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New program in high schools for students to report crime and bullying
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Police Service has a new way for students to anonymously report criminal activity or bullying.Students in high schools across the city will start to see QR codes po...
Jun 16, 2021
Shoreline cleanup finds COVID-related trash increased during height of the pandemic
VANCOUVER - Organizers of a national conservation program aimed at removing trash from the country's many shorelines say the COVID-19 pandemic has even changed how we litter. The Great Canadian Shorel...
Jun 16, 2021
Temporary closure of Finlay Bridge again this summer
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Finlay Bridge will be closed for about five weeks beginning on June 23.The city says the closure of the intersection at Second Street NE and Second Avenue NE is needed as constructi...
Jun 16, 2021
Groups ask government to prosecute alleged Guatemalan war criminal living in Canada
Two civil society groups are calling for the Canadian government to prosecute a man believed to be living in Canada who they say was involved in the massacre of more than 200 people in Guatemala in 19...
Jun 16, 2021
Trudeau can check out of quarantine hotel after overnight stay from Europe trip
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being allowed to check out from his quarantine hotel roughly 12 hours after checking in. Trudeau's office says he received his negative COVID-19 test Wednesda...
Jun 16, 2021
Province adds travel prizes to vaccine lottery
Vacation packages to Cancun and other travel prizes will be available in the province's Open for Summer Lottery to Albertans who are fully vaccinated with two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.The province sw...
Jun 16, 2021
Coalition Avenir Québec boots Claire Samson from caucus over donation to rival party
QUEBEC - The governing Coalition Avenir Qubec has dumped one of its members over a political donation she made to a rival party. The party led by Premier Franois Legault announced late Tuesday it had ...
Jun 16, 2021
Lethbridge police chief addresses future of service in virtual town hall
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service, along with the Lethbridge Police Commission hosted a Virtual Town Hall Meeting Tuesday evening to answer any questions the public may have.Chief Shahin ...
Jun 16, 2021
Mounties sent to apprehend active shooter in Nova Scotia were confused about gunfire
HALIFAX - A newly released statement from a senior Mountie in Nova Scotia says RCMP officers dispatched to apprehend an active shooter in Portapique last spring thought they were hearing gunshots long...
Jun 16, 2021
Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime upsets Roger Federer in second round of Noventi Open
HALLE, Germany - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Swiss star Roger Federer 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the second round of the Noventi Open on Wednesday. It was the first career meeting between the 20-year-ol...
Jun 16, 2021