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'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
'More and more claims:' Pandemic lawsuits could tie up courts for years
CALGARY - Lawsuits involving seniors homes, airlines, universities and ticket providers affected by COVID-19 could tie up Canadian courts for years, says a litigation lawyer. Michael Smith, a partner ...
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
Drive-ins offer Quebecers rare trip to movies during COVID-19 pandemic
DORVAL, Que. - Perched atop the family's white SUV, Keero Birla's two children, Kishan and Darian, are chatting excitedly about what awaits them: in less than half an hour, as soon as the sun sets, th...
Jun 07, 2020
Survivors who missed out on polio vaccine hope for breakthrough against COVID-19
The mystery illness that paralyzed and killed mostly children across Canada came in waves that built for nearly four decades before a vaccine introduced in 1955 put an end to ...
Jun 07, 2020
'It means the world': Brooks students celebrate graduation with drive-in ceremony
BROOKS AB- Their smiles were beaming as graduates from Brooks Composite High School mazed their way up and down the city. Each of their smiles bringing light to the streets that sat virtually dark and...
Jun 06, 2020
Sato misses IndyCar season opener after crash practice
FORT WORTH, Texas - Takuma Sato missed the delayed season-opening IndyCar race after his team wasn't able to get the car repaired in time for the green flag Saturday night after a crash in qualifying....
Jun 06, 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 06, 2020
COVID-19 update: Forty new cases including one in Medicine Hat
EDMONTON AB- Provincial health officials are confirming 40 new cases of the virus today (June 6) bringing the total number of active cases to 336. A total of 6,656 Albertans diagnosed with the virus h...
Jun 06, 2020
Indigenous chief alleges RCMP beat him during arrest that began over expired tags
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The chief of a northern Alberta First Nation is calling for the government to investigate after he alleges RCMP assaulted him during an arrest that he says began over a simple m...
Jun 06, 2020