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Canada's efforts to combat abuse in sports saw slow progress in 2024

Canada's efforts to combat abuse in sports saw slow progress in 2024

CALGARY — Steps to make Canadian sports safer were made in 2024, but to what end? A national commission began cross-country public consultations, an online registry of people sanctioned or under investigation for maltreatment in sport went live and a
Drug superlabs leave a toxic mess. Some say B.C.'s cleanup rules are a mess, too

Drug superlabs leave a toxic mess. Some say B.C.'s cleanup rules are a mess, too

When Dean May's team of cleaners entered the home, dressed head to toe in protective suits, thick green dust covered every surface. "We literally left footprints when we were walking in the house," he recalled.
Israeli expert urges justice for both Israeli, Palestinian victims of sexual violence

Israeli expert urges justice for both Israeli, Palestinian victims of sexual violence

OTTAWA — The Israeli expert leading a civilian commission into sexual violence by Hamas is calling for global bodies to recognize "a new crime against humanity," involving violence targeted at families.
RCMP informant's decades of spying on social reformers are chronicled in new book

RCMP informant's decades of spying on social reformers are chronicled in new book

OTTAWA — As a Communist Party member in Calgary in the early 1940s, Frank Hadesbeck performed clerical work at the party office, printed leaflets and sold books.
Isolated Chicago communities secure money for a coveted transit project before Trump takes office

Isolated Chicago communities secure money for a coveted transit project before Trump takes office

CHICAGO (AP) — Adella Bass dropped her in-person college classes because it was just too hard to get there from the far South Side of Chicago, where the city's famous elevated train doesn't run.
Lara Trump says she's removing herself from consideration to be Florida senator

Lara Trump says she's removing herself from consideration to be Florida senator

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump , said Saturday that she's removing herself from consideration to be a Florida senator — ending speculation that she could replace Republican Sen.
Advocates cry foul as Alberta replaces funding model for anti-homelessness agencies

Advocates cry foul as Alberta replaces funding model for anti-homelessness agencies

EDMONTON — A former president of the Calgary Homeless Foundation says he is deeply concerned by the Alberta government's recent decision to overhaul the funding scheme for organizations providing services to homeless people.
Trump taps 'Apprentice' producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom

Trump taps 'Apprentice' producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom

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Trump taps 'Apprentice' producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom

Trump taps 'Apprentice' producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
Deal spares federal workers before Christmas but there's concern about possible job cuts under Trump

Deal spares federal workers before Christmas but there's concern about possible job cuts under Trump

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Johnny Zuagar said he tried to hide his worries about a potential government shutdown from his three boys as he weighed how much to spend on Christmas presents. “I’ve got to keep a poker face,” Zuagar, a statistician at the U.S.