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B.C. Appeal Court sides with mom in case involving access to parental medical records
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has struck down a section of the province's child protection legislation that allowed social workers to access a parent's medical records without their...
Apr 25, 2023
City of Calgary set to make 'important announcement' on future event centre
CALGARY - The City of Calgary says it will make an important announcement alongside its partners this afternoon about a future event centre. It says in a news release that Alberta Premier Danielle Smi...
Apr 25, 2023
Four people arrested after machete attack in P.A.'s East Flat area
Just days before his birthday, Prince Albert's Damon Thomas is nursing a broken arm after being hit with a machete.On Sunday night, the 22-year-old, along with his younger brother and a female friend,...
Apr 25, 2023
Whitecaps send forward Dajome to D.C. United in exchange for general allocation money
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps are acquiring up to US$550,000 in general allocation money from D.C. United in exchange for forward Cristian Djome, the team confirmed Tuesday. Vancouver will recei...
Apr 25, 2023
Myles Gray had bruising around eyes, neck, retired fire captain tells B.C. inquest
BURNABY, B.C. - A retired fire captain says Myles Gray had bruising around his eyes and along the sides of his neck when he stopped moving in the minutes after a beating by police. Former Burnaby, B.C...
Apr 25, 2023
1 dead, 1 injured in blast at Chicago area petroleum plant
LEMONT, Ill. (AP) - An explosion at a suburban Chicago petroleum plant killed one person and injured a second Tuesday morning, authorities said. The Will County Sheriff's Office said that one person w...
Apr 25, 2023
UN warns of lab risk, more displacement amid Sudan conflict
GENEVA (AP) - U.N. officials said Tuesday that one side in the Sudan conflict has seized control of a national health lab in the capital of Khartoum that holds biological material, calling it an "extr...
Apr 25, 2023
Patch crowned 'beautiful bulldog' at Drake University event
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Patch, sporting a jean jacket as she strutted down the runway, was crowned the winner of Drake University's Beautiful Bulldog Contest. The 2-year-old English bulldog beat out 2...
Apr 25, 2023
Rosalind Franklin's role in DNA discovery gets a new twist
NEW YORK (AP) - The discovery of DNA's double helix structure 70 years ago opened up a world of new science - and also sparked disputes over who contributed what and who deserves credit. Much of the c...
Apr 25, 2023
Yukon government starts funding 40 hours of paid sick leave
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's premier says the territory is the first in Canada to provide government-funded paid sick leave with a program targeting workers who are most likely to suffer from taking unpaid ti...
Apr 25, 2023
