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Commemoration held for Indigenous children who disappeared in Quebec hospitals
MONTREAL - Members of the Atikamekw nation are holding four days of commemorations for Indigenous children who disappeared after being admitted to Quebec hospitals. A ceremony on the traditional terri...
Jul 19, 2021
Muslim council issues recommendations ahead of national Islamophobia summit this week
The National Council of Canadian Muslims has released a lengthy list of policy recommendations for elected officials ahead of a national summit on Islamophobia this week.The organization is holding ev...
Jul 19, 2021
As Alberta emerges from the pandemic, restaurants struggling to hire enough staff
LETHBRIDGE, AB - "A lot of these places are stretched extraordinarily thin."Jeff Jamieson, a board member of the Alberta Hospitality Association (AHA) and a local restaurant owner in Calgary, says mos...
Jul 19, 2021
NewsAlert: Fully vaxxed U.S. citizens can enter Canada Aug. 9, rest of world Sept. 7
WASHINGTON - The federal government will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents into Canada on Aug. 9, and the rest of the world Sept. 7. Officials say the 14-day quarant...
Jul 19, 2021
Province announces rural crime town halls, including a few in Southern Alberta
CARDSTON, AB - The Government of Alberta wants to hear from rural residents about their perspectives on crime.Justice Minister Kaycee Madu will be taking part in seven rural crime town halls this summ...
Jul 19, 2021
Fort Macleod RCMP take part in burial of unknown Blackfoot Warrior
FORT MACLEOD, AB - RCMP says on July 22, 1979, someone found a human skull in the waters of the Old Man River west of the Monarch bridge at Highway 3A. The skull was then given to Fort Macleod RCMP wh...
Jul 19, 2021
Contractor selected for new high school/rec centre in Coaldale
COALDALE, AB - A major update on a significant project in Coaldale.The Palliser School Division and the Town of Coaldale have announced that Ward Bros. Construction will be the construction management...
Jul 19, 2021
Capitol rioter who breached Senate sentenced to 8 months
CHICAGO - A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag was sentenced Monday to eight months behind bars, the first resolution for a felony case in the Capitol insu...
Jul 19, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, July 19, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 12 p.m. New Brunswick is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 today. Health officials say the number of active reported cases in t...
Jul 19, 2021
Garland formally prohibits seizure of reporters' records
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday formally prohibited federal prosecutors from seizing the records of journalists in leak investigations, with limited exceptions, reversing ...
Jul 19, 2021