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Province temporarily suspends spring sitting of Legislature
EDMONTON, AB - Due to rising COVID-19 cases in the province, the spring sitting of the Alberta Legislature has been suspended temporarily.The suspension will be on for at least two weeks and is planne...
May 2, 2021
Time is now for military to finally make real progress on sex misconduct, Arbour says
OTTAWA - Louise Arbour says she believes that after years of failed efforts and misfires, the time is finally ripe for real progress in the Canadian military's fight against sexual misconduct. And the...
May 2, 2021
Games postponed at world women's curling following positive COVID-19 tests
CALGARY - Tournament officials say multiple broadcasters have tested positive for COVID-19 at the LGT World Women's Curling Championship in Calgary. The World Curling Federation said in a release Sund...
May 2, 2021
'Aliens are coming': Alberta RCMP 911 dispatchers fielding calls about UFO sightings
A blinding flash of light, something unidentified overhead or aliens at the door. Somewhere the truth is out there. Canadians appear to be seeing more "out there" while scanning the night skies in inc...
May 2, 2021
Sexual assault victims complain of 'rude' treatment by MPs at committees
OTTAWA - Melissa Lukings was in the middle of sharing her expertise in cybersecurity and her lived experience as a former sex worker during a Commons committee hearing earlier this month when the meet...
May 2, 2021
State TV: Iran reaches deals to release prisoners; US denies
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran will free prisoners with Western ties in Iran in exchange for billions of dollars from the United States and the United Kingdom, state television reported Sunday. The U.S. immediat...
May 2, 2021
'Aliens are coming': Alberta RCMP 911 dispatchers fielding calls about UFO sightings
A blinding flash of light, something unidentified overhead or aliens at the door. Somewhere the truth is out there. Canadians appear to be seeing more "out there" while scanning the night skies in inc...
May 2, 2021
Recognizing Mental Health Week in Canada
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge will be recognizing mental health this week.May 3 through 9 is Mental Health Week in Canada, with Friday, May 7 being Children's Mental Health Day.Wood's Homes,...
May 2, 2021
Officials scrutinized as Israel mourns 45 killed at festival
JERUSALEM - Officials came under growing scrutiny Sunday for ignoring warnings about safety lapses at one of Israel's most visited holy sites, as the country mourned 45 ultra-Orthodox Jews killed in a...
May 2, 2021
Over 50 police injured, 250 detained in Berlin May Day riots
BERLIN - More than 50 police officers were injured and over 250 protesters were detained after traditional May Day rallies in Berlin turned violent, the German Police Union said Sunday. More than 20 d...
May 2, 2021