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Canada's historic sites get Indigenous voices, stronger protection in new bill
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says a new bill he introduced Tuesday gives legal protection to Canada's historic sites for the first time and ensures Indigenous Peoples have a stronge...
Jun 07, 2022

Amanda Todd shrieked over topless photo on Facebook, mother tells 'sextortion' trial
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Amada Todd's mother has told the B.C. Supreme Court that her daughter let out "a shriek" before running downstairs to show her a Facebook profile using a topless photo of the P...
Jun 07, 2022

Alberta Health Services investigating EMS response time in fatal Calgary dog attack
CALGARY, AB - Alberta Health Services says it is investigating why it took 30 minutes for an ambulance to respond after dogs attacked an 86-year-old woman in Calgary.Police and paramedics who were cal...
Jun 07, 2022

Haz mat training exercises underway
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat Fire and Emergency Services conducted two training exercises today to give first responders a chance to sharpen their skills around hazardous materials response.The haz...
Jun 07, 2022

Issuing alert about N.S. gunman would have led to more dead police: RCMP official
HALIFAX - A senior Nova Scotia RCMP official says she has no regrets that an emergency alert was not sent during a killer's 13-hour rampage in 2020, saying doing so would have led to more dead police ...
Jun 07, 2022

Hoggard case highlights need for clarity on reforms to sex assault trials: experts
TORONTO - The sexual assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard has highlighted the need for clarity on how to navigate legal changes meant to protect the privacy of complainants, some legal obs...
Jun 07, 2022

City ready to begin testing for mosquito larva
MEDICINE HAT - The recent precipitation has the city of Medicine Hat preparing to launch it's annual mosquito control program.There are some 60 sites that are monitored for mosquito populations by the...
Jun 07, 2022

Figure skating's minimum age rises to 17 before 2026 Olympics
An impassioned plea from Canadian physician Dr. Jane Moran may have played a part in figure skating's decision to raise the eligible age limit for competition. No 15-year-old skaters will be allowed t...
Jun 07, 2022

Quebecers not interested in sovereignty, says ex-PQ candidate now running for Legault
LVIS, Que. - A former Parti Qubcois cabinet minister now running for the Coalition Avenir Qubec says Quebecers are no longer interested in talking about sovereignty. Bernard Drainville made the commen...
Jun 07, 2022

Party divide prompts 2 Ontario MPs to switch allegiances in Conservative leadership
OTTAWA - Two Ontario members of Parliament are switching allegiances in the Conservative leadership race from Patrick Brown to Pierre Poilievre, citing the need to unite the fractured party. Flamborou...
Jun 07, 2022