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Reviewing finances as income supplement programs wind down
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Reviewing your budget and finances may not be top of mind during the middle of summer.Money Mentors the Alberta based non-profit says at this time, government benefits are still in ...
Aug 13, 2020

Toronto restaurant discriminated against woman who uses mobility aids: tribunal
TORONTO - A Toronto restaurant discriminated against a woman who uses mobility devices and "publicly humiliated" her by refusing to let her use its bathroom four years ago, the Human Ri...
Aug 13, 2020

City warns of phone scam
MEDICINE HAT, AB - City officials are warning residents about a phone scam currently making the rounds in Medicine Hat.Unauthorized callers claiming to be representatives of the City of Medicine Hat a...
Aug 13, 2020

Federal appeals court: Male-only draft is constitutional
NEW ORLEANS - A federal appeals court in New Orleans upheld the constitutionality of the all-male military draft system Thursday, citing a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court decision. In a decision that overturn...
Aug 13, 2020

RCMP launch new online reporting tool
REDCLIFF, AB - The RCMP's online crime reporting site is open to all Albertans this week after a pilot program launched in June is now available province-wide.The online reporting tool is for minor pr...
Aug 13, 2020

'It's not just about me': McKenna cites need to protect politicians from threats
OTTAWA - Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says new measures must be taken to protect Canadian politicians from threatening behaviour. Her comments come after police launched an investigation ...
Aug 13, 2020

Health Canada says several kids hospitalized after eating edible pot products
OTTAWA - Health Canada is warning people to do more to keep edible pot products out of the hands of kids. The department says several children wound up in hospital after accidentally eating illeg...
Aug 13, 2020

Biden raises $26M in 24 hours after Harris VP announcement
WILMINGTON, Del. - Joe Biden raised $26 million in the 24 hours after he named Kamala Harris as his running mate, doubling his previous one-day record and signalling enthusiasm among Democrats followi...
Aug 13, 2020

Facebook beefs up anti-misinfo efforts ahead of US election
OAKLAND, Calif. - Beginning Thursday, U.S. Facebook users who post about voting may start seeing an addendum to their messages -- labels directing readers to authoritative information about the upcomi...
Aug 13, 2020

Radical or moderate? Trump paints Democratic ticket as both
WASHINGTON - An overzealous prosecutor trying to hide her crime-fighting past - who is also weak on crime. The most radical pick for vice-president ever - but too moderate to energize progressive Demo...
Aug 13, 2020