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'Little orange dot:' Lone Alberta NDP MP says she offers different perspective
EDMONTON - Not long after she became a member of Parliament last fall, Heather McPherson was at an event with one of her favourite Olympians. She had just met former downhill ...
May 31, 2020
In hard-hit Quebec, families struggle to mourn those lost to COVID-19
MONTREAL - July Mak spent nearly every night with her father, Paul. Because he was plagued by health problems, including a stroke that left him unable to walk on his own, the family decided to pu...
May 31, 2020
Inspections, prosecutions for polluting in Canada down sharply since 2015
OTTAWA - Environment Canada is doing fewer inspections, investigations and prosecutions to enforce its law protecting people from toxic chemicals and air pollution. In response to a written question p...
May 31, 2020
Minimum wage goes up June 1 in B.C. as businesses face COVID-19 challenges
VICTORIA - British Columbia's lowest paid workers get a pay increase Monday with a scheduled minimum wage hike at a crucial time for small businesses as they look for ways to continue o...
May 31, 2020
Police cars burn, windows shatter as protests roil New York
NEW YORK - Street protests spiraled into New York City's worst day of unrest in decades Saturday, as fires burned, windows got smashed and dangerous confrontations between demonstrators and officers f...
May 30, 2020
Goodell: 'Tragic events' call for 'urgent need for action'
NEW YORK - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says "there remains an urgent need for action" following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the protests around the country that have followed. From...
May 30, 2020
Protesters rally against anti-black, Indigenous racism in Toronto
TORONTO - Thousands of protesters took to the streets of downtown Toronto on Saturday, chanting "justice for Regis" as they rallied in the aftermath of high-profile, police-involved deaths in bot...
May 30, 2020
Federal officer killed guarding courthouse near protest
OAKLAND, Calif. - A federal law enforcement officer in California was killed and another critically injured after being shot while providing security at the U.S. courthouse in Oakland amid one of the ...
May 30, 2020
Canada's Davies helps Bayern top Fortuna 5-0 to take 10-point Bundesliga lead
MUNICH - Edmonton's Alphonso Davies and his Bayern Munich teammates continue to dominate the Bundesliga in empty stadiums. Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Bayern Munich took a confident step closer...
May 30, 2020
No new COVID-19 deaths in Alberta for consecutive days
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Alberta is down to 604 on Saturday, 16 less than a day ago.Another 27 people have recovered for a total of 6,245, while the province has now confirmed 6,992 case...
May 30, 2020