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Helen Schuler Nature Centre - engaging the public with outdoor activities
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- If you've taken a walk down in the river bottom within the past year, you may have come across signs that include fun activities from the Helen Schuler Nature Centre. Operation's fo...
Apr 18, 2021
Memorial service in Nova Scotia marks one year since mass shooting started
TRURO, N.S. - A memorial service is planned for today in central Nova Scotia to honour the 22 people killed by a lone gunman one year ago. The closed service at Truro's First United Church, which will...
Apr 18, 2021
Some Jan. 6 defendants try to use journalism as riot defence
The Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January created a trove of self-incriminating evidence, thoroughly documenting their actions and words in videos and social media posts. Now some o...
Apr 18, 2021
Alberta man walking from Lethbridge to Edmonton in support of Lung Association
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An Alberta man is taking a 500 kilometre-plus walk this summer.For the second straight year, Edmonton's Chris Sadleir is embarking on the Walk to Breathe, an initiative aimed at raisi...
Apr 18, 2021
Some Jan. 6 defendants try to use journalism as riot defence
The Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January created a trove of self-incriminating evidence, thoroughly documenting their actions and words in videos and social media posts. Now some o...
Apr 18, 2021
'It's more than just a fish:' Scientists worry cod will never come back in N.L.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The latest assessment of Atlantic cod stocks, whose collapse crushed the economy of Newfoundland and Labrador, has scientists worried the species will never recover without drastic ...
Apr 18, 2021
Despite COVID-19 vaccines, Americans in D.C. not feeling celebratory — or charitable
WASHINGTON - This might make Canadians jealous of their American cousins for the first time in a while: the lineup Friday outside a downtown Washington D.C. Apple Store was longer than at one of the c...
Apr 18, 2021
After child dies, US regulator warns about Peloton treadmill
NEW YORK - Safety regulators warned people with kids and pets Saturday to immediately stop using a treadmill made by Peloton after one child died and others were injured. The U.S. Consumer Product Saf...
Apr 18, 2021
Germany promises help for local staff amid Afghan withdrawal
BERLIN - The German defence minister says she wants to help bring some Afghan employees of her country's military to Germany as it prepares to leave Afghanistan after nearly 20 years. NATO allies incl...
Apr 18, 2021
Japanese leader asks Pfizer for additional vaccine supply
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked the U.S. drug maker Pfizer Inc. for additional supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine to speed up his country's inoculation drive, which lags behind many...
Apr 18, 2021