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Alberta ban on school seclusion rooms comes with possible exemptions
EDMONTON - Alberta Education Minister David Eggen says schools and parents will be able to request exemptions to a ban on seclusion rooms that will take effect this fall. Eggen stresses that regardles...
Mar 01, 2019
Documentary released 2 years after filmmaker's diving death
MIAMI - The family and friends of a Canadian filmmaker and conservationist who died during a shark-filming excursion in the Florida Keys are releasing his final documentary. “Sharkwater Extincti...
Mar 01, 2019
Edmonton officer cleared of wrongdoing after police dog bites off woman's ear
EDMONTON - Alberta’s police oversight unit says it was unexpected for a police dog to drag a suspect out from under a truck by the head and ripping off an ear. The Alberta Serious Incident Respo...
Mar 01, 2019
Anthony (The Vegan Warrior) Mullally looks to make mark with Toronto Wolfpack
Anthony Mullally brings size, experience and a discerning palate to the Toronto Wolfpack. The recently acquired Irish international becomes the latest restaurateur to join the transatlantic rugby leag...
Mar 01, 2019
Montreal police won't face charges in fatal 2017 shooting of black man: Crown
MONTREAL - The police officers who fatally shot a black man during a 2017 intervention at an east-end Montreal apartment won’t face charges, Quebec’s Crown prosecutors’ office announ...
Mar 01, 2019
Quebec baby to get deceased father's surname after mother goes to court
MONTREAL - A Quebec mother who fought to have her deceased spouse recognized formally as the father of their child has succeeded after being obliged to go to court. Julie Duchesne wanted the paternity...
Mar 01, 2019
Sanchez throws two no-hit innings in Blue Jays' tie with Pirates
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Aaron Sanchez pitched two no-hit innings as a Toronto Blue Jays split squad battled to a 1-1 tie with a Pittsburgh Pirates split squad in pre-season baseball action Friday. Sanchez had...
Mar 01, 2019
Washington Gov. Inslee focuses on climate change in 2020 bid
SEATTLE - Declaring climate change the nation’s most pressing issue, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee launched his 2020 Democratic presidential bid on Friday with a promise to refocus American governm...
Mar 01, 2019
Police lay 80 charges against "Project Timber" thieves
Edmonton police have laid 80 charges against four people who are accused of stealing millions of dollars worth of semi-trailer trucks loaded with lumber. Police allege the four targeted rigs parked ov...
Mar 01, 2019
Parents blame North Korea's 'evil regime' for son's death
CINCINNATI - Unlike President Donald Trump, Otto Warmbier’s parents don’t believe North Korea’s leader. The parents of the American college student who was sent home from North Korea...
Mar 01, 2019