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Some concerns raised as students return to Alberta classrooms
CALGARY, AB - Students in Alberta return to school today (Jan. 10) for the first time since their holiday break was extended due to surging COVID-19 cases and some of them are worried.12-year-old Char...
Jan 10, 2022

First Nation says Alberta is preventing it from taking control of child welfare
EDMONTON, AB. - A First Nation in Alberta says it's been nearly three months since it was supposed to take legal control of its own child welfare but the provincial government won't recognize the arra...
Jan 10, 2022

Most support workplace diversity but not if it's a job qualification: national survey
REGINA - Most people in a new Canada-wide survey say equal representation in government is important, but they don't support employers taking demographic characteristics into account in hiring and pro...
Jan 10, 2022

CFL sacks leader Leonard signs two-year extension with Roughriders
REGINA - American defensive lineman A.C. Leonard, who registered a CFL-high 11 sacks last season, signed a two-year contract extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Monday. The six-foot-two, 25...
Jan 10, 2022

Inquest into Quebec long-term care deaths during pandemic's first wave to resume
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner's inquest into deaths in long-term care homes during the pandemic's first wave enters its final stage today, resuming after a month-long pause. Almost 4,000 people died in ...
Jan 10, 2022

Myanmar's Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prison
BANGKOK (AP) - A court in Myanmar sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison on Monday after finding her guilty of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and viol...
Jan 09, 2022

Australian judge reinstates tennis star Djokovic's visa
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - An Australian judge has reinstated tennis star Novak Djokovic's visa, which was canceled last week because he is unvaccinated. Circuit Court Judge Anthony Kelly also ordere...
Jan 09, 2022

Australian judge reinstates tennis star Djokovic's visa
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - An Australian judge has reinstated tennis star Novak Djokovic's visa, which was canceled last week because he is unvaccinated. Circuit Court Judge Anthony Kelly also ordere...
Jan 09, 2022

Former Montreal Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin joins LA Kings as senior advisor
LOS ANGELES - Former Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin joined the Los Angeles Kings as a senior advisor, the team announced Sunday. "Marc brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to ...
Jan 09, 2022

Opposition candidate wins in Venezuela's cradle of Chavismo
BARINAS, Venezuela (AP) - Voters in the home state of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chvez on Sunday picked an opposition candidate for governor in a closely watched special election called after the...
Jan 09, 2022