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Nunavut government services affected by weekend ransomware attack
IQALUIT, Nunavut - First, someone using a government of Nunavut computer clicked on a link they shouldn't have. Next, there was a message saying: "If you want your data back, then please contact ...
Nov 06, 2019
Officer says she noticed nothing unusual with man who died in Halifax jail cell
HALIFAX - A special constable facing criminal charges in an inmate's death testified she didn't notice anything unusual about the prisoner as she checked on him in his cell. Const. Cheryl Gardner says...
Nov 06, 2019
Second World War medals donated to Goodwill returned to soldier's family
CALGARY - Second World War medals discovered in a Calgary thrift store's donation pile have been returned to a fallen soldier's family. The Goodwill shop's manager had said she&nbs...
Nov 06, 2019
Drayton Valley court appearance moved
Representatives from the Town of Drayton Valley were in the Town's courthouse on November 5 as part of legal proceedings in relation to a fatal Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) incident that ...
Nov 06, 2019
Remembrance Way to honour lives lost in Gander during peacekeeping, wartime
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway just east of Gander, N.L., passes two sites that speak to the town's outsized role in the history of war, peacekeeping and their acco...
Nov 06, 2019
Gabbard says she won't mount 3rd-party 2020 presidential bid
WASHINGTON - Longshot presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard says she will not launch a third-party bid for the White House if she fails to secure the Democratic nomination. For weeks questions have swirl...
Nov 06, 2019
Red Deer apartment owner fined for fire and safety code violations
The owner of an apartment building in Red Deer has been fined $15,000 for violating the Fire Code and the Safety Codes Act.According to Red Deer Emergency Services, the owner of the building at 5903 5...
Nov 06, 2019
Gilbert Rozon renounces right to preliminary hearing in sexual assault case
MONTREAL - The Crown says Quebec entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon has renounced his right to a preliminary hearing and has been ordered to stand trial in a sexual assault case. Rozon, a fou...
Nov 06, 2019
Ottawa Redblacks, head coach Rick Campbell part ways
OTTAWA - Head coach Rick Campbell has parted ways with the Ottawa Redblacks amid the fallout of a dismal season, and what appears to be a deteriorating relationship with general manager Marc...
Nov 06, 2019
Almost half of all First Nations families are 'food insecure': 10-year study
OTTAWA - A new national study of nutrition among First Nations has found rates of obesity and diabetes that are significantly higher than the general Canadian population. The study, a decade...
Nov 06, 2019