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First Nations, Jim Balsillie slam government over lack of consultation on AI bill
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations is warning it could take the Liberal government to court over its proposed privacy and artificial intelligence bill. And former tech executive Jim Balsillie is t...
Feb 14, 2024
Roughriders feeling good about early work in free agency after disappointing seasons
REGINA - After back-to-back disappointing seasons, Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager Jeremy O'Day knew changes had to be made when the CFL free agency period opened Tuesday. The Roughriders fin...
Feb 14, 2024
Argos lose Hendrix, Barlow to Ticats in free agency but re-sign towering Oakman
They lost elements of their pass rush but the Toronto Argonauts did keep a huge presence in the middle of their defensive line. Toronto re-signed towering defensive tackle Shawn Oakman on Wednesday, t...
Feb 14, 2024
Special counsel asks Supreme Court to let Trump's 2020 election case proceed to trial without delay
WASHINGTON (AP) - Special counsel Jack Smith urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to let former President Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case proceed to trial without further delay. Pr...
Feb 14, 2024
Inquest into slain Quebec officer looks at lack of oversight for mental-health cases
MONTREAL - The last psychiatrist to speak to a mentally ill Quebec man before he fatally stabbed a provincial police sergeant last March had a particularly difficult phone call with him days before th...
Feb 14, 2024
Palliser teachers give thumbs up to authorize strike vote
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Teachers within the Palliser School Division could be going on strike.At a meeting attended by over three-quarters of members on Monday, February 12, 2024, teachers voted 92 per cent ...
Feb 14, 2024
NHLPA appeals five-game suspension handed to Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly
TORONTO - The NHL Players' Association says it has filed an appeal of Morgan Rielly's five-game suspension for cross-checking. The league's department of player safety banned the Toronto Maple Leafs d...
Feb 14, 2024
Lethbridge Police charge two in break and enters
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has apprehended two suspects who were wanted in connection to a series of break and enters.On Tuesday, February 13, 2024, officers attended a busin...
Feb 14, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt Trudeau during House of Commons question period
OTTAWA - Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted question period briefly on Wednesday, interrupting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he answered a question from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. A ha...
Feb 14, 2024
More Albertans to qualify for legal aid as income threshold changes
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Affordable legal services could be provided to a greater number of Albertans.The Government of Alberta is increasing the income threshold for legal aid from $24,456 pre-tax to $30,000...
Feb 14, 2024