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Panel: End commanders' power to block military sex cases
WASHINGTON - A Pentagon panel is recommending that decisions to prosecute service members for sexual assault be made by independent authorities, not commanders, in what would be a major reversal of mi...
Apr 22, 2021
UK apologizes for racism in memorials to WWI dead
LONDON - British authorities apologized Thursday after an investigation found that at least 161,000 mostly African and Indian military service personnel who died during World War I weren't properly ho...
Apr 22, 2021
Minority Liberal government survives second of three confidence votes on budget
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government has survived the second of three confidence votes on the massive federal budget.A Conservative amendment was defeated by a vote of 213-120, with L...
Apr 22, 2021
Canada suspending flights from India, Pakistan for 30 days
OTTAWA - The federal government is suspending incoming passenger flights from India and Pakistan for the next month as cases of COVID-19 surge in both countries.Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says b...
Apr 22, 2021
Grande Prairie pair charged in drug trafficking investigation
Two Grande Prairie residents have been arrested and charged following a drug trafficking investigation by the Grande Prairie RCMP's General Investigation Section, in partnership with Grande Prairie AL...
Apr 22, 2021
Grande Prairie adds 68 COVID-19 cases over two days, 102 recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie recorded 68 new cases of COVID-19 and 102 recoveries over the last 48 hours, bringing the active case total in the Swan City down by 34 to 451 as of the end of day April 21....
Apr 22, 2021
Injured Jays OF Springer to play in intrasquad game Friday
TORONTO - Blue Jays outfielder George Springer will play in an intrasquad game Friday, the next step on his return from two strained muscles that have delayed his Toronto debut. Springer signed a team...
Apr 22, 2021
Sahara's Polisario Front chief gets COVID treatment in Spain
MADRID - The man leading the Polisario Front in its fight for independence of Western Sahara is hospitalized in Spain for treatment of COVID-19, officials from Spain and the group said Thursday. Brahi...
Apr 22, 2021
Alberta bill would protect health workers, care homes from some COVID-19 lawsuits
The Alberta Government has tabled Bill 70: COVID-19 Related Measures Act in an effort to provide civil liability protection to those on the front lines of the health sector.Bill 70 builds off the exis...
Apr 22, 2021
Like father, like son: Floreal emerges as one of Canada's top sprinters
EJ Floreal avoided track for much of his life. His dad Edrick Floreal is the greatest long and triple jumper Canada has ever produced and is now an accomplished NCAA coach. His mom LaVonna Martin-Flor...
Apr 22, 2021