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Avenatti sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for extortion
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York judge sentenced the combative California lawyer Michael Avenatti to 2 1/2 years in prison Thursday for trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike by threatening to use his...
Jul 08, 2021
Kahnawake members set up protest camp south of Montreal to stop housing project
MONTREAL - Members of the Montreal-area First Nations territory of Kahnawake are occupying a disputed parcel of land beside their community in order to stop a proposed housing project. The encampment,...
Jul 08, 2021
UHN creates concussion calculator to ID those at high-risk for prolonged symptoms
Toronto researchers have developed a tool they say can help doctors determine who is most likely to suffer concussion symptoms that persist months after injury. The experts hope their calculator can h...
Jul 08, 2021
Biden says U.S. war in Afghanistan will end August 31
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Thursday said the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on Aug. 31, saying "speed is safety" as the United States seeks to end the nearly 20-year ...
Jul 08, 2021
Lambda variant spreading in South America one of many Canada is monitoring: Tam
OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the latest variant of interest in the COVID-19 pandemic has popped up in Canada in small numbers. Tam says the Lambda variant first identified...
Jul 08, 2021
Contraband seized at Bowden Institution
Officials say contraband worth nearly $136,000 has been seized at Bowden Institution's medium security unit.At about 11 p.m. on July 3, as a result of staff vigilance, a package containing contraband ...
Jul 08, 2021
Human rights complaint alleges First Nation adults with disabilities left behind
WINNIPEG - Three human rights complaints have been filed against the federal government alleging systemic discrimination and a failure to provide proper services to First Nations adults with disabilit...
Jul 08, 2021
Extending pandemic jobs program aimed to cost extra $600 million, PBO says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says extending a pandemic measure designed to avoid layoffs at companies will cost the federal treasury almost $600 million over three years. Most of the extr...
Jul 08, 2021
Red Deer building permits way up in June 2021
Building permit values for Red Deer last month are sky-high compared to a year ago.There were 167 approved permits in June 2021, compared to 108 in June 2020, with the total value at over $27.5 millio...
Jul 08, 2021
Hundreds of blood donation appointments in need of filling in Red Deer
Canadian Blood Services is calling for an additional 23,000 blood donors across Canada by July 31 to replenish the nation's blood inventory following a sustained rise in demand as COVID-19 restriction...
Jul 08, 2021