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Provinces balk at Liberals' child-care budget pledge as funding negotiations loom
OTTAWA - Multiple provincial governments are questioning the Liberals' promise of a national child-care system, saying they either feel the strings on the cash are too tight, or won't necessarily help...
Apr 20, 2021
Out of sight but centre stage, jurors weigh Chauvin's fate
MINNEAPOLIS - The jurors who sat off-camera through three weeks of draining testimony in Derek Chauvin's murder trial in George Floyd's death were in the spotlight Tuesday, still out of sight but now ...
Apr 20, 2021
Desmond inquiry: Veterans Affairs refusing to disclose review to fatality inquiry
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - Veterans Affairs Canada has refused to disclose to an inquiry its internal review of how it handled the tragic case of Lionel Desmond, the Afghanistan war veteran from Nova Sco...
Apr 20, 2021
Former star goaltender Luongo named general manager of Canada's hockey worlds team
CALGARY - Former star goaltender Roberto Luongo has been named the general manager for Canada's men's team for the 2021 world hockey championship. Hockey Canada said Tuesday in a release that Luongo w...
Apr 20, 2021
24 Albertans charged with 60 offences related to online child exploitation
CALGARY, AB - ALERT'S Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) started the new year off with multiple arrests in connection to the online exploitation of children.Between January 1 and March 31, 24 susp...
Apr 20, 2021
Ontario Hockey League cancels 2020-21 season as COVID-19 cases surge in province
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League has cancelled its 2020-21 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision on Tuesday means the OHL will be the only one of Canada's three major junior hockey ...
Apr 20, 2021
16-year-old Dillon Morning Bird, of Lethbridge, reported missing
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Police in Lethbridge are asking for help in finding a missing 16-year-old.Dillon Morning Bird was last seen at his home in Lethbridge on March 24, 2021. Police are concerned for his w...
Apr 20, 2021
Alberta’s Finance Minister pleased with some aspects of federal budget, but has concerns
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's Minister of Finance has issued a response to the federal budget.On Monday, the Trudeau Liberals announced details of their 2021-2022 budget.READ MORE: Highlights from the new ...
Apr 20, 2021
Oscar predictions: Can anything beat 'Nomadland'?
Ahead of Sunday's 93rd Academy Awards, Associated Press Film Writers Jake Coyle and Lindsey Bahr share their predictions for a ceremony that is forging on in the midst of the pandemic. BEST PICTURE Th...
Apr 20, 2021
Rapper Black Rob, known for hit ‘Whoa!,' dead at 52
NEW YORK - Rapper Black Rob, known for his hit "Whoa!" and key contributions to Diddy's dominant Bad Boy Records in the 1990s and early 2000s, has died. He was 52. Black Rob died Saturday in Atlanta, ...
Apr 20, 2021