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FIFA blocks 'Love' detail on Belgium's World Cup jersey
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - FIFA has denied Belgium's request to wear team jerseys with a "Love" label at the World Cup in Qatar because of a commercial link to a rave festival. Multi-color detail on the white...
Nov 21, 2022
ACWS launches Learning Management System to build capacity and prevent violence
The Alberta Council of Women's Shelters (ACWS) marked National Child Day on November 20 with the launch of the ACWS Learning Management System and its first online training program, The Healing Brain:...
Nov 21, 2022
People across Canada asked to save lives this holiday season
Canadian Blood Services has launched a new challenge called Give 3 in 2023 to inspire people to create a lifesaving habit starting right away and continue to help patients through a commitment next ye...
Nov 21, 2022
Critics say red-flag provision in federal firearms bill could weaken public safety
OTTAWA - Critics of a planned new measure to remove guns from the wrong hands say it could actually undermine efforts to make people safer. A government bill being studied by MPs would allow anyone to...
Nov 21, 2022
Alberta Lung launches Room 2 Breathe Fundraising Campaign
This Christmas, Alberta Lung is asking Albertans to raise $50,000 for their Room 2 Breathe Campaign to help Albertans breathe easier. Officials with the organization say the pandemic has tripled the d...
Nov 21, 2022
Canadian captain Atiba Hutchinson to wear FIFA-approved 'No Discrimination" armband
DOHA, Qatar - Canada's Atiba Hutchinson will wear FIFA's official "No Discrimination" armband in Canada's World Cup opener against Belgium on Wednesday. While some teams had planned to wear "One Love"...
Nov 21, 2022
Trudeau announces appointment of three more senators to represent Ontario
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of three new senators to represent Ontario, bringing vacancies in the Senate down to a dozen. Rear-Admiral Rebecca Patterson will j...
Nov 21, 2022
Case managers warn veterans' lives at stake as Ottawa presses ahead on rehab contract
OTTAWA - Case managers at Veterans Affairs Canada are warning that lives could be at stake as the government presses ahead with plans to change the way rehabilitation services are provided to ill and ...
Nov 21, 2022
One dead, one critical in Prince Rupert, B.C., mall shooting: RCMP
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - Mounties in Prince Rupert, B.C., say one person is dead and another has been critically injured in a shooting in the Ocean Centre Mall. Police say they were called to the mall at...
Nov 21, 2022
Ex-mayor of Surrey, B.C., Doug McCallum not guilty of mischief
SURREY, B.C. - Former mayor of Surrey, B.C., Doug McCallum has been found not guilty of public mischief by a provincial court judge. McCallum was charged after telling police that a woman opposed to h...
Nov 21, 2022