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Staff redeployed to deal with surge of patients at Edmonton children's hospital
EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services says it's redeploying staff as the volume of sick children at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton continues to rise.Carina Majaesic, medical director at the...
Dec 20, 2022
Documents appearing to come from government sent to Muslim charity were forged: RCMP
OTTAWA - The RCMP is confirming that documents sent to the Muslim Association of Canada that appeared to be internal records of the Canada Revenue Agency and the Mounties are forgeries. The Globe and ...
Dec 20, 2022
Canadian judoka Christa Deguchi victorious at Masters Tournament
JERUSALEM - Canadian judoka Christa Deguchi won the gold medal in the under-57-kilogram event Tuesday at the Masters Tournament. Deguchi's final match against Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Sarah Lon...
Dec 20, 2022
Ismael Kone, Simi Awujo named Canada Soccer Young Players of the Year
Midfielders Ismael Kone and Simi Awujo have been named Canada Soccer Young Players of the Year. The two were honoured for their performances in Canada Soccer's national teams program, with both making...
Dec 20, 2022
Nunavut RCMP charge man with first-degree murder
KINNGAIT, NUNAVUT - RCMP in Nunavut have charged a 39-year-old man with first-degree murder. Police have charged Ottokie Pudluq in the death of a 33-year-old woman. She was found dead in late November...
Dec 20, 2022
LGBTQ refugee group only able to resettle 4 per cent of Afghans, urges Ottawa help
OTTAWA - LGBTQ refugee group Rainbow Railroad has only been able to resettle four per cent of the nearly 3,800 Afghans who have asked for help since the Taliban took over their country. The Toronto-ba...
Dec 20, 2022
Alouettes' Maas looking to bring intensity in second stint as head coach
MONTREAL - Jason Maas did not expect to find work within weeks of being fired as offensive co-ordinator of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, let alone a head coaching position. But when Montreal Alouettes...
Dec 20, 2022
Bloc, NDP criticize Tory MP over refusal to help Quebec family of 'illegal refugees'
OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois and New Democrat MPs are criticizing a Conservative colleague for refusing to help a Quebec family facing deportation and calling them "illegal refugees." Quebec MP Richard Marte...
Dec 20, 2022
Officer gets nearly 12 years for killing Atatiana Jefferson
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A former Texas police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson through a rear window of her home in 2019 was sentenced on Tuesday to 11 years and 10 months in prison for hi...
Dec 20, 2022
B.C. snowfall no winter wonderland for Vancouver's poor and homeless, says advocate
VANCOUVER - One of the heaviest one-day snowfalls to hit British Columbia's south coast in years has prompted cancellations or delays, power outages and other inconveniences, but advocates for the imp...
Dec 20, 2022