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Charlottetown votes to add Indigenous figure next to Sir John A. Macdonald statue
CHARLOTTETOWN - The City of Charlottetown will add a representation of an Indigenous elder or child next to a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald to create a reminder of the darker side of the former prim...
May 11, 2021

Pentagon chief during Jan. 6 riot defends military response
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's acting defense secretary during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots plans to tell Congress that he was concerned in the days before the insurrection that sending troops...
May 11, 2021

Leafs goalie Andersen to return from lower-body injury in game against Ottawa
Toronto goaltender Frederik Andersen will get his first start in almost two months when the Maple Leafs visit the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday. Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed Tuesday after the ...
May 11, 2021

Prosecutor plans to seek death penalty in spa shootings
ATLANTA (AP) - A man accused of killing eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage businesses was indicted Tuesday on murder charges, and a prosecutor...
May 11, 2021

Trudeau rejects Alberta cabinet minister accusation he wants COVID health disaster
EDMONTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is rejecting an accusation from Alberta's justice minister that the federal government is part of a trio rooting for the province's health system to collapse d...
May 11, 2021

Calgary pastor accused of organizing and promoting gatherings to appear in court
CALGARY - A court date has been set for a Calgary pastor accused of violating public health orders to reduce the spread of COVID-19.Calgary police released Artur Pawlowski from custody yesterday eveni...
May 11, 2021

British Columbia to give workers three days of paid sick leave for COVID-19
VICTORIA - British Columbia will give all workers up to three days of paid sick leave to support those affected by COVID-19. Labour Minister Harry Bains introduced the legislation today, saying it wou...
May 11, 2021

Other provinces looking at Saskatchewan's plan to tie COVID-19 vaccines to reopening
CALGARY - Neighbouring provinces are eyeing Saskatchewan's plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions in tandem with vaccination rates, but experts are warning the approach could lead some to a false sense of...
May 11, 2021

City makes downtown parking free in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Beginning Tuesday, May 11, parking in downtown Lethbridge is free.The parking kiosks will cease operation during this time due to the latest round of provincial health restrictions.Cit...
May 11, 2021

Alberta government knew bighorn sheep contaminated with coal mine selenium: scientist
EDMONTON - Alberta's environment department has known for years that toxins from old coal mines are contaminating populations of the province's official animal, the bighorn sheep. Jeff Kneteman, a now...
May 11, 2021