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Peter Nygard seeking bail as he appeals his sexual assault convictions in Toronto
TORONTO - Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has requested bail as he appeals his sexual assault convictions in Toronto and the prison sentence he received last month. The Ontario Court of Appeal says ...
Oct 03, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Manitoba man acquitted 50 years after murder conviction
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba man convicted of murder 50 years ago has been acquitted. Clarence Woodhouse was found guilty in 1974 of fatally beating and stabbing a restaurant worker in downtown Winnipeg. His...
Oct 03, 2024
Jury mulling fate of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' fatal beating
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The future of three former Memphis officers charged with violating Tyre Nichols' civil rights in a beating that proved fatal is in the hands of a jury after a nearly monthlong fe...
Oct 03, 2024
Federal minister says not possible to depoliticize Alberta transgender policy debate
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she wants to depoliticize the debate around upcoming legislation affecting transgender youth, but a federal minister says that's not possible. Marci Ien, the federa...
Oct 03, 2024
Medicine Hat nurses say shift to mental health agency is ‘unsettling’, burnt out from shortage
Nurses in Medicine Hat rallied on Wednesday to bring awareness to what they say is an "unsettling" shift from Alberta Health Services (AHS) to the province's new mental health agency, industry shortag...
Oct 03, 2024
Supreme Court to hear Quebec's challenge to daycare access for asylum seekers
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says it will hear a challenge from the Quebec government to a lower court ruling granting asylum seekers access to subsidized daycare spaces. In a decision release...
Oct 03, 2024
'Library of Things' and 'Makerspace' launching at Lethbridge Public Library
LETHBRIDGE, AB - These days, libraries are home to much more than books.The Lethbridge Public Library (LPL) is gearing up to launch a new communal area where tools and machines can be used to create t...
Oct 03, 2024
Nav Canada has no record of chemtrails conversation with Alberta government
There are renewed questions over a recent comment by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on whether the province is being sprayed from above by so-called chemtrails.Smith faced recent criticism after a wee...
Oct 03, 2024
Hockey Canada to hold a second Beyond The Boards summit to examine culture
CALGARY - Hockey Canada will hold a Beyond The Boards summit in Ottawa in November to analyze gender-based violence, homophobia, sexism and transphobia in the game. It's Hockey Canada's second summit ...
Oct 03, 2024
Former Brier champ Menard returns to elite men's curling, PointsBet could be revamped
CALGARY - Jean-Michel Menard is back on the Canadian men's curling stage. The first francophone skip from Quebec to win a national men's championship has returned this season playing third for Felix A...
Oct 03, 2024