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Saskatchewan legislature passes pronoun bill in special sitting
REGINA - A controversial bill on the use of pronouns in schools received final approval in the Saskatchewan legislature Friday. The new law prevents children under 16 from changing their names or pron...
Oct 20, 2023
Belgian minister quits after 'monumental error' let Tunisian shooter slip through extradition net
BRUSSELS (AP) - Belgium's justice minister resigned on Friday over what he described as a "monumental error" after it was discovered that Tunisia was seeking the extradition last year of an Islamic ex...
Oct 20, 2023
Numerous events held over next two months for Red Deer's first Welcoming Week for newcomers
The Red Deer Local Immigration Partnership (RDLIP) will be expanding Welcoming Week for newcomers with events taking place over the next two months. Celebrated internationally in September, the week a...
Oct 20, 2023
South Africa and England meet again at the Rugby World Cup in rematch of 2019 final
They're the reigning world champions. They're the No. 1 team in the world. They've just dumped out the highly fancied home nation in a Rugby World Cup epic. No wonder the Springboks are big favorites ...
Oct 20, 2023
Cardiology clinic becomes first in Saskatchewan to opt out of public health care
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - A cardiology clinic in Saskatchewan, the birthplace of medicare, has opted out of the publicly funded heath-care system. Dr. Jeffrey Wilkinson, who runs the South Saskatchewan Heart...
Oct 20, 2023
CF Montreal looks to advance to MLS playoffs with road win over Crew on Decision Day
MONTREAL - After the departure of several key players and coach of the year nominee Wilfried Nancy, and a seemingly never-ending injury crisis, the odds were against CF Montreal entering Decision Day ...
Oct 20, 2023
Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 loss in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) - Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty to a felony on Friday just as jury selection was getting underway in his trial on charges accusing him of participating in efforts to overturn Don...
Oct 20, 2023
Pan Am Games a Park family affair, three siblings coached by father in taekwondo
SANTIAGO, Chile - Jae Park has a family-sized job ahead of him at the Pan American Games. He'll coach his three children Skylar, Tae-Ku and Braven in taekwondo on opening weekend in Santiago, Chile. "...
Oct 20, 2023
Tributes pour in for Sinclair in wake of plans to retire from international game
The greatest ever. The goat. Tributes were quick to pour in Friday after news broke that Canada captain Christine Sinclair is retiring from international football at the end of the year. "Simply put, ...
Oct 20, 2023
Three arrested and charged for human trafficking and drugs in Grande Prairie
ALERT's Human Trafficking unit has arrested three Grande Prairie individuals suspected of human trafficking after a Toronto woman was allegedly forced into working in the sex trade. The law enforcemen...
Oct 20, 2023