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Rugby Canada says probe into complaint from members of women's 7s team is complete
The investigation into a complaint from members of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team has been completed. But Rugby Canada says it is "still in the process of sharing the confidential findings wit...
Apr 16, 2021
'Disgusted:' Miller reacts to security guard's actions toward Indigenous woman
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller has expressed his disgust over a video showing a security guard in a physical altercation with an Indigenous woman who was accused of shoplifting from...
Apr 16, 2021
A Hatter That Matters: Pamela Lanz
Pamela Lanz was nominated by Mike.Pamela has been working 10- to 12-hour days visiting and providing nursing foot care through the COVID pandemic. Pamela has clients in nursing homes and also does man...
Apr 16, 2021
Alberta environment minister defends coal consultation at municipalities meeting
EDMONTON - Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon is defending the province's planned coal consultations.In response to a question at the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association convention, Nixon s...
Apr 16, 2021
Grand jury in Daniel Prude death voted 15-5 to clear 3 cops
A grand jury investigating the police suffocation death of Daniel Prude last year in Rochester, New York, voted 15-5 not to indict the three officers who restrained him, according to transcripts relea...
Apr 16, 2021
Doctors say lowering age cut-off for AstraZeneca vaccine makes sense as cases surge
CALGARY - Doctors say the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine should be offered to Canadians in a wider age range as COVID-19 infections soar in many parts of the country. Provinces limited eligibility for tha...
Apr 16, 2021
Huawei CFO's legal team applies for adjournment in final extradition hearings
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court says lawyers for Meng Wanzhou are applying to adjourn the final three-week leg of her extradition case set to begin April 26. The court says in a statement that the ...
Apr 16, 2021
The names may be the same but it's a new-looking Toronto FC this season
Minutes after Toronto FC ousted Mexico's Club Leon from the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League, captain Michael Bradley had a message for his team. "The knife stays between our teeth. Keep going. Th...
Apr 16, 2021
City playground equipment closed over safety concerns
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The playground equipment at the Muir Crescent playground in Crescent Heights has been closed after a poor safety inspection.In a release, the City of Medicine Hat says the inspectio...
Apr 16, 2021
Raul Castro confirms he's resigning, ending long era in Cuba
HAVANA - Raul Castro said Friday he is resigning as head of Cuba's Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by he and his brother Fidel Castro that began with the 1959 revolution. The 89-ye...
Apr 16, 2021