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N.B. chiefs seek justice system review after police shooting of Indigenous woman
FREDERICTON - The chiefs of a coalition of Maliseet First Nations are calling for an independent probe of the New Brunswick justice system after a fatal police shooting of a 2...
Jun 06, 2020
N.B. chiefs seek justice system review after police shooting of Indigenous woman
FREDERICTON - The chiefs of a coalition of Maliseet First Nations are calling for an independent probe of the New Brunswick justice system after a fatal police shooting of a 2...
Jun 06, 2020
OPEC, allied nations extend nearly 10M barrel cut by a month
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - OPEC and allied nations agreed Saturday to extend a production cut of nearly 10 million barrels of oil a day through the end of July, hoping to boost energy prices hard-h...
Jun 06, 2020
Province announces commercial rent assistance and one-time payment to small businesses
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced two significant measures it believes will help companies, particularly small businesses, weather the current economic crisis.Premier Jason Kenney...
Jun 06, 2020
Government looks to strengthen rights of patients
Proposed amendments to the Mental Health Act will strengthen patient rights and ensure those rights are respected while patients receive needed care.Bill 17, the Mental Health Amendment Act, proposes ...
Jun 06, 2020
RCMP ask for public's help locating missing teenager
Whitecourt RCMP is asking for the public's help in locating a missing teenager.13-year-old Myra-Mae Krahn was last seen on June 5, 2020, at the intersection of Highway 647 and Highway 751.Krahn is des...
Jun 06, 2020
'A huge moment for us': NHL exec. on players speaking out about social justice
Kim Davis lists off a range of emotions. They're the ones she's gone through since seeing the video of life slowly draining out of George Floyd's body as a white police office...
Jun 06, 2020
JDA Kings defenceman signs with Ontario Junior A club
The North West Junior (B) Hockey League's County of Grande Prairie JDA Kings have announced that defenceman Rylen Kleist has signed with the Dryden Ice Dogs. The 17 year old Grande Prairie native had ...
Jun 06, 2020
Bayern wears Black Lives Matter armbands, keeps winning
BERLIN - Wearing "Black Lives Matter" armbands, Bayern Munich came from a goal down to beat Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 and take another step towards a record-extending eighth consecutive Bundesliga title on...
Jun 06, 2020
Prosecutors: 2 Buffalo police officers charged with assault
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Two Buffalo police officers were charged with assault Saturday, prosecutors said, after a video showed them shoving a protester in recent demonstrations over the death of George Floyd ...
Jun 06, 2020