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First Nations woman first to testify in trial for former residential school priest
WINNIPEG - A First Nations woman told a courtroom she was left scared and sick to her stomach after a priest allegedly assaulted her at a residential school more than 50 years ago. Arthur Masse, 93, i...
Mar 07, 2023
Government adds indecency, abortion offences to list of 'unjust' historic convictions
OTTAWA - People who have been convicted of a number of indecency and anti-abortion offences that are no longer on the books can now have those convictions expunged. The list of "historically unjust of...
Mar 07, 2023
Cattle Er' Cars Lottery Rides Again
MEDICINE HAT - HALO air ambulance is back with it's third annual Cattle Er' Cars Cash lottery, part of an on-going fundraising effort by the service.Response to previous lotteries has been mixed, with...
Mar 07, 2023
Canadian International turf ace returns to Woodbine in 2023
The Canadian International returns in 2023. The $7500,000 turf event for three-year-olds and up wasn't held in 2022 but will be run Oct. 8 at Woodbine Racetrack. It will cover 1 1/4 miles over the E.P...
Mar 07, 2023
Montreal primary school teacher pleads guilty to sex crimes involving five girls
MONTREAL - A Montreal elementary school teacher has pleaded guilty to several sex-related crimes involving five young girls. Dominic Blanchette today entered guilty pleas on eight counts, including se...
Mar 07, 2023
3,500-kilometre Labrador snowmobile race cancelled after team goes into open water
LABRADOR CITY, N.L. - A snowmobile race in Labrador that bills itself as the longest and toughest in the world has been cancelled mid-course because of rain and broken sea ice brought on by unseasonab...
Mar 07, 2023
Judicial council reviewing complaint against Supreme Court of Canada's Russell Brown
OTTAWA - The Canadian Judicial Council says it is reviewing a complaint about the alleged conduct of Supreme Court of Canada Justice Russell Brown. In a statement, the council says the complaint again...
Mar 07, 2023
Municipal Police Force coming to Grande Prairie
After long deliberations that began early on Monday morning, City Council passed a vote to transition to a Municipal Police Force at around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.The decision is the first step in a long ...
Mar 07, 2023
Canada's Denis Shapovalov calls for equal pay between men and women in pro tennis
Canada's Denis Shapovalov says the gender gap in professional tennis should not exist. The world No. 30 in men's tennis made the plea for gender equality in his sport on Tuesday in an article posted t...
Mar 07, 2023
B.C. commissioner urges creative ways to fight hate as reports double during pandemic
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Human Rights Commissioner says the province is facing a "reckoning" as hate in society rose sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kasari Govender released a nearly 500-p...
Mar 07, 2023