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Officer convicted in fatal shooting of mentally ill man
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A California police officer has been convicted of assault with a firearm in the 2018 fatal shooting of an unarmed mentally ill man in a wealthy San Francisco suburb. A jury in Con...
Oct 26, 2021
Hinshaw says benefit of COVID vaccines is clear
Each day the province reports COVID-19 statistics is another day that the benefits of vaccines become clear, said the province's chief medical officer of health on Tuesday."For example, in the last th...
Oct 26, 2021
Brazil senators recommend Bolsonaro face charges over COVID
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - A Brazilian Senate committee recommended on Tuesday that President Jair Bolsonaro face a series of criminal indictments for actions and omissions related to the world's second ...
Oct 26, 2021
Blackhawks GM resigns, team fined after sexual assault probe
CHICAGO - The Chicago Blackhawks mishandled allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player during the team's Stanley Cup run in 2010, according to an investigation commissioned by the...
Oct 26, 2021
Team Canada unveils kit from Lululemon for 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
TORONTO - Fitness was in fashion Tuesday as Team Canada took a fresh step forward with new outfitter Lululemon unveiling the 2022 kit for the country's Olympic and Paralympic teams in Beijing. No bere...
Oct 26, 2021
Tickets to 2021 Grey Cup at Tim Hortons Field go on sale to general public Tuesday
TORONTO - The Grey Cup returns in 2021, but attending the contest won't come cheaply. Tickets to the game, which will be held Dec. 12 at Tim Hortons Field, went on sale Tuesday to the general public. ...
Oct 26, 2021
From "Canadian Tuxedos" to cowboys: the hits and misses of Canada's Olympic fashions
Canada's Olympic attire tends to consist of predictably patriotic fare: variations on the same red-and-white, Maple Leaf-adorned uniforms we see year after year. But every now and then, Canada will ma...
Oct 26, 2021
Alberta’s social services providers can apply for provincial grants up to $1M
The Alberta Government is opening up applications for "civil society organizations" to kickstart new projects.A total of $7-million will be available through the Civil Society Fund, which aims to addr...
Oct 26, 2021
Dr. Hinshaw to provide update on COVID-19
Alberta's chief medical officer of health will provide an update on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health in the province.The news conference with Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to be...
Oct 26, 2021
In their own words: Quick Quotes about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new cabinet
OTTAWA - The makeup of the newly sworn-in Liberal cabinet caused a stir of responses on Tuesday. Here are some of things people said about the picks. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "One of the things w...
Oct 26, 2021