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Law centre at UVic to train generation of Indigenous legal scholars
VICTORIA - The University of Victoria is expanding its law school building to house the new National Centre for Indigenous Laws. The federal and B.C. governments and the Law Foundation of B.C. are con...
Sep 3, 2020

University football teams navigate pandemic hurdles to get back on the field
One of the first things the University of Manitoba Bisons football team will learn when training camp opens is how to form a socially-distanced huddle. A part of football that's been second natur...
Sep 3, 2020

After a long slumber, U.S. cinemas awaken on pivotal weekend
STAMFORD, Conn. - With the previews about to start, a trickle of masked moviegoers made their way into one of the first U.S. screenings of "Tenet" at the Bow Tie Majestic 6 in downtown Stamford, Conne...
Sep 3, 2020

Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez eliminated in second round of U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez lost 6-4, 6-3 to No. 2 seed Sofia Kenin of the United States in a second-round match at the U.S. Open on Thursday. A 17-year-old left-hander from L...
Sep 3, 2020

AHS launches parking app at QEII Hospital
Alberta Health Services has unveiled a new smartphone app that will allow those parking at the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital to pay on their phone.According to a release from the province's health-care ...
Sep 3, 2020

Lutsenko claims 1st Tour de France victory on Stage 6
MONT AIGOUAL, France - On paper at least, Stage 6 of the Tour de France looked interesting, with a steep ascent toward the end that the 117-year-old race was scaling for the first time and which seeme...
Sep 3, 2020

Canadian Space Agency gets first female president
OTTAWA - The Canadian Space Agency is getting its first female president. Longtime public servant Lisa Campbell has been tapped by the Trudeau government to take the agency's reins, the first woman to...
Sep 3, 2020

Mobile mammography unit heading to Fairview later this month
Alberta Health Services' mobile mammography unit will be parked in Fairview at the end of September, as part of AHS' Screen Test program.The unit will be located at the Fairview Health Complex (10628 ...
Sep 3, 2020

Crown withdraws $1,200 tickets against legislature protestors
EDMONTON - Two people who were given $1,200 tickets when they took part in protests at the Alberta legislature during the COVID-19 pandemic in May will not have to pay the fines.The Justice Centre for...
Sep 3, 2020

Gustafson feels open-minded approach will be beneficial in Elite Series events
Jeff Gustafson believes an open-minded approach will help him net a second straight Bassmasters Classic berth. The Kenora, Ont., resident is currently No. 33 in the Elite Series st...
Sep 3, 2020