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Feds can use spending power to fight anti-Indigenous racism in health care: Miller
OTTAWA - The federal government is ready to use its financial leverage over the health system to fight anti-Indigenous racism in health care, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says. He says tha...
Oct 15, 2020
Europe reels as it sets virus records, slaps on new rules
BERLIN - Fears rose Thursday that Europe is running out of time to control a resurgence of the coronavirus, as infections hit record daily highs in Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy and Poland. Franc...
Oct 15, 2020
U Sports cancels remaining national championships in 2021 because of pandemic
No national championships in Canadian university sport will happen this season. U Sports has cancelled its 2021 national tournaments because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The impacted sports are men's and...
Oct 15, 2020
EU chief self-isolates as virus makes its mark at a summit
BRUSSELS - As a fresh wave of the coronavirus sweeps across much of Europe, the reality of the disease struck a summit of European Union leaders on Thursday when one of the 27-nation bloc's top offici...
Oct 15, 2020
Online hate, racist hiring practices among targets of $15M federal anti-racism funds
OTTAWA - At least a dozen new projects to go after online hate are being funded through Ottawa's anti-racism strategy today. Diversity Minister Bardish Chagger says 85 projects are getting money throu...
Oct 15, 2020
Shares of Chinese retailer Miniso jump in 1st day of trading
HONG KONG - Shares of Miniso Group Holding jumped in their first day of trading, while the broader markets were on pace for their third straight loss this week. Miniso, a Chinese discount retailer kno...
Oct 15, 2020
408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron training near Ram Falls
Residents and visitors of west-central Alberta may observe military training if they look skyward between Oct. 15-17.408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (408 THS) is conducting mountain flying training n...
Oct 15, 2020
Man killed in three-vehicle crash near Rocky Mountain House
A man is dead after a three-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon near Rocky Mountain House.It was just before 4 p.m. when RCMP responded to a 911 call about the collision at the intersection of Highway 2...
Oct 15, 2020
Jurors in N.B. mass murder trial shown more images on suspect's computer of 'demons'
FREDERICTON - Jurors for the trial of accused mass murderer Matthew Raymond are being shown more images and messages from the suspect's computer hard drives. Alex Pate, a lawyer with Raymond's d...
Oct 15, 2020
'Discovery by little Nathan:' 12-year-old makes fossil find in southern Alberta
Aspiring paleontologist Nathan Hrushkin speaks with pride about his "killer resume." The Grade 7 student from Calgary discovered a rare dinosaur skeleton earlier this year at Horseshoe Canyon in the B...
Oct 15, 2020