Dec 23, 2021
Santa Claus given approval to travel Canadian skies Friday night
Santa has been cleared for lift-off and travel over Canadian airspace.Federal Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, made the announcement Thursday morning.Alghabra says Claus has utilized the ArriveCA...
Dec 23, 2021
Province gives more details on lower child-care fees next month
Starting in January, $16.5 million in transitional funding will be available for licensed child-care providers.Those providers will receive a one-time transition grant of $211 per enrolled space.This ...
Dec 23, 2021
Duck! Flying squirrels take to the air in Nebraska city
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A crew cutting down a dying oak at the University of Nebraska made a surprising find - flying squirrels. A video shot by a member of the crew made its way to Larkin Powell, a cons...
Dec 23, 2021
Trump asks Supreme Court to block release of documents
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump turned to the Supreme Court Thursday in a last-ditch effort to keep documents away from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the...
Dec 23, 2021
Depleted Raptors sign three players to 10-day contracts via COVID hardship exception
TORONTO - The depleted Toronto Raptors have signed forwards Juwan Morgan and D.J. Wilson and guard Tremont Waters to 10-day contracts. The players join the Raptors from the NBA G League via the COVID ...
Dec 23, 2021
UK data suggest hospitalization is less likely with omicron
LONDON (AP) - Britain's public health agency says preliminary data suggest people with the omicron variant are between 50% and 70% less likely to need hospitalization than those with the delta strain ...
Dec 23, 2021
COVID-19 might have lasting impacts on the way Canada handles immigration: Minister
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says some changes to Canada's immigration system could be here to stay. Last month the government welcomed a record number of permanent residents, putting the...
Dec 23, 2021
Latest COVID-19 numbers from Ontario and Quebec point to rapid infection surges
New COVID-19 figures from Canada's two largest provinces are pointing to another upswing in infections. Health officials in Ontario are reporting 5,790 new cases today, a tally that is well above the ...
Dec 23, 2021