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Marches in Ottawa, Toronto to honour black lives lost at hands of police
OTTAWA - Demonstrators plan to march from Parliament Hill through Ottawa streets in mid-afternoon today to honour black lives lost at the hands of police. A similarly themed Toronto march is slated to...
Jun 05, 2020
Trudeau to offer premiers billions to help reopen the economy safely
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to offer premiers billions in federal funding to help them safely reopen provincial and territorial economies without triggering an explosive second...
Jun 05, 2020
Protests shift to memorializing Floyd amid push for change
ATLANTA - The tenor of the protests set off by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police has taken a turn from the explosive anger that has fueled the setting of fires, breaking of windows and ...
Jun 04, 2020
Ex-Dodgers star Carl Crawford arrested on assault charge
HOUSTON - Former Los Angeles Dodgers star Carl Crawford has been arrested after his former girlfriend accused him of assaulting her during an argument over a man she had begun dating. An arrest affida...
Jun 04, 2020
Ex-Dodgers star Carl Crawford arrested on assault charge
HOUSTON - Former Los Angeles Dodgers star Carl Crawford has been arrested after his former girlfriend accused him of assaulting her during an argument over a man she had begun dating. An arrest affida...
Jun 04, 2020
More anti-racism protests planned for Red Deer
More protests are planned for Red Deer as local residents rally together against racism.A protest this past Monday drew about 150 people. Two more are slated for this weekend.RELATED: Over 100 protest...
Jun 04, 2020
Nature Conservancy calling for greater protection for Alberta's 54 endemic species
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Canada is home to 308 species of plants and animals that cannot be found anywhere else in the world, around one-sixth of which live in Alberta.These are known as endemic species and b...
Jun 04, 2020
Alberta with 334 active COVID-19 cases
Alberta is reporting 15 new COVID-19 cases and one new death.That brings the province's total number of cases to 7,091 and deaths to 146.There have been 6,611 cases that have recovered as of Thursday....
Jun 04, 2020
Innisfail council approves renewed prosperity framework
Wheels are now in motion to get the Town of Innisfail back on track as communities across the province plan for a 'new normal' during the relaunch of Alberta's economy from the COVID-19 pandemic.On Ma...
Jun 04, 2020
No separate lockup for man beaten after arrest with police vehicle: Nunavut RCMP
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut RCMP say a man who was arrested after being knocked over by a police vehicle was later beaten by another prisoner in lockup because there was no room to house the inmates se...
Jun 04, 2020