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Boost in near-term funds, risk should lure more social-finance investors, Hussen says
OTTAWA - Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says he expects changes to federal strategy to finance experimental ways to deliver social services should more easily, and quickly, bring in needed p...
May 10, 2021
Heritage committee to seek answers from ministers on C-10 changes
OTTAWA - Canada's justice and heritage ministers will be recalled to justify a change to the Broadcasting Act that critics warn could erode the rights of individuals users who upload content to social...
May 10, 2021
Vaccine rollouts expand, but COVID-19 caseloads still high in some provinces
There were signs of hope that Ontario and Quebec are making progress in the fight against COVID-19 on Monday, even as provinces to the east and west continued to struggle. Ontario's hospitalizations a...
May 10, 2021
Ontario likely to mix 1st and 2nd vaccine doses amid lack of AstraZeneca supply
TORONTO - Ontario will likely mix and match COVID-19 vaccine doses in light of uncertain future supply of all the shots approved for use in Canada. Health Minister Christine Elliott says it's likely t...
May 10, 2021
'We will do everything we can,' B.C. police say to reassure public amid gang violence
BURNABY, B.C. - Top police officials in British Columbia are trying to reassure the public about safety after a gang war left two men dead and an innocent bystander hurt this weekend. Officers say the...
May 10, 2021
Review of federal prison isolation units 'not adequate,' new report says
OTTAWA - A study has found shortcomings with the process intended to serve as a check on new units for isolating federal prisoners from the general jail population. In response to criticism of solitar...
May 10, 2021
Lethbridge's post-secondaries on whether students will need COVID vaccines to attend in person
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A growing number of colleges in the U.S.A. will require that students planning to attend classes in person this fall will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19.This naturally made us...
May 10, 2021
LPS searching for missing 16-year-old Amie Savard
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police are asking for your help in finding a missing youth.Amie Savard was last seen near the downtown core in Lethbridge and is missing from Calgary.Attempts to locate the...
May 10, 2021
Trial starts for Lethbridge man charged with assault, kidnapping
LETHBRIDGE, AB- A trial has begun for Cory Ray Williams, 41, of Lethbridge, in relation to more than 20 offences dating back to 2019 including: kidnappingpossession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose...
May 10, 2021
Students receive awards for entrepreneurial, commercial potential at STEM fair
MEDICINE HAT, AB - 61 high school students across Canada have won a Ted Rogers Innovation Award through Canada's regional STEM fair.This year's virtual STEM fair wrapped up on April 29 at the Southeas...
May 10, 2021