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Legal Aid Alberta says family violence on the rise
CALGARY, AB - Family violence is rising and becoming more dangerous in Alberta, according to Legal Aid Alberta (LAA).Legal Aid Alberta is a publicly funded, non-profit organization that provides legal...
Jun 15, 2022
Canada's Andreescu eliminated from German Open with second-round loss to Pliskova
BERLIN - Canada's Bianca Andreescu was eliminated form the German Open grass-court tennis tournament with a 6-5, 2-6, 7-6 (7) loss to fourth seed Karolina Pliskova in second-round action Wednesday. An...
Jun 15, 2022
Final House of Commons vote expected on bill reforming mandatory minimum sentencing
OTTAWA - Federal MPs are expected to vote this afternoon on whether to adopt the Liberals' mandatory minimums bill and send it to the Senate. Bill C-5 would amend the Criminal Code to remove mandatory...
Jun 15, 2022
City of Lethbridge and community to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Week this month
LETHBRIDGE, AB - June 21 marks National Indigenous Peoples Day, and several organizations around Lethbridge will be celebrating the occasion for a full week.An opening ceremony for the week will be he...
Jun 15, 2022
Johnny Gaudreau tops NHL's potential UFA class with free agency four weeks away
NHL general managers get the opportunity to open their chequebooks four weeks from Wednesday. This year's list of potential unrestricted free agents - as always - offers some intriguing opportunities ...
Jun 15, 2022
Bruce, Matthews advance to US Senate Democratic runoff in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Author and preservationist Catherine Fleming Bruce and state Sen. Krystle Matthews have advanced to a runoff for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. The winner of the June...
Jun 15, 2022
Shapovalov's losing streak reaches five matches with Queen's Club loss to Paul
LONDON - Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov had his losing streak extended to five matches Wednesday with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 loss to Tommy Paul at the Queen's Club grass-court event. Shapovalov hasn...
Jun 15, 2022
RCMP investigating false Parliament Hill bomb tip against Sikh men: Ottawa police
Ottawa police say the RCMP is conducting an ongoing investigation into the false bomb tip that led to the arrest of two Sikh rally organizers near Parliament Hill on Saturday. Interim Ottawa police ch...
Jun 15, 2022
Oleksiak withdraws from Canada's swim team for Commonwealth Games
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Decorated Olympian Penny Oleksiak has withdrawn from Canada's swim team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Swimming Canada announced Oleksiak's withdrawal Wedn...
Jun 15, 2022
Pope's health is an 'extreme concern' but trip to Canada remains unchanged: Miller
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says Pope Francis's upcoming trip to Canada remains unchanged at the moment, but the pontiff's health is an "extreme concern." Miller's comment...
Jun 15, 2022