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Troops could be called to testify in lawsuits against long-term care homes
OTTAWA - Members of the Canadian Armed Forces working inside long-term care homes could find themselves testifying about the state of those facilities in relation to lawsuits against the institutions....
Jun 07, 2020

Chantel Moore's family plan healing ceremonies, will seek answers during N.B. trip
FREDERICTON - Ten family members of a 26-year-old Indigenous woman who was fatally shot by police in Edmundston, N.B., are travelling across the country from British Columbia to offer support to her m...
Jun 07, 2020

MHPS reminding public of mental health supports after arresting distraught male
MEDICINE HAT AB- The MHPS says the crisis negotiations team had to be called out early this morning after receiving a report of a man damaging property and threatening self-harm in the 300 block of 3r...
Jun 07, 2020

Rainfall warning in effect for Medicine Hat, Cypress County
MEDICINE HAT- If you have not already been soaked, get ready for more says Environment Canada. A rainfall warning is in effect for much of eastern Alberta, including Medicine Hat and the rest of Cypre...
Jun 07, 2020

New York City curfew lifts early following peaceful protests
New York City lifted the curfew spurred by protests against police brutality ahead of schedule Sunday after a peaceful night, free of the clashes or ransacking of stores that rocked the city days earl...
Jun 07, 2020

Anti-racism, anti-police brutality march to be held in downtown Montreal
Montreal will play host to an anti-racism rally today as marches and events are planned for a few other cities in the province. Demonstrators will gather at a large square in downtown Montreal&nb...
Jun 07, 2020

A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...
Jun 07, 2020

'I'm really proud': NHLPA chief on players speaking out about social justice
Don Fehr didn't attend to his college graduation. The shootings at Kent State - where Ohio National Guard troops opened fire on students peacefully protesting the Vietnam War - happened abou...
Jun 07, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:48 a.m. ET on June 7, 2020: There are 95,472 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 52,624 confirme...
Jun 07, 2020

'What happened inside the hospital?' Family of Regina man wants answers
REGINA - Grieving relatives of a football player who they say died by suicide after seeking help at a hospital believe a recent change by Saskatchewan health of...
Jun 07, 2020