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Military's diversity, inclusion efforts plagued by shortcomings: internal review
OTTAWA - An internal Defence Department audit completed last fall but only recently released has uncovered significant problems in the military's attempts to promote diversity and inclusion in the ran...
May 30, 2021
'To make change in Nunavut': Homegrown lawyers ready to enter legal profession
IQALUIT - For the first time in more than 15 years, Nunavut has a group of homegrown lawyers. Last month, 23 students wrote their final exams for the Nunavut law program in the same classroom they spe...
May 30, 2021
Sexsmith family launches HERo Hockey with hopes of growing women's game
A Grade 5 student from Sexsmith is seeing lots of success with a company she and her mom launched.Kennady Brunn and her mom Jill founded the brand HERo Hockey in March.The goal of the clothing line an...
May 30, 2021
Grande Prairie Palliative Care Society looking for Virtual Pen Pal participants
The Grande Prairie Palliative Care Society is putting a call out to have people write to seniors through their Virtual Pen Pal program.The program sees volunteers submit letters online, which are then...
May 30, 2021
Judge: Blame in Italy cable car deaths rests with technician
ROME (AP) - The three suspects in Italy's cable car disaster that killed 14 people were allowed to leave prison Sunday after a judge indicated that most of the blame fell on a service technician who i...
May 30, 2021
UK PM Boris Johnson marries fiancee in private ceremony
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiance Carrie Symonds married Saturday in a small private ceremony in London, his Downing Street office said Sunday. Johnson's office confirm...
May 30, 2021
Tulsa massacre documentaries offer deep dive into tragedy
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Several documentary filmmakers - some backed by NBA superstars - are shedding light on the historically ignored Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, one of the most horrific tragedies in Am...
May 30, 2021
Israel, Egypt talk truce with Hamas, rebuilding Gaza Strip
CAIRO (AP) - Egypt and Israel are holding high-level talks in both countries Sunday to shore up a fragile truce between Israel and the Hamas militant group, and rebuild the Gaza Strip after a punishin...
May 30, 2021
Parents calling on Canada to evacuate children stuck in the Gaza Strip
OTTAWA - When Mahmoud Khalaf's wife and two children travelled from Canada to visit extended family in the Gaza Strip in April, they couldn't imagine they would end up stranded there during a deadly w...
May 30, 2021
High pollen levels to blame for worse allergy season, experts say
Experts say higher than normal pollen levels have led to a sneezier allergy season in parts of Canada this year. They point to an earlier blossom and warmer May, which led to an explosion of pollen in...
May 30, 2021