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Military's water treatment system in Iqaluit stopped after high winds knock down tent
IQALUIT - The Canadian military says it has temporarily stopped its water treatment operations in Iqaluit after high winds knocked down one of its tents. The tent, covering holding tanks filled with p...
Nov 24, 2021
Front-line workers can now get safety training for Restrictions Exemption Program
The province says safety training is now available to front-line workers that will help keep patrons safe during the pandemic.The 45-minute online training is available to employers and staff at busin...
Nov 24, 2021
First postelection question period picks up where campaign partisanship left off
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are wasting no time plunging back into fractious partisanship. In the first question period since the Sept. 20 election returned practically the same minority House of C...
Nov 24, 2021
Lethbridge Police Commission rejects inquiry into alleged retaliation threats against MLA Shannon Phillips
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A public inquiry into alleged threats against one of the city's MLAs will not be taking place.On Sept. 27, the Lethbridge Police Commission (LPC) received a request from the Ruttan Ba...
Nov 24, 2021
B.C. human rights commissioner report outlines racial disparities in policing
VICTORIA - The office of British Columbia's human rights commissioner says an analysis of data from five police services across the province shows "profound racial disparities" and it is calling for c...
Nov 24, 2021
$790M settlement in lawsuit over Rams’ St. Louis departure
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The NFL and Rams owner Stan Kroenke will pay $790 million to settle a lawsuit filed by St. Louis interests over the team's relocation to Los Angeles, a joint statement from St. Louis ...
Nov 24, 2021
$790M settlement in lawsuit over Rams’ St. Louis departure
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The NFL and Rams owner Stan Kroenke will pay $790 million to settle a lawsuit filed by St. Louis interests over the team's relocation to Los Angeles, a joint statement from St. Louis ...
Nov 24, 2021
Canada's climate adaptation plans under scrutiny as flooding hits both coasts
OTTAWA - Heavy rains that flooded both the East and West coasts of Canada are drawing attention to how ill prepared most of this country is for the extreme weather that comes with a changing climate. ...
Nov 24, 2021
The Human: Richard Jenkins' real, lived-in performances
NEW YORK (AP) - For a long time, it bothered Richard Jenkins that he didn't look or come off like the movie stars he grew up with. How could he, the son of a dentist from DeKalb, Illinois, measure up ...
Nov 24, 2021
COVID-19 vaccinations for Yukon kids to start in early December: premier
WHITEHORSE - COVID-19 vaccinations for children in Yukon between the ages of five and 11 will start in early December. Premier Sandy Silver says being able to vaccinate kids is what the territory "has...
Nov 24, 2021