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Senator says solitary-confinement bill will make some conditions worse, not better
OTTAWA - A senator says a bill that's supposed to end solitary confinement in Canadian prisons could actually make it worse. Kim Pate spent most of her life advocating for women in the criminal-justic...
May 05, 2019
Snuggles with feathers: City of Calgary allows livestock as emotional support
CALGARY - A sense of calm comes over Nikki Pike when she's with her three hens Nugget, Nibble and Noodle. The Calgary woman has had anxiety and depression since she was sexually abused as a&...
May 05, 2019
Liberal candidate challenges 'Come From Away' bias in N.L. politics
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's growing diversity is not yet reflected in its overwhelmingly white slate of elected officials - something Hasan Hai, a Liberal candidate in the upco...
May 05, 2019
Strong cyclone lashes India, forces 1.2 million from homes
KOLKATA, India - Cyclone Fani tore through India's eastern coast on Friday as a grade 5 storm, lashing beaches with rain and winds gusting up to 205 kilometres (127 miles) per hour and affecting weath...
May 05, 2019
Cyprus police chief fired over serial killer case
NICOSIA, Cyprus - The president of Cyprus fired the small island nation's police chief Friday, saying botched missing person investigations might have allowed a self-confessed serial killer to claim m...
May 05, 2019
1 year later, Hawaii lava evacuees grapple with huge losses
PAHOA, Hawaii - A year after a volcano on Hawaii's Big Island rained lava and gases in one of its largest and most destructive eruptions in recorded history, people who lost their homes and farms in t...
May 05, 2019
Rugby Canada fires sevens coach Damian McGrath, names Henry Paul interim coach
A sevens season that started in turmoil will end in uncertainty and a search for a new coach after Rugby Canada fired Damian McGrath on Friday. The Canadian men currently stand 12th in the HSBC World ...
May 05, 2019
$20,000 raised for families affected by workplace fatalities and injuries
Red Deer's annual Steps for Life event raised close to $20,000 on Saturday with North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week kicking off Sunday.Participants, as well as 30 volunteers, ma...
May 05, 2019 (Kael Clark)
Investigation ongoing after man killed in alleged 'domestic matter'
CALGARY - Police in Calgary are investigating after a man in his 40s was killed in what they allege was a "domestic matter.''The City says in a statement that officers were called to a home in the cit...
May 05, 2019 (Canadian Press)
Edmonton school shooting film about gay-straight alliances
EDMONTON - Students at an Edmonton high school are making a movie about gay-straight alliances."One Voice'' is a musical being shot at Victoria School of the Arts, and it tells the story of a group of...
May 05, 2019 (Canadian Press/Eduardo Lima)