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Trudeau faces mounting calls for independent probe of residential school deaths
OTTAWA - As calls mount for the federal Liberals to do more to support Indigenous communities calling for independent investigations into deaths of children at residential schools, Prime Minister Just...
Jun 25, 2021
Calgary-Edmonton hyperloop would only take 45 minutes, feasibility study finds
CALGARY, AB - The company looking to create an ultra-high-speed transportation system between Alberta's two largest cities is making some incredible claims about what could be.Toronto-based TransPod h...
Jun 25, 2021
Virtual school option to become permanent for MHPSD
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Public School Division is going to continue The Hub at home learning school this fall.It will be a permanent virtual school, with the board approving its creation t...
Jun 25, 2021
Registration open for virtual Special Olympics Alberta fundraiser
LETHBRIDGE, AB - This summer, you can cycle, walk and/or run in support of Special Olympics Alberta.The Virtual Summer Series makes its return on July 5, with registration now open. It's an initiative...
Jun 25, 2021
Advocates say in-person support crucial for residential school survivors
Indigenous advocates in Canada are calling for more cultural and mental-health supports for residential school survivors as communities discover unmarked graves at former sites.Front-line organization...
Jun 25, 2021
Road resurfacing projects continue
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Crews will begin paving operations at three locations in the coming days.The city says work will begin on 10 Avenue SW between Gershaw Drive and 17 Street on June 27. The road will ...
Jun 25, 2021
'Still work to be done': Habs not satisfied after surprise run to Stanley Cup final
MONTREAL - Shea Weber and his teammates gathered around the Clarence Campbell Bowl for a celebratory picture. They also didn't dare touch the trophy. The Montreal Canadiens, after all, have a much big...
Jun 25, 2021
Jury selection change preserved fairness of process, Supreme Court says
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says Parliament was entitled to abolish a long-standing jury selection procedure that some critics had denounced as discriminatory. The newly released reasons shed...
Jun 25, 2021
Canada Day should time a time of reflection after unmarked graves discovered: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says this Canada Day should be a time of reflection. His comments come the day after a First Nation in Saskatchewan announced ground-penetrating radar had detect...
Jun 25, 2021
AP source: Justice Department suing Georgia over voting laws
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is suing Georgia over the state's voting laws, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. The announcement will be made later Friday by Attorney General Me...
Jun 25, 2021