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Human rights ruling says Manitoba must offer gender-neutral birth certificates
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has been ordered to start offering non-binary sex designations on its birth certificates. A human rights adjudicator has also ordered the province to pay $50,00...
Nov 5, 2019
Two dead after collision southwest of Calgary
Two drivers have been killed in a collision between a car and an SUV in foggy conditions in the Crowsnest Pass southwest of CalgaryRCMP say the vehicles collided yesterday south of Maycroft Bridge and...
Nov 5, 2019
Former Calgary motel employee sentenced to three years in prison for sexual assault
A former Calgary motel employee has been sentenced to three years in prison for the sexual assault of a guest two years ago.The Crown says Jatinder Brar will be deported to India once he has served hi...
Nov 5, 2019
Province plans to partner with the private sector in upcoming school projects
Alberta is back in the business of partnering with the private sector to build schools.Infrastructure Minister Prasad Panda says five of 25 new school projects being built over the next five years may...
Nov 5, 2019
Bittersweet Conservative post-election gathering set for Ottawa Wednesday
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer knows more Latin than most. And at this week's first Conservative caucus meeting following the Oct. 21 election, many will be listening for ho...
Nov 5, 2019
Osborne-Paradis launching comeback after last year's gruesome leg injury
TORONTO - Between the titanium plates and the 13 screws assembled in a mish-mash array of angles, his X-ray looks like a pile of Pick-Up Sticks. It's almost a year ago to the day that Manuel Osborne-P...
Nov 5, 2019
Investigating cop testifies she heard Dafonte Miller scream about being beaten
OSHAWA, Ont. - The trial of two Toronto-area brothers accused of brutally beating a black teen nearly three years ago took a surprise turn Tuesday when an officer who responded to the incident recalle...
Nov 5, 2019
U.S. to host women's Olympic soccer qualifier with 2 tickets to Tokyo on the line
The U.S. will host the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in early 2020. Canada will be one of eight countries vying for two berth in the 2020 Olympic soccer field in Tokyo. The host ...
Nov 5, 2019
Stepping Up: Footwork adjustment pays dividends for Canada's Shapovalov
The 2019 tennis season has been a tale of two campaigns for Canada's Denis Shapovalov. He struggled at times early in the year and had middling results over the clay and grass port...
Nov 5, 2019
Different lineups the norm for Team Scheidegger this curling season
There have been a lot of moving parts on Team Scheidegger this season, and that fluidity will continue into the New Year. With skip Casey Scheidegger due to give birth to her seco...
Nov 5, 2019