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Ignorance driving racism against First Nations after blockades: minister
OTTAWA - The federal cabinet minister for diversity, inclusion and youth says racism targeted at Indigenous people in the wake of national anti-pipeline protests is "horrible." Bardish Chagger sa...
Mar 04, 2020
Suspect accused of killing 13-year-old Quebec girl appears in court
ST-JEROME, Que. - The suspect charged with first-degree murder in the violent death of a 13-year-old Quebec girl appeared in court briefly Wednesday, his feet and hands shackl...
Mar 04, 2020
Gushue, Newfoundland and Labrador defeat PEI, clinch championship round spot
KINGSTON, Ont. - Newfoundland and Labrador's Brad Gushue has clinched a spot in the championship round of the Tim Hortons Brier. Gushue's team scored five in the eighth end en route to an 11...
Mar 04, 2020
Italian sport to take place without fans until April 3
MILAN - All sporting events in Italy will take place without fans present for at least the next month due to the virus outbreak in the country, the Italian government announced on Wednesday. That will...
Mar 04, 2020
Drayton Valley man facing charges after being caught in stolen vehicle
A Drayton Valley man is facing a list of charges after being arrested in a stolen vehicle in St. Albert.On February 21, St. Albert RCMP responded to a report of a stolen vehicle being seen in the Land...
Mar 04, 2020
Brazeau County man among four charged in Leduc after home searched with a warrant
A Brazeau County man is facing charges after a search warrant was executed at a residence in the Willow Park Estates area of Leduc, resulting in the arrest of four people.The search took place on Febr...
Mar 04, 2020
WATCH: Province announces plan to reduce surgical wait times
The provincial government has announced $100 million in capital funding aimed at reducing surgical wait times in Alberta.The province says the investment will help hospitals across the province upgrad...
Mar 04, 2020
Doctors try 1st CRISPR editing in the body for blindness
Scientists say they have used the gene editing tool CRISPR inside someone's body for the first time, a new frontier for efforts to operate on DNA, the chemical code of life, to treat diseases. A patie...
Mar 04, 2020
Despite deaths, so far no shutdown orders in Seattle area
SEATTLE - As the coronavirus spread through Asia officials closed the schools in China, Japan and Hong Kong but at the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States, officials in Washington have so f...
Mar 04, 2020
Supreme Court divided in 1st big abortion case of Trump era
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court appeared divided in its first major abortion case of the Trump era, leaving Chief Justice John Roberts as the likely deciding vote. Roberts did not say enough to tip his...
Mar 04, 2020