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Report into shooting of Indigenous man heightens desire for change in RCMP: minister
REGINA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Canadians are impatient to see action from the RCMP after a report that said officers in Saskatchewan racially discriminated against the mother o...
Mar 24, 2021
Canadian Palmer allows himself to visualize about what life could be like in the NFL
Josh Palmer remains firmly entrenched in the grind that is preparing for the NFL draft, but Canadian receiver still allows himself the luxury of thinking about what might lie ahead. "Of course, I visu...
Mar 24, 2021
Canadian masters sprinter Karla Del Grande earns female athlete of the decade award
TORONTO - Karla Del Grande decided to take up hurdling a couple of years ago. The multi-world record-holder thought it looked fun. She was 66 years old at the time.The Toronto sprinter, who turns 68 o...
Mar 24, 2021
Desmond inquiry: former soldier was never given two assessments considered essential
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry investigating why Lionel Desmond killed three family members and himself in 2017 heard today from a health-care professional who said the former soldier required two...
Mar 24, 2021
South Zone doctors hosting COVID Community Conversation Thursday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services officials will provide a zone-specific COVID-19 update on Thursday, March 25.Dr. Vivien Suttorp, the lead Medical Officer of Health, along with medical directo...
Mar 24, 2021
Mustard Seed leaving Lethbridge after sober shelter denied
LETHBRIDGE, AB- After City Council shot down the proposed "sober shelter" from the Mustard Seed and the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen, the Mustard Seed appears to be giving up on Lethbridge.Executive Direct...
Mar 24, 2021
Quebec deputy premier condemns rise in femicides as shelters claim underfunding
Quebec deputy premier Genevieve Guilbault held a news conference today to call for an end to violence against women, without announcing anything new to address the problem. Seven femicides have been r...
Mar 24, 2021
Worrisome COVID-19 trends reported amid new vaccine supply concerns
TORONTO - New cases of COVID-19 infections across Canada are trending upward, public health authorities reported on Wednesday in a worrisome development that comes amid new concerns over vaccine suppl...
Mar 24, 2021
Coal exploration approvals already exceed legal road thresholds, data suggests
EDMONTON - Road-building approvals for coal exploration already exceed legal limits in some parts of Alberta's Rocky Mountains and foothills, suggest documents from the province's energy regulator."It...
Mar 24, 2021
Man found guilty of smuggling 31 kg of cocaine at Southern Alberta border
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A man from Fort McMurray has been found guilty of attempting to smuggle an estimated 31 kg of cocaine into Canada.Back on March 17, 2018, Bradley Michael Gaudrault, 28, crossed the Ca...
Mar 24, 2021