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Federal judge blocks Arkansas trans youth treatment ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked enforcement of Arkansas' ban on gender confirming treatments for transgender youth while a lawsuit challenging the prohibition proc...
Jul 21, 2021

UN migration official: 20 migrants drown off Libya's coast
CAIRO - Libya's coast guard intercepted Wednesday four boats in the Mediterranean Sea carrying migrants trying to reach Europe, a U.N. official said. According to the migrants, 20 people from one of t...
Jul 21, 2021

UK man arrested in Spain, charged in US with Twitter hack
WASHINGTON - A British man has been charged in the United States in connection with a Twitter hack last summer that compromised the accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and technology moguls...
Jul 21, 2021

Province screening babies for spinal muscular atrophy
EDMONTON, AB - Muscular Dystrophy Canada is providing $366,000 to Alberta Precision Laboratories to implement the test through a one-year pilot program starting in early 2022. This will make Alberta t...
Jul 21, 2021

Nurses protest outside Toews Town Hall to voice concerns over recent bargaining negotiations
Several nurses gathered outside of the Sexsmith Community Hall Tuesday to greet Alberta Finance Minister and Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews as he arrived for a Town Hall he was hosting.Members...
Jul 21, 2021

Pelosi moves to block Trump allies from Jan. 6 committee
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rejecting two Republicans tapped by House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy to sit on a committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, citing the "integrit...
Jul 21, 2021

Driver in Medicine Hat caught going 141 km/hr in a playground zone
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat Police have charged a man with dangerous driving.At approximately 8:00 pm on Friday, July 16, officers say they clocked a driver travelling at 141 kilometres per hour i...
Jul 21, 2021

Canadiens name Windsor Spitfires head coach as new assistant
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have named Trevor Letowski as a new assistant coach. Letowski, 44, has been the head coach of the Ontario Hockey League's Windsor Spitfires since 2018, and previously...
Jul 21, 2021

AP sources: Larsson, Driedger to Kraken in expansion draft
SEATTLE (AP) - Adam Larsson and Chris Driedger are going to the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft. One person with knowledge of Larsson's deal said the defenseman has agreed to terms with Seattle ...
Jul 21, 2021

Ottawa commits money to lay foundation for Indigenous law centre in Ontario
OTTAWA - The federal government is earmarking funds for projects that aim to build on Ottawa's commitment to help revitalize Indigenous legal traditions. Justice Minister David Lametti says $918,000 w...
Jul 21, 2021