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Design for new SPRA part of presentation to city council
A design for what the new home of the South Peace Regional Archives would look like has been put together.It was part of a presentation from the Archives to city council at Monday's meeting. Executive...
Jun 01, 2021
New Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults, even by laity
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority and to say that laypeople who hold church office can b...
Jun 01, 2021
Warm, dry summer expected across much of Canada, Weather Network predicts
It will be a perfect summer for backyard barbecues and picnics in the park across much of Canada, according to predictions from one prominent national forecaster. But the warm, dry conditions that soc...
Jun 01, 2021
Albertans can get haircuts, Canadiens move to second round : In The News for June 1
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 1 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jun 01, 2021
Lawmakers in Alaska and Washington state push B.C. on mining regulations
VANCOUVER - Lawmakers in Alaska and Washington state are renewing calls for British Columbia to strengthen its mining regulations to protect shared waterways. A group of 25 members of the Washington s...
Jun 01, 2021
'Delicate, sensitive process:' Expert talks on searching for burial sites with radar
EDMONTON - Searching for unmarked burial sites is a painstaking process that not all Indigenous communities could be immediately ready for after the remains of more than 200 children were found at a f...
Jun 01, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have begun planning to give second doses in the coming weeks. More than 23 million people across Canada have now...
Jun 01, 2021
Sentencing of trucker who killed Edmonton woman likely to be delayed: lawyer
EDMONTON - A lawyer says the sentencing of an Ontario trucker found guilty of killing a woman in his Edmonton hotel room is likely to be postponed. Bradley Barton is scheduled to appear in court this ...
Jun 01, 2021
Native Women's group releasing own plan on MMIWG, citing 'toxic' federal process
OTTAWA - In the absence of a plan from Ottawa, the Native Women's Association of Canada is releasing today its own action plan for implementing recommendations from the National Inquiry into Missing a...
Jun 01, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have begun planning to give second doses in the coming weeks. More than 23 million people across Canada have now...
Jun 01, 2021