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Coroner role after strep-throat death of Indigenous child before Ontario's top court
TORONTO - The failure of a coroner to fully investigate the death of a four-year-old Indigenous boy was part of a systemic dereliction of duty that ought to face legal scrutiny, Ontario's top court he...
May 6, 2021
NACI chair says advice not meant to give AstraZeneca recipients vaccine remorse
OTTAWA - The chair of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization says people who already got the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine should not feel they made a bad choice. Dr. Caroline Quach and the othe...
May 6, 2021
Drayton Valley Thunder's Mason Marcellus named AJHL Rookie of the Week for second straight week
The Drayton Valley Thunder's Mason Marcellus has been named the Alberta Junior Hockey League's (AJHL) Rookie of the Week for a second consecutive week. This is also the third time Marcellus has receiv...
May 6, 2021
Government invests in Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services
The provincial government is investing another $50,000 to support sexual assault survivors in Alberta.The one-time investment is being made in the Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services (AASAS...
May 6, 2021
Einarson extends win streak and improves playoff chances at world curling playdowns
CALGARY - Canada's Kerri Einarson defeated Denmark's Madeleine Dupont 10-8 on Thursday to extend her winning streak to five games at the world women's curling championship. Einarson (6-5), who started...
May 6, 2021
Alberta RCMP promotes motorcycle safety this May
EDMONTON- With warmer weather on its way, seasonal vehicles are starting to take to the streets and highways. This May, the Alberta RCMP is focussing on motorcycle safety, ensuring motorists are imple...
May 6, 2021
Federal government under fire for stopping short of U.S. commitment on vaccine waiver
WASHINGTON - Ottawa has yet to follow the United States on easing patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines - and critics and allies alike are noticing. The One Campaign, a progressive anti-poverty gro...
May 6, 2021
House parties and other gatherings blamed for Iqaluit's rise in COVID-19 cases
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says house parties and visits between households are to blame for a rise in COVID-19 cases in Iqaluit. Dr. Michael Patterson says he knows of a...
May 6, 2021
NDP promises foreign buyers' tax, half a million new homes to cool housing market
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is pledging a hefty foreign home buyers' tax and "massive" investment in housing to chill a boiling-hot real estate market. Singh's election campaign-style promise, u...
May 6, 2021
Supreme Court will hear appeal of Quebec money laundering case quashed over delays
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal in a case where the conviction of four people accused of money laundering on behalf of the Hells Angels was quashed over unreasonable legal del...
May 6, 2021