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Small Alberta town in spotlight over planned Black Lives Matter event
INNISFAIL, Alta. - A central Alberta mayor says his town has been caught off guard by all the attention it's received over an anti-racism event planned for the weekend. The organizer of a Bl...
Jun 09, 2020
Leverkusen into German Cup final as 4th-tier team's run ends
VLKLINGEN, Germany - Fourth-division Saarbrcken's record-breaking run to the German Cup semifinals came to an end with a 3-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen in an empty stadium on Tuesday. The coronavirus pa...
Jun 09, 2020
Leafs' Tavares: 'A breath of fresh air' to be back on the ice with teammates
TORONTO - Walking into the Maple Leafs' practice facility represented a small return to normalcy for John Tavares. Toronto's captain also got an immediate glimpse of how different life ...
Jun 09, 2020
Saskatchewan schools to reopen in the fall for 2020-21 school year
Students and staff members are to be going back to school in Saskatchewan in the fall.In a media release Tuesday, Education Minister Gordon Wyant announced in-person classes are to resume in prekinder...
Jun 09, 2020
New York moves swiftly toward eliminating police secrecy law
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York lawmakers striving for a new era of police accountability are poised to repeal a state law that has long kept police officers' disciplinary records secret, one of several steps...
Jun 09, 2020
City aims for Little Red reopening June 19
Prince Albert parks staff are working to get the core section of Little Red River Park near the main gate ready to reopen. The area has been closed since April 26 following flooding caused by river br...
Jun 09, 2020
Police follow up on new lead in missing person case
Just over three years have now passed since Happy Charles was last seen in Prince Albert, but police have not given up their search.As part of the ongoing investigation, investigators with the Prince ...
Jun 09, 2020
Pursue Iran in international court over shootdown: victims' family spokesman
OTTAWA - A Canadian spokesman for families and loved ones who were killed in Iran's Jan. 8 shootdown of a Ukrainian airliner says the regime is waging psychological warfare against them by refusing to...
Jun 09, 2020
Experts say not enough proof expensive body cameras will reduce police violence
Ottawa is considering outfitting Canadian police with cameras following protests against violence by some officers, but experts say there is not enough proof the expensive technology is effective. "Th...
Jun 09, 2020
Divorce reforms delayed as experts brace for post-pandemic surge in divorces
OTTAWA - Family law experts say the delay in implementing reforms to Canada's Divorce Act is particularly untimely - coming just as they're bracing for a surge of women seeking divorces...
Jun 09, 2020
