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Black Canadian justice strategy still in the works, as advocates call for reform
OTTAWA - The federal government is being urged to follow through with its commitment to develop a Black Canadian justice strategy. The Liberal government committed to creating such a strategy in the 2...
Feb 08, 2023
First public Strong Towns presentation draws a full house
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Hundreds packed the main theatre of Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre to learn more about the Strong Towns Community Action Lab. Several topics were discussed at last night's pub...
Feb 08, 2023
Crews find survivors, many dead after Turkey, Syria quake
GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AP) - Thinly-stretched rescue teams worked through the night into Wednesday, pulling more bodies from the rubble of thousands of buildings downed in Turkey and Syria by a catastroph...
Feb 07, 2023
Scoring King: James passes Abdul-Jabbar for NBA points mark
LeBron James is the NBA's new career scoring leader. With a stepback jump shot with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night, James pushed his career t...
Feb 07, 2023
Scoring King: James passes Abdul-Jabbar for NBA points mark
LeBron James is the NBA's new career scoring leader. With a stepback jump shot with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night, James pushed his career t...
Feb 07, 2023
Warren Foegele scores twice, Oilers beat Red Wings 5-2
DETROIT (AP) - Warren Foegele scored twice in the second period and the Edmonton Oilers went on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Tuesday night. Ryan McLeod and Foegele had goals 36 seconds apart e...
Feb 07, 2023
Democrats win control of Pennsylvania House, end GOP rule
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Democrats won control of the Pennsylvania House in special elections Tuesday, wresting partial power from Republicans for the first time in a dozen years in the closely competit...
Feb 07, 2023
Ontario Hockey League's Bulldogs officially relocating from Hamilton to Brantford
BRANTFORD, Ont. - The Ontario Hockey League's Hamilton Bulldogs officially have a new home. The team announced Tuesday that it will relocate to Brantford, Ont., and play at the Brantford Civic Centre ...
Feb 07, 2023
Missouri man who killed 4 executed despite innocence claims
BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri man convicted of killing his live-in girlfriend and her three young children was executed Tuesday despite his claims that he was in another state when the killings o...
Feb 07, 2023
Turpel-Lafond returns second honorary degree after being told of identity review
VICTORIA - Royal Roads University says it has accepted the return of an honorary doctorate from retired judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, who was the subject of a CBC investigation about her claims of I...
Feb 07, 2023