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RCMP officer in Alberta charged with off-duty sexual assault in Edmonton
EDMONTON - Alberta's police watchdog says an RCMP officer has been charged in a sexual assault of a woman in Edmonton.The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says in a news release that it was dire...
Jan 25, 2021
New social media campaign targets COVID-19 misinformation with science
EDMONTON - A group of Canadian scientists and health experts is starting a campaign to debunk misinformation about COVID-19.The scientists involved are using the hashtag #ScienceUpFirst to provide inf...
Jan 25, 2021
Italian premier to offer resignation as government wobbles
ROME - Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte will formally tell his wobbly coalition government on Tuesday that he intends to offer his resignation, his office said Monday. Conte survived two confidence vote...
Jan 25, 2021
Two Edmonton high schools moving classes online amid spiking COVID-19 cases
EDMONTON - Two Edmonton high schools have moved classes online after both reported large numbers of COVID-19 infections in the past week.There have been 20 confirmed cases at M.E. LaZerte School, wher...
Jan 25, 2021
Suspected RCMP secrecy breach fallout upgraded to 'severe': newly released documents
OTTAWA - New documents show Canada's cyberspy agency was so alarmed by the potential fallout from an alleged secrecy breach by a senior RCMP employee that it revised a damage assessment to "severe" fr...
Jan 25, 2021
Freeland hints at potential hotel quarantines for returning travellers
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is "looking seriously" at tougher travel measures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, including mandatory hotel quarantines for...
Jan 25, 2021
Colts promote quarterbacks coach to offensive co-ordinator
INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis Colts made it official Monday: quarterbacks coach and former CFLer Marcus Brady has been promoted to offensive co-ordinator. He will become the NFL's third Black offens...
Jan 25, 2021
After several NFL suspensions, receiver Martavis Bryant signs with Argonauts
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have signed former Pittsburgh Steelers and Oakland Raiders wide receiver Martavis Bryant, who has been suspended multiple times by the NFL for substance abuse violation...
Jan 25, 2021
Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign defensive back Cariel Brooks
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have re-signed American defensive back Cariel Brooks. The 29-year-old started 17 regular-season games at defensive halfback for the Tiger-Cats in 2019, tying a caree...
Jan 25, 2021
US virus numbers drop, but race against new strains heats up
Coronavirus deaths and cases per day in the U.S. dropped markedly over the past couple of weeks but are still running at alarmingly high levels, and the effort to snuff out COVID-19 is becoming an eve...
Jan 25, 2021