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Judge orders Seattle to stop using tear gas during protests
SEATTLE - A U.S. judge on Friday ordered Seattle police to temporarily stop using tear gas, pepper spray and flash-bang devices to break up peaceful protests, a victory for groups who say authorities ...
Jun 12, 2020

Second Friday in June marks Farmer’s Day
Friday, June 12, marked UFA Farmer's Day.It is held every year on the second Friday in June.Usually, the UFA stores hold celebrations, but those can't happen this year due to COVID-19.Instead, the com...
Jun 12, 2020

Longtime event director weighs in on alternate options for 20-21 curling season
With some curling competitions already cancelled and the rest of the 2020-21 season up in the air due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the sport is facing significant challenges as it looks&nb...
Jun 12, 2020

Province commends Blood Tribe's COVID-19 mitigation efforts
STANDOFF, AB - UPDATE: The Blood Tribe announced that one of their elders died their week due to complications with COVID-19.Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health took some time out of Friday's CO...
Jun 12, 2020

Alouettes fullback Spencer Moore not very hopeful for 2020 CFL season
Montreal Alouettes fullback Spencer Moore isn't hopeful the CFL will have a 2020 season. League action was originally scheduled to begin Thursday night but remains suspended d...
Jun 12, 2020

'Born leader:' Contradiction is Alberta Chief Allan Adam's strength
EDMONTON - It was supposed to be a triumph. South African anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu was joining the chief of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in his struggle against environmenta...
Jun 12, 2020

Canadian expert says he is confident COVID-19 vaccine is months, not years away
OTTAWA, On. - One of Canada's preeminent infectious disease experts says he is confident a vaccine for COVID-19 will be ready in months, not years.Dr. Gary Kobinger, director of the Research Centre on...
Jun 12, 2020

Winnipeg police defend kicking suspect during arrest, release video
Winnipeg police are defending their actions and reaching out to Indigenous leaders after a video surfaced showing officers kneeing and kicking a man during an arrest. A blurry, 74-second video po...
Jun 12, 2020

ATA President says work is needed on reopening scenarios before classes can resume
The president of the Alberta Teacher's Association (ATA) says details on the province's three possible reopening plans for schools need to be worked out before class can resume in the fall.The three p...
Jun 12, 2020

A list of police encounters being questioned and investigated in Canada
The death last month of George Floyd, a Black man in Minneapolis who was killed when an officer kneeled on his neck for almost nine minutes, has sparked demonstrations against police brutality and rac...
Jun 12, 2020