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Calgary doctor files human rights complaint over changes to mask rules on airplanes
CALGARY - A family doctor in Calgary has filed a human rights complaint over Ottawa's decision to no longer require masks on airplanes to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The federal government has ann...
Sep 28, 2022
Alberta provincial court releases Indigenous Justice Strategy
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's provincial court has announced a plan outlining ways it can better serve Indigenous people. The Indigenous Justice Strategy announced on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, by Ch...
Sep 28, 2022
Canada's lack of Indo-Pacific strategy leaves business in the dark: book
OTTAWA - Business leaders and former diplomats are pushing the Trudeau government to finally release its long-awaited strategy for the Indo-Pacific region. A new book urges the Liberals to outline its...
Sep 28, 2022
Canada advances to Para Hockey Cup final with 4-1 win over Czechs
OSTRAVA, Czechia - Canada reached the final of the International Para Hockey Cup with a 4-1 semifinal win over the host Czechs on Wednesday. The Canadians will face the United States for gold Friday i...
Sep 28, 2022
Calgary doctor files human rights complaint over changes to mask rules on planes
CALGARY, AB - A family doctor in Calgary has filed a human rights complaint over Ottawa's decision to no longer require masks on airplanes to prevent the spread of COVID-19.The federal government has ...
Sep 28, 2022
Parliament passes law allowing jurors to disclose information to health providers
OTTAWA - Parliament has passed a new law that allows jurors to disclose information about jury proceedings to health care professionals. The bill creates a carve-out in Canada's strict jury secrecy ru...
Sep 28, 2022
N.W.T. confirms first case of avian influenza in wild bird
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories has confirmed its first case of avian influenza in a wild bird found in Yellowknife. The territorial government said Wednesday that the herring gull was submitt...
Sep 28, 2022
Drugs behind deaths of nine Alberta youth in care: Child and Youth Advocate
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The office of Alberta's Child and Youth Advocate has released a report into the deaths of 15 youth in government care and most involved drugs.Of the deaths that took place between Oct...
Sep 28, 2022
California woman charged with killing man over cat dispute
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A California woman has been charged with killing a man by ramming her car into him after accusing him of trying to run over a cat in the street, authorities said Wednesday. Ha...
Sep 28, 2022
Enbridge sells minority stake in seven pipelines to Indigenous communities
Enbridge Inc. has signed a deal to sell a minority stake in seven pipelines in the Athabasca region of northern Alberta to a group of 23 First Nation and Mtis communities for $1.12 billion. Alberta pr...
Sep 28, 2022