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Canada not ready for second wave of COVID-19, Senate committee says
OTTAWA - A new report from a committee of senators says the country is ill-prepared to handle a second wave of COVID-19.The Senate's social affairs committee says the federal government needs to pay u...
Jul 09, 2020

Racist slurs during Conservative leadership debate not surprising: Lewis
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis says racial slurs directed at her during an online debate last night are not surprising. Lewis, Erin O'Toole and Derek Sloan were debating B.C.-...
Jul 09, 2020

Tootoo says Edmonton team name discussion should centre on feelings of Inuk people
Jordin Tootoo says he doesn't find the Edmonton Eskimos' team name objectionable, but that doesn't mean the CFL club should keep it. Edmonton promised to speed up a review of its name and provide an u...
Jul 09, 2020

Vancouver Island junior hockey team will change name to respect First Nations
SAANICH, B.C. - A Junior B hockey team on Vancouver Island is changing its name in a show of respect to First Nations. The owners of the Saanich Junior Braves say a process has been started ...
Jul 09, 2020

Sex assault victim says her voice was silenced for years after sexual assault
EDMONTON - A third woman who was sexually assaulted by a former Edmonton nightclub employee says she stayed silent for four years before reporting the attack. She says she decided to go to p...
Jul 09, 2020

Downtown Farmers’ Market to open July 22 at new location
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Residents and guests in Lethbridge can soon enjoy the Downtown Farmers' Market.Lethbridge Exhibition Park and the Downtown Lethbridge Business Revitalization Zone (BRZ) have announced...
Jul 09, 2020

Vancouver Island junior hockey team will change name to respect First Nations
SAANICH, B.C. - A Junior B hockey team on Vancouver Island is changing its name in a show of respect to First Nations. The owners of the Saanich Junior Braves say a process has been started ...
Jul 09, 2020

Golf course in Cardston reports close contact of patron has tested positive for COVID-19
CARDSTON, AB - A person who recently visited Lee Creek Valley Golf in Cardston may have been in contact with a positive COVID-19 patient.The club issued a statement to advise other people who played o...
Jul 09, 2020

Report identifies several areas of "immediate change" needed for Lethbridge's SCS
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Supervised Consumption Site (SCS) in Lethbridge could undergo a series of changes.Back in March, the ARCHES Board of Directors initiated a search for an outside group to conduct a...
Jul 09, 2020

Meghan tries to prevent 'friends' being named in suit
LONDON - The Duchess of Sussex asked a British court Thursday to prevent a newspaper from publishing the names of five friends who defended her while speaking to an American magazine under the shield ...
Jul 09, 2020