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In the news today, June 20
June 20, 2018 - 1:15 AM

Five stories in the news for Wednesday, June 20
'Climate of secrecy:' Schools, parents dispute Alberta gay-straight alliance law
June 20, 2018 - 1:00 AM

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - The first court challenge of an Alberta law that bars schools from telling parents about their children's involvement in gay-straight alliances echoes some of the debate over legalizing same-sex marriage more than a decade ago, says one LGBTQ advocate.
B.C. to ask high court to overturn acquittal of polygamous leader
June 20, 2018 - 1:00 AM

VANCOUVER - A special prosecutor is set to ask British Columbia's Court of Appeal to overturn the acquittal of a former leader of a polygamous community who was found not guilty of taking a girl across the border for a sexual purpose.
Regina school named after Indian residential school advocate to be renamed
June 19, 2018 - 10:56 PM

REGINA - School trustees in Regina have voted to change the name of a school over concern that it honours a man who was a driving force behind the residential school system in Canada.
Study seeking cause of Crohn's disease hopes to develop predictive test
June 19, 2018 - 9:03 PM

TORONTO - With three brothers affected by either Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, Kathleen Crispi knows she is at high risk of developing one of the literally gut-wrenching conditions known to run in families.
Pot to be legal by mid-September after senators pass pot legalization bill
June 19, 2018 - 8:52 PM

OTTAWA - Canadians will be able to legally purchase and consume recreational marijuana by mid-September at the latest after the Senate voted Tuesday to lift almost a century-old prohibition on cannabis.
'A blessing to be here together': Humboldt survivors to attend NHL Awards
June 19, 2018 - 5:02 PM

LAS VEGAS - Kaleb Dahlgren pushes Ryan Straschnitzki's wheelchair up a ramp and onto a riser.
Crown recommends 150-year prison term for Quebec City mosque shooter
June 19, 2018 - 4:29 PM

QUEBEC - The man who gunned down six Muslim men in a Quebec City mosque deserves to spend 150 years in prison, a Crown prosecutor said Tuesday as he recommended Alexandre Bissonnette receive the longest sentence in Canadian history.
Five B.C. families stuck in Japan as Canada refuses visas for adopted babies
June 19, 2018 - 4:03 PM

VANCOUVER - Ryan Hoag spent his first Father's Day separated from his wife and baby daughter by more than 7,500 kilometres and reams of red tape.
Global refugee numbers reach new high, U.S. and Canada take in record numbers
June 19, 2018 - 4:02 PM

OTTAWA - On a day when newly released data showcased in tangible numbers the stark realities of the growing global refugee crisis, the United States — long considered a haven for the oppressed — doubled down on anti-migrant rhetoric while Canada struck a decidedly cautious tone.
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