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Bill Blair says prison segregation oversight panel will get the data it needs
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair is stepping in to ensure an advisory panel tasked with overseeing the segregation of federal inmates will get the data it needs to do its job. Anth...
Aug 27, 2020

Indigenous-led alert system for N.S. Mi'kmaq communities ready to roll out
CAPE BRETON, N.S. - A new alert system that will issue emergency messages to residents in five Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq communities is the first of its kind among Indigenous people...
Aug 27, 2020

COVID-19, oil price crash have devastating impact on Alberta's finances
COVID-19 and the recent collapse in oil prices are being blamed for what is described as a historic deficit in Alberta.On Thursday, the government released its first quarter report for 2020-21, and it...
Aug 27, 2020

COVID-19 taking financial toll on Canadians with disabilities: survey
A Statistics Canada report suggests that more than half of Canadians with disabilities who participated in a crowdsourced survey are struggling to make ends meet because of the financial imp...
Aug 27, 2020

Toronto Blue Jays acquire starting pitcher Taijuan Walker from Mariners
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired right-hander Taijuan Walker from the Seattle Mariners, bolstering a starting rotation missing three pitchers to injury. Toronto traded a player to be...
Aug 27, 2020

Alleged Hells Angels support club members going to trial for home invasion, kidnapping incident
Two people charged in an alleged biker gang-related home invasion and kidnapping incident in central Alberta two years ago will go to trial later this year.Kevin Michael Fix, 37, of Red Deer, and Josh...
Aug 27, 2020

Hon. Salma Lakhani Installed as 19th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
OTTAWA, ON- The Honourable Salma Lakhani began her tenure as Her Majesty the Queen's representative in Alberta, during a formal installation at the Alberta Legislature.In her remarks during the ceremo...
Aug 27, 2020

Pence aide: NBA protest over Kenosha are 'absurd and silly'
WASHINGTON - Vice-President Mike Pence's chief of staff said Thursday that NBA protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, are "absurd and silly." "If they want to protest,...
Aug 27, 2020

Immediate future of North American sports uncertain after boycotts
Discussions were underway Thursday regarding immediate plans for the top North American pro sports leagues after several games were postponed a day earlier in the wake of a police ...
Aug 27, 2020

Pence aide: NBA protest over Kenosha are 'absurd and silly'
WASHINGTON - Vice-President Mike Pence's chief of staff said Thursday that NBA protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, are "absurd and silly." "If they want to protest,...
Aug 27, 2020