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Free menstrual products coming to on-reserve schools: Indigenous Services minister
The federal government plans to provide free menstrual products for students who attend on-reserve schools. Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu announced the plan in a Twitter post on Friday. She...
Nov 05, 2021
Former B.C. Lions player Josh Boden convicted in 2009 slaying of Burnaby woman
VANCOUVER - Former Canadian Football League wide receiver Joshua Boden has been found guilty of the second-degree murder of a Burnaby woman. The B.C. Prosecution Service confirms Boden was found guilt...
Nov 05, 2021
The Backlog: Thousands of veterans with disabilities are waiting years for support
OTTAWA - Nearly a dozen years ago, Micheal McNeil was hit with an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. The former combat engineer, who is now a 40-year-old father of three in Saint John, N.B., ...
Nov 05, 2021
Superstar goaltender Carey Price to rejoin Montreal Canadiens on Monday
Carey Price is preparing to return to the Montreal Canadiens. Habs head coach Dominique Ducharme has confirmed that the superstar goalie will rejoin the team on Monday. Ducharme said on Friday that Pr...
Nov 05, 2021
Canadian men's rugby team looks forward to a new beginning, starting in Portugal
Spencer Jones' road to the Canadian rugby team took him to New Zealand, Europe, Texas and then Victoria. And now Portugal. The 24-year-old Jones will start at fly half Saturday when 23rd-ranked Canada...
Nov 05, 2021
CP NewsAlert: Alberta agriculture minister quits cabinet amid concerns about drinking
EDMONTON - Alberta Agriculture Minister Devin Dreeshen has resigned from cabinet amid concerns over his drinking. Dreeshen, in a short statement, says his "conduct" with alcohol has become a distracti...
Nov 05, 2021
Assembly of First Nations says raise Canada flag alongside 'every child matters' flag
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations says it has found a solution that would allow the Canadian flag to be raised before Remembrance Day while continuing to grieve Indigenous children who died at re...
Nov 05, 2021
End of daylight saving time a good opportunity to check smoke and CO detectors
Daylight saving time ends this Sunday, November 7.Clocks will be turned back one hour at 2:00 a.m. In addition to making the time change, the City of Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services is remind...
Nov 05, 2021
RCMP seeking to identify individual who placed noose at MLA Allard’s house
The Grande Prairie RCMP is asking for the public's help in identifying the person or persons who placed a noose in the front of MLA Tracy Allard's house on Oct. 31.The noose was left on Allard's lawn ...
Nov 05, 2021
Alberta proposes set election day for last Monday in May every four years
EDMONTON - Alberta is planning a set day for future provincial elections.A bill introduced by Justice Minister Kaycee Madu proposes that the last Monday in May, every four years, be the day Albertans ...
Nov 05, 2021