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'Cultural genocide:' Nunavut passes changes to education, language protection acts
IQALUIT - A bill passed in the Nunavut legislature that will shape how Inuit languages are taught in school for years to come is being called a form of cultural genocide. The territory's original Educ...
Nov 10, 2020
Murder trial for Alek Minassian, man accused in Toronto van attack, to get underway
TORONTO - The trial for the man who killed 10 people and hurt 16 others after driving a van down a Toronto sidewalk is set to get underway today. Alek Minassian, 28, of Richmond Hill, Ont., faces 10 c...
Nov 10, 2020
Two-thirds of Canadians would support a COVID-19 curfew if pandemic severe: Poll
OTTAWA - More than two-thirds of Canadians say they would support a curfew if the COVID-19 pandemic became serious enough, according to a new poll.The survey by Lger and the Association for Canadian S...
Nov 10, 2020
Group cites 'unconscionable delay' by RCMP in court bid for watchdog report
OTTAWA - A civil liberties group is heading to court to force the release of a long-delayed watchdog report on its complaint about alleged RCMP surveillance of anti-oil protesters. The British Columbi...
Nov 10, 2020
As virus spikes, Europe runs low on ICU beds, hospital staff
PARIS - In Italy lines of ambulances park outside hospitals awaiting beds, and in France the government coronavirus tracking app prominently displays the intensive care capacity taken up by COVID-19 p...
Nov 10, 2020
Dionne re-elected following close mayoral race
Incumbent Greg Dionne has been re-elected to a third term as mayor of Prince Albert in a tight race that came down to a nail-biting finish.Based on Monday nights unofficial results, Dionne received 3,...
Nov 10, 2020
Unofficial results in for Meadow Lake, Cut Knife, Lloydminster
Meadow Lake's numbers are in for the 2020 municipal election, but residents will have to wait until the morning for it to become official.The city released the unofficial results late Monday evening, ...
Nov 09, 2020
It's done: The NBA comes back on Dec. 22, a 72-game season
It's official: The NBA is coming back Dec. 22. The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association announced Monday night that they've struck a deal on rules for this coming season, setting the st...
Nov 09, 2020
Asia Today: Shanghai airport worker gets virus; 8,000 tested
BEIJING - Authorities in China's financial hub of Shanghai have quarantined 186 people and conducted coronavirus tests on more than 8,000 after a freight handler at the city's main international airpo...
Nov 09, 2020
Election brings two changes to P.A. city council
There won't be much change around the Prince Albert council table following Monday's election with only two new faces coming in.Tony Head with 302 votes defeated incumbent Evert Botha (237) and Lee At...
Nov 09, 2020