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Albertans to also elect federal Senators during 2021 municipal elections
LETHBRIDGE, AB - When Albertans hit the polls this fall, they will not only be voting for mayor, councillors, and school board representatives.Premier Jason Kenney announced that they are bringing bac...
Jun 23, 2021
Liberals introduce bill to combat online hate speech as Commons adjourns for summer
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has introduced a bill it says will protect Canadians from online hate speech. It would amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to reinstate an amended version of a controve...
Jun 23, 2021
Cheaper, more potent cannabis found in B.C. government-run stores: study
VANCOUVER - The price of cannabis at government-run stores in British Columbia declined while potency rose between 2019 and 2020, says a new report that has a researcher raising questions about what i...
Jun 23, 2021
Alberta paleontologists find dramatic change in bite force as tyrannosaurs matured
Tyrannosaurs are well known as having been ferocious predators at the top of the food chain millions of years ago, but a study led by an Alberta-based researcher shows the reptiles didn't start out li...
Jun 23, 2021
Garneau to visit Israel, West Bank to advance two-state solution following 11-day war
OTTAWA - Canada's foreign affairs minister will soon travel to Israel and the West Bank to advance a two-state solution following a deadly 11-day war between Israelis and Palestinians. Marc Garneau's ...
Jun 23, 2021
Man's vote from jail was invalid in Yukon election tie, lawyer tells Supreme Court
WHITEHORSE - The lawyer for the incumbent who lost her seat in the Yukon legislature in a tie vote says "carelessness" in the authorization of one voter who was incarcerated means the election was not...
Jun 23, 2021
Eight COVID-19 recoveries, three new cases recorded in Grande Prairie
The City of Grande Prairie added three new cases of COVID-19 along with eight recoveries for Tuesday, June 22, bringing the active case total in the city down by five to 50.In the County of Grande Pra...
Jun 23, 2021
Ronaldo scores 2 to reach 109 goals, Portugal advances
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Cristiano Ronaldo scored two penalties to tie the overall men's scoring record with 109 goals and Portugal advanced to the round of 16 at the European Championship after a 2-2...
Jun 23, 2021
Goretzka keeps Germany in Euro 2020 after draw with Hungary
MUNICH (AP) - Leon Goretzka scored late to keep Germany in the European Championship after a 2-2 draw against Hungary on Wednesday. Jamal Musiala made an immediate impact after coming on in the 82nd m...
Jun 23, 2021
Seventeen Canadians per day died from opioids in 2020: Public Health Agency of Canada
OTTAWA - Canada's public health agency says the COVID-19 pandemic drove an increasingly deadly overdose crisis last year that continues to take lives and corrode communities. Grim new numbers from the...
Jun 23, 2021