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With spotlight on policing failures, how can the system better respond to mental-health crises?
TORONTO - When someone broke into her car earlier this month, Meenakshi Mannoe considered calling police. The Vancouver resident weighed several questions: Would she get her belongings back? Was it ev...
Jun 15, 2020
Queen Latifah: Let ‘Gone with the Wind’ be gone forever
NEW YORK - While some have criticized HBO Max's removal of "Gone With the Wind" from its streaming service - including those who wonder if it hurts the legacy of Hattie McDaniel, the first African Ame...
Jun 15, 2020
WNBA plans to play 2020 season in Florida starting late July
NEW YORK - The WNBA on Monday announced plans to play a reduced season, with a 22-game schedule that would begin in late July without fans in attendance because of the coronavirus pandemic. The league...
Jun 15, 2020
Uprooting Elder Abuse
Join us in "uprooting elder abuse" and help us "plant the seeds of change"! Celebrate WEAAD by engaging your family, friends and communities in discussions on how to promote the dignity and respect th...
Jun 15, 2020
Concerns raised as people crowd rare white grizzly in Banff and Yoho parks
BANFF, Alta. - A wildlife photographer says he's worried about a rare white grizzly living in mountain parks in Alberta and British Columbia after watching people get too close to it and see...
Jun 15, 2020
Healing Haven Wildlife Rescue Release and Upcoming Fundraiser.
Another happy story!This Great Horned Owl was hit by a car.One of our amazing Conservation Officers picked him up and got him to us! He was suffering from a concussion and one injured eye. We were abl...
Jun 15, 2020
Cause of car fire in alleyway unknown
The Melfort Fire Department responded to a car on fire on Friday, June 12.Crews responded to an alley behind the 200 block of Main Street just before 2 p.m. and found a car fully engulfed in flames. W...
Jun 15, 2020
Siding company scrambling to keep up with demand after massive hail storm
CALGARY - A Calgary company that fixes home exteriors has been scrambling to keep up with demand since powerful hail storm pounded homes in the city's northeast on the weekend. Golf-bal...
Jun 15, 2020
Senator calls for RCMP boss to resign, saying she doesn't understand racism
OTTAWA - A Saskatchewan senator says RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki should resign or be removed to ensure the national police force can properly serve Indigenous communities. Sen. Lillian Dyck says Lu...
Jun 15, 2020
Academy delays 2021 Oscars ceremony because of coronavirus
For the fourth time in its history, the Oscars are being postponed. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the ABC Television Network said Monday that the 93rd Academy Awards will now be ...
Jun 15, 2020