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ASIRT investigating in-custody death at Grande Prairie RCMP detachment
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has been called in to investigate the death of a 26-year-old man that occurred while he was in custody at the Grande Prairie RCMP detachment Monday m...
Feb 09, 2021

Defencemen lead the way as Oilers continue mastery over slumping Senators
OTTAWA - Goals by defenceman Darnell Nurse, Evan Bouchard and Tyson Barrie lifted the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 win Tuesday over the Ottawa Senators. Others took up the slack as Edmonton's big guns wer...
Feb 09, 2021

Canada's Bianca Andreescu loses second-round match at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Bianca Andreescu is making a second-round exit at the Australian Open. She dropped a 6-3, 6-2 decision to Taiwan's Hsieh Su-Wei at Melbourne Park on Wednesday. The eigh...
Feb 09, 2021

CEO of B.C. health authority leaves organization after report into misspending
VICTORIA - The head of a health authority in British Columbia is no longer with the organization following allegations related to misspending on various items including $7 million for respirators that...
Feb 09, 2021

Latest food bank drive honouring longtime executive director
The Red Deer Food Bank is using its latest fundraising event to honour one its most dedicated former employees. The "Celebration of Service for Foodbank Freddy" is a food drive happening this Saturday...
Feb 09, 2021

Senators amend MAID bill to put 18-month time limit on mental illness exclusion
OTTAWA - Senators have voted to give the federal government 18 months to expand access to medical assistance in dying to people suffering solely from mental illnesses. They voted 57-21 Tuesday to amen...
Feb 09, 2021

McBean: Canadian athletes understand Tokyo will be unlike any other Olympics
From social distancing to careful monitoring to zero tolerance for a positive test. The International Olympic Committee's athletes "Playbook" might have been short on specifics more than five months o...
Feb 09, 2021

United Way Worldwide CEO Gallagher resigns amid turmoil
Brian A. Gallagher, who has led United Way Worldwide, the world's largest privately funded non-profit since 2009, abruptly announced his resignation Tuesday amid claims that the charity mishandled int...
Feb 09, 2021

Attorney-at-paw? Filter makes lawyer look like cat in court
ALPINE, Texas - A West Texas judge has a word of caution to those attending court hearings via Zoom: Always check for filters before logging on. Judge Roy Ferguson's warning comes after an attorney ac...
Feb 09, 2021

Cops fired over photos tied to Elijah McClain not reinstated
DENVER - Three suburban Denver officers fired over photos reenacting a neckhold like the one police used on Elijah McClain before the 23-year-old Black man died in 2019 will not get their jobs back, o...
Feb 09, 2021