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Feds file judicial review of $40B Indigenous child-welfare settlement
OTTAWA - The federal government is asking a judge to review some aspects of the $40-billion settlement agreement over discrimination in the Indigenous child-welfare system, after the Canadian Human Ri...
Nov 23, 2022
Jury finds former PQ legislator Harold LeBel guilty of sexual assault
RIMOUSKI, Que. - Former Parti Qubcois legislator Harold LeBel was found guilty on Wednesday of sexually assaulting a woman at his residence in 2017. A jury of nine women and three men took two days to...
Nov 23, 2022
Sports-betting marketplace taking notice of Canada at World Cup
TORONTO - Canada's return to the World Cup wasn't a victorious one but it certainly created plenty of action in Ontario's legal sports-betting market. Belgium defeated the Canadians 1-0 on Wednesday i...
Nov 23, 2022
Red Deer Polytechnic set to host Perspectives series
Red Deer Polytechnic is excited to host Perspectives: Canada in the World, featuring Timothy Caulfield, author and Professor of Health Law & Science Policy at the University of Alberta, on January...
Nov 23, 2022
Antimicrobial Awareness Week aims to educate and reduce unnecessary antibiotic use
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week runs annually from November 18 to 24 and aims to educate the public and healthcare providers on the prevention of infections and the wise use of antibiotics. With th...
Nov 23, 2022
B.C. human rights tribunal awards $150,000 in child welfare discrimination case
VANCOUVER - An Afro-Indigenous woman has been awarded $150,000 in compensation by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal after her children were wrongfully seized by a child welfare agency. The tr...
Nov 23, 2022
4.1 magnitude earthquake recorded near Peace River
On Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 12:22 a.m., Earthquakes Canada reported seismic activity in northern Alberta.The magnitude of the earthquake was recorded at 4.1 between Peace River and Reno, or 165...
Nov 23, 2022
Alberta justice minister urges federal government to dismiss RCMP commissioner Lucki
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's justice minister wants the federal government to fire the head of the RCMP.Justice Minister Tyler Shandro is urging Marco Mendicino, the federal minster of public safety, to i...
Nov 23, 2022
City seeking public feedback on customer service experience
Officials with the City of Red Deer are asking you to help them serve you better by completing a customer service survey, where The City is seeking public feedback on resident's experiences interactin...
Nov 23, 2022
Depleted Maple Leafs acquire defenceman Timmins in trade with Coyotes
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired defenceman Conor Timmins from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for forward Curtis Douglas. The 24-year-old Timmins has three assists through six games wi...
Nov 23, 2022