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Alberta premier accuses Facebook of censorship over temporary site restriction
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's free to post on Facebook again, a day after she publicly accused the social media giant of censoring her.However, Meta, which owns Facebook, says Smith was ne...
Jun 16, 2023

Alberta RCMP encourages safe storage of Off-Highway Vehicles
RCMP across Alberta are reminding citizens to safely store and protect their recreational and off-highway vehicles in order to deter thieves.Some tips to keep in mind with regard to OHV storage includ...
Jun 16, 2023

Stolen Starland County vehicle recovered in Red Deer
Red Deer and Drumheller RCMP are investigating after a vehicle belonging to Starland County was found abandoned in Red Deer this week.RCMP say it was just after midnight on Thursday, June 15 when they...
Jun 16, 2023

Abortion providers in North Carolina file federal lawsuit challenging state's new restrictions
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Abortion providers in North Carolina filed a federal lawsuit Friday that challenges several provisions of a state law banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy in the dwi...
Jun 16, 2023

House of Commons passes motion to permanently allow virtual attendance, voting
OTTAWA - The House of Commons passed a motion Thursday evening to keep hybrid workplace rules adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic. This means members of Parliament can attend sittings and committee m...
Jun 16, 2023

Canada must combat residential school denialism, special interlocutor's report says
OTTAWA - The independent special interlocutor on unmarked graves says "urgent consideration" should be given to legal mechanisms as a way for Canada to combat residential school denialism. Kimberly Mu...
Jun 16, 2023

Truck driver guilty of killing 11 at Pittsburgh synagogue in deadliest attack on Jews in US history
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A truck driver who expressed hated of Jews was convicted Friday of barging into a Pittsburgh synagogue and shooting everyone he could find, killing 11 congregants in an act of antise...
Jun 16, 2023

Residents of Quebec town emptied two weeks ago because of fire to return home Sunday
MONTREAL - Residents of a northern Quebec town that has been under an evacuation order for the past two weeks due to forest fires are expected be allowed to return home on Sunday. Lebel-sur-Quvillon M...
Jun 16, 2023

NBA suspends Ja Morant 25 games for latest social media incident involving a gun
Memphis guard Ja Morant has been suspended for the first 25 games of the upcoming season for his second known incident of displaying what appeared to be a firearm on social media, the NBA announced Fr...
Jun 16, 2023

After George Floyd’s killing, DOJ probe finds Minneapolis police show pattern of violating rights
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Justice Department has found that Minneapolis police engaged in a pattern of violating constitutional rights and discriminating against Black and Native American people followin...
Jun 16, 2023