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Native Americans: Move Boston Marathon from Oct. 11 holiday
BOSTON - Native Americans in Massachusetts are calling on the organizers of the Boston Marathon to move the already rescheduled date for the storied race because it now conflicts with a day meant to c...
Apr 08, 2021
Top doctor in N.W.T. says first COVID-19 variant cases identified in territory
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories has detected its first COVID-19 variant cases.The territory says two recently announced infections have been identified as the B.1.1.7 variant first identified ...
Apr 08, 2021
Kemi Alabi wins First Book Award from poets academy
NEW YORK - A Chicago-based writer and activist has received the First Book Award from the Academy of American Poets. Kemi Alabi's "Against Heaven" is scheduled for publication in Spring 2022. Alabi, c...
Apr 08, 2021
Reigning Mrs. World arrested over onstage melee in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Police in Sri Lanka on Thursday arrested the reigning Mrs. World for pulling the crown off the head of the winner of a Mrs. Sri Lanka beauty pageant and allegedly causing injuries...
Apr 08, 2021
Canadian women continue Olympic prep with friendlies against Wales and England
After missing the SheBelieves Cup in February, fullback Ashley Lawrence is happy to be back in Canadian colours for friendlies against Wales and England. The 25-year-old from Brampton, Ont., has been ...
Apr 08, 2021
Victims of gun violence slam feds over gun-control reform
TORONTO - The federal government's proposed gun-control laws are "toothless and cowardly," victims of gun violence in Ontario said Thursday. The Danforth Families for Safe Communities advocacy group a...
Apr 08, 2021
Drayton Valley RCMP Report: April 1 - April 8
April 15:41 am - Brazeau County - Hwy 22 - Report of a semi-truck blocking one lane making it hard to drive around. Members attended location but the truck was already gone.6:57 am - Drayton Valley - ...
Apr 08, 2021
Sports groups ask for government help in getting Canadians back playing again
Canada Soccer, Curling Canada, Hockey Canada, Rugby Canada, Skate Canada and Tennis Canada have joined forces in asking the federal government for a $75-million sport recovery program to support local...
Apr 08, 2021
Fight over Ghislaine Maxwell's jail conditions heats up
NEW YORK - The rancorous fight over jail conditions for Ghislaine Maxwell is reaching new lows, with prosecutors blaming the British socialite and Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend for creating a stink ...
Apr 08, 2021
Chamber's Breakfast with MPs highlights growing concern with Canada's debt
Dozens of members from the local business community were joined virtually by municipal and provincial politicians Thursday morning to hear of both hope and concern for Alberta's and Canada's future.Th...
Apr 08, 2021