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Advisers suggest Alberta students not learn about residential schools before Grade 4
EDMONTON - A leaked draft of proposed Alberta curriculum changes suggests the legacy of residential schools is too upsetting to be taught to young children, but the chairman of the Truth and Reconcili...
Oct 21, 2020
Remains found in Tulsa search for 1921 race massacre victims
OKLAHOMA CITY - At least 10 bodies have been found in an unmarked mass grave at a Tulsa cemetery where investigators are searching for remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, a state offic...
Oct 21, 2020
Most Alberta teachers feeling stress and anxiety, struggling to maintain health guidelines
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Being a teacher is never easy, but in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic, many seem to be struggling just to make it by.A new survey from the Alberta Teachers' Association shows that 95...
Oct 21, 2020
Shop early to avoid disappointment, says Canada Post
Once you've found that perfect gift you want to have it under the tree on Dec. 25, right?Canada Post is planning for a holiday season like no other, with an increase in online shopping this year addin...
Oct 21, 2020
Suspect in Bluffton gas station shooting arrested
The suspect wanted for a shooting last week at gas station in Bluffton has been arrested.Police were called at about 6:20 a.m. on Oct. 16 to the Bluffton City General Store, located in the hamlet abou...
Oct 21, 2020
Alberta government indicates to AUPE “up to 930” job cuts
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta has confirmed that hundreds of positions within the provincial government will be abolished or otherwise impacted.A letter from the Public Service Commission t...
Oct 21, 2020
Giuliani caught in hotel bedroom scene in new ‘Borat’ film
NEW YORK - Rudy Giuliani is shown with his hand down his pants after flirting with an actress playing a young woman pretending to be a television journalist in a scene in Sacha Baron Cohen's latest mo...
Oct 21, 2020
Golf Canada's juniors will put emphasis on team mentality
Canada's next crop of junior golfers will soon learn that they may be alone out on the course, but they're part of a team off of it. Jennifer Greggain was announced as the newest member of the c...
Oct 21, 2020
Mike Duffy appeals to Supreme Court in bid to sue Senate
OTTAWA - Sen. Mike Duffy is filing an appeal to the country's top court in the hopes the Supreme Court of Canada will let him sue the Senate from a years-old spending scandal. Duffy is seeking $7.8 mi...
Oct 21, 2020
Financially troubled Toronto Wolfpack likely to learn fate in early November
TORONTO - It looks like the future of the Toronto Wolfpack could be decided in early November. The financially troubled transatlantic team faces a Friday deadline to file its response to questions fro...
Oct 21, 2020