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First Nations given maximum compensation for Ottawa's child-welfare discrimination
OTTAWA - The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has awarded more than $2 billion in compensation to First Nations children and their families who were separated by a chronically underfunded welfare system...
Sep 06, 2019
'Can't feel my heart:' IG says separated kids traumatized
WASHINGTON - Separated from his father at the U.S.-Mexico border last year, the little boy, about 7 or 8, was under the delusion that his dad had been killed. And he thought he was next. Other childre...
Sep 06, 2019
Stonestreet stars as Chiefs coach's brother in spoof video
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - "Modern Family" star Eric Stonestreet plays the part of the bumbling younger brother of Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid in a new spoof video that was released in advance of ...
Sep 06, 2019
‘Outrageous:’ Alberta man told oil and gas shirt not allowed in Senate
CALGARY - An Alberta man wants answers as to why he wasn't allowed to wear a T-shirt in support of Canadian oil and gas during a visit to the Senate on Parliament Hill.Conservative Sen. David Tkachuk ...
Sep 06, 2019
Section of Range Rd 63 closing next week as County starts bridge rehab
Construction of the Highway 43X bypass has been delayed and the province is now projecting a mid-September opening, but in the meantime the County says they cannot wait any longer and need to start br...
Sep 06, 2019 Range Road 63 (116 St N) north of 132 Ave. (Photo by Shaun Penner)
Hurricane watch in parts of Atlantic Canada as Dorian moves up U.S. east coast
HALIFAX - Hurricane Dorian has moved off North Carolina as a Category 1 storm and is on a path that would take it into Atlantic Canada on Saturday. The Canadian Hurricane Centre says a hurricane watch...
Sep 06, 2019
YouTube to pay $170M fine after violating kids' privacy law
WASHINGTON - Google will pay $170 million to settle allegations its YouTube video service collected personal data on children without their parents' consent. The company agreed to work with video crea...
Sep 06, 2019
Attendance totals exceed expectations for Canadian Fast Pitch Championships
The attendance numbers are in, and the organizing committee for the 2019 Men's and Master Men's Canadian Fast Pitch Championships says they have exceeded expectations.A tally shows that over 6,000 peo...
Sep 06, 2019 The bleachers were packed for the Men's final on Sunday between Newfoundland's Galway Hitmen and B.C.'s Sooke Loggers (Photo: Shaun Penner)
Hurricane Dorian howling over North Carolina's Outer Banks
WILMINGTON, N.C. - Dorian howled over North Carolina's Outer Banks on Friday, lashing the low-lying barrier islands as a weakened Category 1 hurricane. Dorian's eye was 10 miles off Cape Hatteras, Nor...
Sep 06, 2019
April trial date set in R. Kelly's federal case in Chicago
CHICAGO - A judge Wednesday set an April 27 trial date in R. Kelly's federal case in Chicago that accuses the R&B star of child pornography and obstruction of justice. But Judge Harry Leinenweber ...
Sep 06, 2019