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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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 2020
Ruff hired as NJ Devils coach, Fitzgerald stays on as GM
The New Jersey Devils hired veteran coach Lindy Ruff on Thursday to take over one of the NHL's youngest teams and removed the interim tag from Tom Fitzgerald's title as general manager. The former New...
Jul 9, 2020
Police: 5 arrested in Los Angeles death of rapper Pop Smoke
LOS ANGELES - Three men and two juveniles have been arrested in connection with the February home-invasion death of rising rapper Pop Smoke in Los Angeles, police said Thursday. The 20-year-old New Yo...
Jul 9, 2020