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Senate to apologize, explore compensation, for employees harassed by ex-senator
OTTAWA - The Senate's administration committee says it will issue a formal apology to - and explore financial compensation for - employees who were bullied and sexually harassed by form...
Jun 25, 2020
Funeral planned today for mother, three daughters killed in crash last week
BRAMPTON, Ont. - A funeral is planned this afternoon for a woman and her three young daughters who were killed in a crash in Brampton, Ont., last week. A memorial service for Karolina Ciasullo and her...
Jun 25, 2020
Mother of teen boy targeted in racist video files Quebec human rights complaint
MONTREAL - The mother of a 15-year-old Montreal-area boy who was the target of a widely circulated racist video is filing a human rights complaint against the alleged perpetrators. The video shows two...
Jun 25, 2020
Disney changing ride amid calls it's based on racist film
ORLANDO, Fla. - Amid calls to change the Splash Mountain theme park ride because of its ties with "Song of the South," the 1946 movie many view as racist, Disney officials said Thursday it was recasti...
Jun 25, 2020
Watchdogs: Trump's Independence Day gala in 2019 cost $13M
Government watchdogs say President Trump's Fourth of July gala in the nation's capital last year cost taxpayers more than $13 million, twice as much as previous celebrations. Trump's desire to have De...
Jun 25, 2020
Man accused of threatening family makes first court appearance
The man who allegedly threatened to harm his family in the Tisdale area on Wednesday, June 24 has made his first court appearance.David Guest, 37, appeared via phone on Thursday, June 25 in Melfort Pr...
Jun 25, 2020
Longest Day of Golf to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters
A day of golf to raise funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) in Humboldt will look a little different this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The annual Diva for a Day golf tournament was postponed...
Jun 25, 2020
SYA Industry Scholarships
Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission (SATCC) announced Saskatchewan Youth Apprenticeship (SYA) Industry Scholarships for 100 graduating high school students in 72 communities...
Jun 25, 2020
Dixie Chicks drop 'dixie' from name, now known as The Chicks
NASHVILLE - Grammy-winning country group The Dixie Chicks have dropped the word dixie from their name, now going by The Chicks. The band's social media accounts and website were changed on Thursday to...
Jun 25, 2020
‘Antebellum’ brings racial justice call to reopened theatres
NEW YORK - Back in March, filmmakers Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz gathered their artist friends and a few journalists at Manhattan's members-only social club, Soho House, for a screening of their ...
Jun 25, 2020