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Canada signs $20B compensation agreement on First Nations child welfare
OTTAWA - The federal government says it has signed a $20-billion final settlement agreement to compensate First Nations children and families harmed by chronic underfunding of child welfare. The Assem...
Jul 04, 2022
Province to provide temporary funding for displaced Ukrainians
EDMONTON - The provincial government is providing additional support to Ukrainians fleeing their home country to come to Alberta.Premier Jason Kenney was at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village on ...
Jul 04, 2022
Top general says military to leave Sudan political talks
CAIRO (AP) - Sudan's leading general said Monday the country's military will withdraw from negotiations meant to solve the ongoing political crisis after a coup last year, allowing civil society repre...
Jul 04, 2022
Ottawa starting to transfer 'small number' of asylum seekers to Ontario from Quebec
MONTREAL - The federal government is starting to relocate asylum seekers who have crossed irregularly into Quebec from the United States, following a rise in the number of would-be refugees at the bor...
Jul 04, 2022
Dior does folklore in Ukraine-themed Paris couture
PARIS (AP) - Images of traditional embroideries and floral paintings adorned the walls of Dior's celebrity-laden runway homage to Ukraine as Paris' four-day Couture Week kicked off Monday. The set, fr...
Jul 04, 2022
Cost of natural gas and electricity up again
The natural gas and electricity rates for City of Medicine Hat utility customers are rising again. The city released the rates on Monday.READ MORE: Utility rebates to begin next monthNatural gas will ...
Jul 04, 2022
'Vital' victims of crime ombudsman job still vacant after nine months
OTTAWA - The federal government has now left a key victim-rights watchdog role vacant for more than nine months. There has been no federal ombudsman for victims of crime since Oct. 1, and the Departme...
Jul 04, 2022
Saskatchewan wants to add up to 200 addictions treatment spaces
Saskatchewan is seeking proposals for new addictions treatment spaces.The health ministry and Saskatchewan Health Authority have opened a procurement process for between 150 and 200 spaces throughout ...
Jul 04, 2022
Olympic luge champ Natalie Geisenberger expecting 2nd baby
German slider Natalie Geisenberger, who has won the last three Olympic women's luge gold medals and is considered by many to be the most dominant athlete in her sport's history, is pregnant with her s...
Jul 04, 2022
Canadian airlines, airports top global list of delays over the weekend
MONTREAL - Canadian airlines and airports claimed top spots in flight delays over the July long weekend, notching more than nearly any other around the world.Air Canada ranked No. 1 in delays on Satur...
Jul 04, 2022