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New B.C. corrections unit offers involuntary care for mental health, addictions
SURREY - British Columbia has opened the first of the government's promised secure units to provide involuntary treatment for people with brain injuries and overlapping mental-health and addiction con...
Apr 24, 2025

Judge maintains death penalty as possible punishment for Bryan Kohberger despite autism diagnosis
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can pursue the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger if he is convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022, despite the ...
Apr 24, 2025

Federal party leaders work to drive home key messages as election day approaches
Party leaders emphasized familiar themes Thursday as they criss-crossed the country to shore up support in the final stretch of the federal election campaign.Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre began...
Apr 24, 2025

Red Deer Regional Health Foundation gives back with Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
To kick off National Volunteer Week, the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation will give back to their many volunteers this Saturday.On April 26 from 9 to 11 a.m.at Festival Hall in Red Deer they're put...
Apr 24, 2025

B.C. First Nation at UN calling for government help in battling toxic drug crisis
NEW YORK - Members of the Tsilhqot'in Nation in British Columbia are at the United Nations headquarters in New York City calling for the provincial and Canadian governments to fund recovery beds and o...
Apr 24, 2025

Texas lawmakers approve $1B private school voucher plan
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas lawmakers on Thursday passed a $1 billion education bill that allows families to use public money to pay for private school tuition, a major victory for school voucher propo...
Apr 24, 2025

Man given five months in U.S. jail for smuggling people across border from B.C.
SEATTLE - The U.S. District Attorney's office in Seattle says a 27-year-old man has been sentenced to five months in jail for helping smuggle eight Indian nationals across the border between British C...
Apr 24, 2025

Supreme Court to review mandatory minimum sentence in prostitution case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to examine the constitutionality of a mandatory minimum sentence for purchasing sexual services from someone under age 18. The decision comes in a case ...
Apr 24, 2025

Primary Care Alberta launches New Parent and Newborn phone line
Primary Care Alberta's phone line for new parents has become a provincial service.The New Parent and Newborn Line was launched last month to allow parents and caregivers to contact registered nurses t...
Apr 24, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Quebec court overturns out-of-province tuition hike
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has invalidated the provincial government's tuition hike for out-of-province students. The ruling also overturns a new requirement that 80 per cent of out-of-p...
Apr 24, 2025