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'They made us believe we didn't have souls:' Marieval residential school survivor
A Cowessess First Nation elder is recalling the abusive and dehumanizing experiences she had while attending a residential school in Saskatchewan as news of the hundreds of unmarked graves found at th...
Jun 24, 2021
Canadian basketball player may be forced to choose between daughter, Olympics
Canadian basketball player Kim Gaucher says she's being "forced to decide between being a breastfeeding mom or an Olympic athlete." Gaucher says COVID-19 rules prevent her from bringing her daughter S...
Jun 24, 2021
Bonding Bingo: family-friendly event happening this summer
MEDICINE HAT, AB - An event is coming this summer that might help you and your family connect in meaningful ways.It's called Bonding Bingo and provides 30 engaging and educational activities over the ...
Jun 24, 2021
Groups challenge decision allowing judge involved in U of T controversy to keep job
OTTAWA - Complainants are challenging a review body decision that allowed a federal judge to keep his job after he was accused of bias against Palestinians over his views on a proposed university appo...
Jun 24, 2021
CPL set for third season kickoff but will it be an even playing field to start?
The Canadian Premier League kicks off its third season this weekend under the bubble in Winnipeg, with more than a few questions to be answered after a pandemic-disrupted buildup. "We're trying to fig...
Jun 24, 2021
Canadian Vasek Pospisil loses quarterfinal match at Wimbledon tune-up event
EASTBOURNE, United Kingdom - Canada's Vasek Pospisil lost 6-4, 6-4 to No. 2 seed Alex de Minaur of Australia in quarterfinal play at the Viking International on Thursday. The 66th-ranked Pospisil, fro...
Jun 24, 2021
Facial recognition use by Liberals raises issues, says B.C.'s privacy commissioner
VICTORIA - British Columbia's information and privacy commissioner says he's considering launching an investigation into the use of facial recognition technology by the Liberal Party of Canada. Michae...
Jun 24, 2021
Yukon election followed the rules, lawyer for chief electoral officer tells court
WHITEHORSE - A lawyer for Yukon's top election official says the process to authorize a special ballot for a jailed voter in a riding where the Liberal incumbent lost her seat in a tie vote did not br...
Jun 24, 2021
AB Government hosting phone town halls on child wellbeing during pandemic
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The provincial government wants to know how your children have fared during the COVID-19 pandemic.The last 16 months or so has been a tough time for all Albertans, but the Child and Y...
Jun 24, 2021
Intersection on Allowance Avenue to be temporarily closed
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The replacement of water and sanitary sewer infrastructure in the Flats will require the intersection at Fifth Street SE and Allowance Avenue to be closed for about a month.The clos...
Jun 24, 2021