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Sask. Workers Compensation Board sees increase in mental health claims
Mental health is no longer the taboo subject it once was, and with the rise of mental health discussions, there has also been a rise in mental health related Workers Compensation Board (WCB) claims.Ov...
Feb 22, 2019 Women's event in Prince Albert Friday, Feb. 22, 2019.. (Photo by Brady Bateman/The Press) : Brady Bateman
Alberta to ban seclusion or time-out rooms for students in schools
EDMONTON - Alberta Education Minister David Eggen says the province will ban the use of seclusion or time-out rooms for students in schools. Problems with seclusion rooms surfaced last September ...
Feb 22, 2019
Misbehaving owners hardly unheard of in pro sports
Misbehaving owners of sports teams have drawn headlines pretty much since sports have been around. Now, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft faces misdemeanour charges of soliciting a prostitute af...
Feb 22, 2019
Misbehaving owners hardly unheard of in pro sports
Misbehaving owners of sports teams have drawn headlines pretty much since sports have been around. Now, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft faces misdemeanour charges of soliciting a prostitute af...
Feb 22, 2019
Minutes show Fed officials noted number of rising threats
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve policymakers last month noted greater threats to the U.S. economy, ranging from adverse effects of the government shutdown to rising trade tensions, and decided to emphasi...
Feb 22, 2019
Ahead of hosting Duke, Rautins, Ennis recall raucous games at Syracuse
Leo Rautins' ears would ring for hours after games in the Carrier Dome. "It was deafening," Rautins said. "I remember going back to my apartment after games and I couldn't hear." The famous ...
Feb 22, 2019
R. Kelly charged with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse
CHICAGO - R. Kelly, the R&B star who has been trailed for decades by lurid rumours that made him Public Enemy No. 1 to the #MeToo movement, was charged Friday with 10 counts of aggravated sexual a...
Feb 22, 2019
Nunavut tables near-balanced budget for 20th-anniversary year
IQALUIT, Nunavut - As Nunavut approaches the 20th anniversary of its creation, the territory has tabled a mostly stand-pat budget that plans modest spending increases to fight some of its so...
Feb 22, 2019
Canadian students urged to study in China despite Kovrig, Spavor arrests
OTTAWA - Eight days after Chinese authorities imprisoned Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, a senior Canadian foreign ministry official urged Canadian students to apply for a program to stud...
Feb 22, 2019
Quebec taken to court over cancellation of 18,000 immigration applications
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is being taken to court over its decision to cancel a backlog of more than 18,000 immigration applications as it overhauls its system for selecting newc...
Feb 22, 2019
