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Full-time duty counsel lawyer hired to serve in Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie now has a full-time lawyer serving as duty counsel for the area.The Legal Aid Society of Alberta (LAA) says it has hired DJ Janjua as a full-time staff lawyer. Janjua will become the fi...
Mar 3, 2021
Kielburger brothers decline request to testify before 'partisan' Commons committee
OTTAWA - WE Charity co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger are declining requests to testify before two House of Commons committees. In a statement, the charity notes that New Democrat MP Charlie Angus...
Mar 3, 2021
Canadians Alexander-Walker, Barrett, Clarke, Dort, Mulder on Rising Stars roster
NEW YORK - Five Canadians highlight this year's NBA Rising Stars Team World roster. Nickeil Alexander-Walker (New Orleans), RJ Barrett (New York), Brandon Clarke (Memphis), Luguentz Dort (Oklahoma Cit...
Mar 3, 2021
Detectives look at SUV's 'black box' from Tiger Woods crash
LOS ANGELES - Detectives are looking at data from the so-called "black box" of Tiger Woods' SUV to get a clearer picture of what occurred during the Southern California rollover crash that seriously i...
Mar 3, 2021
A look at the studies from Israel, U.K. that informed B.C.'s second-dose delay
VANCOUVER - Studies from Israel and the United Kingdom showed that a single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine significantly reduced COVID-19 infections, helping to guide British Columbia's decision ...
Mar 3, 2021
Facebook lifts ban on US political, social issue ads
Facebook says it is lifting its ban on political and social-issue ads put in place after the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Political candidates, groups and others will be able to place ads on Faceb...
Mar 3, 2021
Lawmakers can't cite local examples of trans girls in sports
Legislators in more than 20 states have introduced bills this year that would ban transgender girls from competing on girls' sports teams in public high schools. Yet in almost every case, sponsors can...
Mar 3, 2021
Cuomo addresses harassment claims, vows to stay in office
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo intends to remain in office in the face of sexual harassment allegations that have weakened his support and led to calls for his resignation, he said Wednesda...
Mar 3, 2021
Eastlink Centre announces new fitness options under Step 2
The Eastlink Centre in Grande Prairie has announced new plans for their facility, as the Government of Alberta has moved into Step 2 of their phased re-opening plan. Starting on March 4, the Eastlink ...
Mar 3, 2021
Bergevin says troubling pattern in net led to firing of goaltending coach
Montreal general manager Marc Bergevin said he needed to be "100 per cent sure" he was ready to make the decision to fire longtime goaltending coach Stephane Waite. It turns out the reached that point...
Mar 3, 2021