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External probe into deaths of Quebec boys calls for reform to youth protection system
QUEBEC - An external investigation into the deaths of two Quebec boys is calling for in-depth reform of the province's youth protection system and the law that governs it. Dr. Lionel Carmant, Quebec's...
Dec 22, 2020
LPS wrap investigation into ARCHES and Lethbridge’s Supervised Consumption Site
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The investigation into ARCHES and allegations of financial improprieties at the Supervised Consumption Site (SCS) has been completed.In July, the provincial government turned over fin...
Dec 22, 2020
AP source: Feds sue Walmart over role in opioid crisis
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is suing Walmart, alleging the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies, helping to fuel the opioid crisis in America, a person fam...
Dec 22, 2020
Where is God? The COVID-19 pandemic has been a test of faith for believers
OTTAWA - Where is God? It is a question Rev. Harrison Ayre finds himself asking and being asked often as the COVID-19 pandemic has left nearly two million dead worldwide; 80 million sickened; families...
Dec 22, 2020
Town of Taber wins municipal excellence award
TABER, AB - The Town of Taber has won an Alberta Minister's Awards for Municipal Excellence for 2020.The town was honoured for its wastewater operations collaboration with Lantic Inc. in the Building ...
Dec 22, 2020
Washington Spirit waive Canadian international forward Jenna Hellstrom, five others
BOYDS, Md. - The National Women's Soccer League's Washington Spirit have waived six players, including Canadian international Jenna Hellstrom.The 25-year-old forward from Sudbury, Ont., joined the Spi...
Dec 22, 2020
10 correctional officers charged following death of Indigenous man in N.L. jail
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Ten correctional officers have been charged with crimes ranging from manslaughter to criminal negligence causing death in connection with the 2019 death of an Inuk man in a St. John...
Dec 22, 2020
Newsom taps California election chief Padilla for US Senate
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Secretary of State Alex Padilla on Tuesday as the state's next U.S. senator to fill the seat being vacated by Vice-President-elect Kamala Ha...
Dec 22, 2020
Eating disorders in Canadian athletes on the rise amid COVID-19
TORONTO - Corey Bellemore's unhealthy thoughts around food began to creep in last year. The Canadian middle-distance runner had always listened to his body's signs of hunger, and had eaten a well-bala...
Dec 22, 2020
Federal memorial grant program expanded to include correctional officers
OTTAWA - The federal memorial grant program for first responders is being expanded to recognize correctional, parole and probation officers who lose their lives.The program provides a one-time lump su...
Dec 22, 2020