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Southern Baptists vote to probe leaders' sex abuse response
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to create a task force to oversee an independent investigation into the denominatio...
Jun 16, 2021
Province announces grant program to prevent youth involvement in gangs
Organizations looking to keep youth out of gangs can apply for up to $50,000.The Alberta Government announced the Community Mobilization Grant, which Justice Minister Kaycee Madu explains allows commu...
Jun 16, 2021
No oxygen concentrators or water on Quebec home's makeshift COVID ward, inquest hears
MONTREAL - A makeshift quarantine zone set up at a Quebec long-term care home where more than 100 residents died was not sufficiently equipped to care for patients, the assistant head nurse told a cor...
Jun 16, 2021
Report calls for airlines to refund passengers for flights halted due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - The House of Commons transportation committee says the federal government should refund ticket holders for flights cancelled due to COVID-19 and further strengthen passenger rights, as well a...
Jun 16, 2021
'Unacceptable' that Inuk MP felt unsafe in House of Commons, Miller says
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says it's a "sad reflection" on Canada that an Inuk MP feels she's been racially profiled by security officials on Parliament Hill. Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, a...
Jun 16, 2021
Conservatives raise concerns over UNDRIP bill as time runs short to pass legislation
OTTAWA - Just as Parliament's clock is quickly running short to pass bills before a possible fall election, Conservatives are turning up the heat in their concerns over a key piece of Liberal legislat...
Jun 16, 2021
Child-welfare gaps led to youth suicides, Indigenous group argues at Federal Court
OTTAWA - Children and youth in remote First Nations who have died by suicide are a tragic examples showing Canada's harms toward Indigenous kids was wilful and reckless, lawyers argued in Federal Cour...
Jun 16, 2021
Riggers split with Sherwood Park to open season
The Red Deer Riggers earned a split with the Sherwood Park Athletics as the two teams kicked off the Sunburst Baseball League season this week.The Riggers struck first Monday night with an exciting 4-...
Jun 16, 2021
MPs pass Bloc motion on Quebec nationhood, constitutional change
OTTAWA - Federal lawmakers are acknowledging Quebec's right to unilaterally change the Constitution in line with proposed reforms to the province's language law. In the House of Commons today, a motio...
Jun 16, 2021
Jason Spezza signs with Maple Leafs at league minimum for third straight season
TORONTO - Jason Spezza will once again be sporting blue and white next season. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday the 38-year-old forward has re-signed with his hometown team at the league mi...
Jun 16, 2021