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Medicine Hat residents feel less safe going downtown: survey
MEDICINE HAT, AB - An increasing amount of Medicine Hat residents say they are uncomfortable or afraid of going downtown, according to a survey presented to the police commission.In the 2023 Medicine ...
Feb 27, 2024

Priest facing sexual assault charge in Nunavut will not be dismissed from Oblates
A French priest accused of sexually abusing Inuit children in Nunavut will be allowed to remain a member of the Oblates congregation after leadership in Rome ruled against his dismissal. Johannes Rivo...
Feb 27, 2024

Changes needed to ensure safer, more resilient RCMP, union mental-health report says
OTTAWA - The union representing front-line Mounties is urging the RCMP to move beyond "patchwork solutions" to ensure the mental health of officers amid concerns they face increasing risks to their we...
Feb 27, 2024

A Russian court sentences the co-chair of a Nobel-winning rights group to 30 months in prison
A Moscow court on Tuesday sentenced a veteran human rights advocate who spoke out against the war in Ukraine to two years and six months in prison. He was taken directly into custody from the courtroo...
Feb 27, 2024

In the news today: Liberals to create digital safety commission via Online Harms Act
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Online harms: Liberals seek to create digital safety commission, new ombudspers...
Feb 27, 2024

Saskatchewan coroner's inquest to hear more details about in-custody death of killer
SASKATOON - A Saskatchewan coroner's inquest will hear more details today about how a man who killed 11 people and injured 17 others during a stabbing rampage died in police custody. Myles Sanderson h...
Feb 27, 2024

Cape Breton U tripled its international recruitment. Students say they pay the price.
Over the past five years, Navy Nguyen says she has watched thousands of international students arrive at Cape Breton University to find a town that was wholly unprepared for them. From 2019 to 2020, t...
Feb 27, 2024

Auger-Aliassime bounced from Mexican Open after first-round loss to qualifier
ACAPULCO, Mexico - Felix Auger-Aliassime knows Acapulco is famous for its cliff diving, beaches and bars, but the Montreal tennis star was hoping it might also become a destination to get his inconsis...
Feb 27, 2024

NHL roundup: Horvat scores in OT as Islanders outshine Stars 3-2
DALLAS (AP) - Bo Horvat scored his second overtime winner against the Dallas Stars this year, giving the New York Islanders a 3-2 NHL victory Monday night. Ryan Pulock had a goal and an assist, and Ky...
Feb 26, 2024

Israel is ready to halt its war in Gaza during Ramadan if a hostage deal is reached, Biden says
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - United States President Joe Biden said Israel would be willing to halt its war on Hamas in Gaza during the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan if a deal is reached to rele...
Feb 26, 2024