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Anishinaabe artist outfits Canadian Olympic curlers in Indigenous-inspired uniforms
SASKATOON - Canada's curlers will wear both their Canadian pride and a celebration of Indigenous spirit when they compete at the Beijing Games. Curling Canada and their uniform partner Dynasty Curling...
Nov 23, 2021
Quebec long-term care homes 'forgotten' in COVID-19 planning, ombudswoman says
MONTREAL - Long-term care homes were almost totally forgotten in Quebec's early COVID-19 planning, the province's ombudswoman said Tuesday in a report that called for widespread changes to "humanize" ...
Nov 23, 2021
Woman back in Canada with young daughter after years in Syrian prison camps
OTTAWA - A Canadian woman who spent more than two years in Syrian prison camps is home from Iraq after fighting Ottawa to get an emergency travel document. The woman's lawyer, Paul Champ, says she arr...
Nov 23, 2021
Mediation set for Blackhawks, former player in assault case
The former player who sued the Chicago Blackhawks alleging the team did nothing when he raised allegations of sexual assault against an assistant coach in 2010 has agreed to mediation in hopes of sett...
Nov 23, 2021
Man charged with 5 homicide counts in deadly Waukesha crash
WAUKESHA, Wis. - Prosecutors in Wisconsin have charged a man with intentional homicide in the deaths of five people who were killed when an SUV was driven into a Christmas parade. Darrell Brooks Jr. w...
Nov 23, 2021
Anishinaabe artist outfits Canadian Olympic curlers in Indigenous-inspired uniforms
SASKATOON - Canada's curlers will wear both their Canadian pride and a celebration of Indigenous spirit when they compete at the Beijing Games. Curling Canada and their uniform partner Dynasty Curling...
Nov 23, 2021
NDP call on UCP to halt plan to sell off affordable housing
NDP Seniors and Housing critic, Lori Sigurdson, wrote to Minister Josephine Pon on National Housing Day Monday to urge her to address many concerns Albertans have with the government's plan to sell of...
Nov 23, 2021
Lawyer: Brian Laundrie fatally shot himself in the head
MIAMI (AP) - An attorney for the family of Brian Laundrie said Tuesday that he fatally shot himself in the head. Laundrie had been the subject of a manhunt for more than a month as investigators searc...
Nov 23, 2021
Out of contract, veteran midfielder Nick DeLeon set to say goodbye to Toronto FC
TORONTO - After three seasons, Nick DeLeon is set to say goodbye to Toronto. The 31-year-old midfielder is out of contract with Toronto FC and looking to get back to his family. His wife Jordan, four-...
Nov 23, 2021
Rebels announce ‘Festival Weekend' in support of 2021 Festival of Trees
The Red Deer Rebels are getting into the holiday spirit by announcing "Festival Weekend" on November 26 and 27, in support of the 2021 Festival of Trees.Festival of Trees, hosted by the Red Deer Regio...
Nov 23, 2021