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Half of people living in territories assaulted at least once after age 15: survey
EDMONTON - More than half of women and men living in Canada's territories reported being victims of at least one sexual or physical assault after their mid-teens. Statistics Canada says there were few...
Dec 02, 2020

"Beam me app": Star Trek's Capt. Kirk urges Alberta to adopt federal COVID tracer
EDMONTON - Capt. James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise, in violation of Starfleet's Prime Directive, is questioning the intelligence of Alberta-based life forms over their COVID-19 contact tracing ...
Dec 02, 2020

Ford and Dodge trucks the most stolen vehicles in Alberta in 2020
TORONTO, AB - The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has released its list of the top 10 stolen vehicles in 2020.The IBC cites electronic theft from peoples' driveways, high-end vehicles being stolen fo...
Dec 02, 2020

Hamilton's Forge FC headed to Honduras next in CONCACAF Champions League quest
Hamilton's Forge FC is headed to Honduras for another attempt to secure a berth in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League, the confederation's top-tier club competition. The Canadian Premier League ...
Dec 02, 2020

Refugee advocates criticize Canada's decision to resume deportations during COVID-19
MONTREAL - Refugee advocates are criticizing Canada's decision to resume deportations before the country irons out the details of a program to grant permanent residency to asylum-seekers who have been...
Dec 02, 2020

Boil-water advisories at First Nations communities to remain past March 2021: feds
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will not meet a marquee pledge by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lift all boil-water advisories in First Nations communities by March 2021. Indigenous Service...
Dec 02, 2020

Sliding into a new sport: CFLers turn to bobsled after football season wiped out
Montreal Alouettes running back Shaquille Murray-Lawrence is used to psyching himself up to sprint down a field, evading a crush of muscled men the entire way. But mentally preparing for his latest ve...
Dec 02, 2020

Miles, Brodeur-Jourdan both given new roles on 2021 Montreal Alouettes coaching staff
MONTREAL - Barron Miles and Luc Brodeur-Jourdain will have added responsibilities with the Montreal Alouettes in 2021. The Alouettes promoted Miles to defensive co-ordinator and Brodeur-Jourdain was n...
Dec 02, 2020

Australia bounces out of recession as economy grows 3.3%
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Australia's economy grew by 3.3% in the third quarter, rebounding from its first recession in nearly three decades as it recovered from pandemic-related shocks, according to ...
Dec 02, 2020

Winners announced in #YQL Expressions of Reconciliation contest
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Indigenous plants and medicines were in focus as the theme for this year's #YQL Expressions of Reconciliation art and media contest.The United Way of Lethbridge & South Western Al...
Dec 02, 2020