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Quebec junior cabinet minister Marie-Ève Proulx resigns over harassment allegations
Quebec's regional economic development minister has resigned following allegations she psychologically harassed her staff. Marie-ve Proulx met today with Premier Franois Legault, who told reporters th...
May 04, 2021
Sport court clears Walker of wrongdoing, but denies show jumping team Tokyo entry
The world's top sport court determined Canadian show jumper Nicole Walker inadvertently ingested a cocaine metabolite drinking South American tea, but did not reinstate the Canadian team for this summ...
May 04, 2021
Group of Canadian youth fighting climate change take case to Federal Court of Appeal
VANCOUVER - Fifteen young climate activists are taking their court battle to the next level as they try to compel the Canadian government to develop a climate recovery plan based on science. The group...
May 04, 2021
Hatter nominated for Edwin Parr award by High Prairie School Division
MEDICINE HAT, AB - His first teaching job took Medicine Hat's Justin Miller up to northern Alberta, bringing him many congratulations and one big honour.Miller is the High Prairie School Division's no...
May 04, 2021
Alberta government wanted to censor church pastor on trial: lawyer
EDMONTON - A lawyer for an Alberta pastor accused of violating COVID-19 rules says the province's health agency decided to penalize the church leader as a way to censor him.James Kitchen has told the ...
May 04, 2021
Passenger refund issues flagged to federal government a year before pandemic
OTTAWA - An air passenger rights advocate says he flagged problems with refund rules to Ottawa more than a year before authorities said the pandemic brought the issues to light. Gabor Lukacs, presiden...
May 04, 2021
City to resume sewer work in Riverside
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Work will resume Monday on the city's project to install a new sanitary sewer trunkline in the Riverside neighbourhood.The city says the project will divert sewage flow from the nor...
May 04, 2021
U of L study shows Albertans turning to alcohol and cannabis more through pandemic
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new University of Lethbridge study has shown people are experiencing the pandemic similarly to symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), resulting in increased alcohol and ...
May 04, 2021
Justin Trudeau says MPs from all parties must do better to support assault victims
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he believes his own Liberal MPs and politicians from all parties need to do better to create safer spaces for victims of sexual assault and harassment when ...
May 04, 2021
COVID-19 cases climb in Iqaluit's young population, hotel being used for isolation
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says COVID-19 cases are climbing in the city's young population and an Iqaluit hotel is being used for an isolation centre. On the weekend, Iqa...
May 04, 2021