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Prison watchdog decries 'Indigenization' of Canada's correctional system
OTTAWA - Canada's prison ombudsman says disturbing and entrenched imbalances mean the proportion of Indigenous people in federal custody has hit a record high of more than 30 per cent. Correctional in...
Jan 21, 2020 (The Canadian Press)

At 90, Native Alaska woman will be 1st counted in US Census
TOKSOOK BAY, Alaska - Lizzie Chimiugak has lived for 90 years in the windswept western wilds of Alaska, born to a nomadic family who lived in mud homes and followed where the good hunting and fishing ...
Jan 21, 2020

Trudeau stays mum on Sussexes' security costs as Harry returns to B.C.
WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is refusing to say who will cover security costs for Prince Harry and his family while they are in Canada. At a news conference in Winnipeg today, Trudeau...
Jan 21, 2020

Area cleared after high risk incident near Lions Park
MEDICINE HAT - What police were calling a high risk incident in the River Flats neighborhood has ended, but police are still looking for an individual involved in the matter.Details are not yet availa...
Jan 21, 2020

Parks Canada says no to gondola proposed from Banff townsite to Mount Norquay
BANFF, Alta. - Parks Canada has rejected a proposed gondola to take skiers and hikers from Banff townsite to the summit at the Mount Norquay ski resort. The agency has been considering ...
Jan 21, 2020

Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA holds her first townhall
Medicine Hat, AB - Rookie Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Michaela Glasgo held her first townhall Monday night, fielding a smorgasbord of questions on topics from education and health to government travel exp...
Jan 21, 2020

Female soccer players more likely to have medical assessments after head trauma
TORONTO - Half of female soccer players who suffered a head-collision event received medical assessments, compared to a third of male players, according to a Canadian study published in the Journal of...
Jan 21, 2020

State and Main restaurant to close in Northpoint Crossing
MEDICINE HAT - State and Main will be closing it's Medicine Hat location at the end of the month.Manager Nicole Beck posted on social media that the restaurant in Northpointe Crossing in Crescent Heig...
Jan 21, 2020

Canada, allies push Iran to co-operate on Ukraine plane's black boxes
OTTAWA - Canada and its allies are pushing Iran to move the black boxes from the Ukrainian jetliner it shot down to a facility that can quickly download its crucial flight data. Fo...
Jan 21, 2020

Full parole for Toronto cop who shot teen Sammy Yatim on empty streetcar
TORONTO - A police officer who fatally shot a distraught teenager on an empty Toronto streetcar in 2013 has won full parole. The only restriction on James Forcillo is that he have no contact...
Jan 21, 2020