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Repentigny Black community denounce police action plan to tackle racial profiling
REPENTIGNY, Que. - Black community leaders in a town just north of Montreal slammed their local police force's plan to tackle racial profiling on Sunday, saying the strategy was developed without thei...
Sep 26, 2021

Catholic bishop hopes residential school apology will improve Indigenous relations
A leader in Canada's national assembly of Catholic bishops says he hopes an apology for the harms endured at residential schools could mark a turning point in the church's relations with Indigenous Pe...
Sep 26, 2021

Two 18-year-old UBC students die after hit by vehicle while walking early Sunday
VANCOUVER - University RCMP says two young students at the University of British Columbia are dead following a single-vehicle accident early Sunday. RCMP says the male and female students, both 18 yea...
Sep 26, 2021

Team Europe easily tops Team World for 4th Laver Cup in row
BOSTON (AP) - Even without any of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic on the roster, Team Europe clinched its fourth consecutive Laver Cup victory by going up 14-1 against Team World on Sund...
Sep 26, 2021

San Marino voters overwhelmingly back legal abortion
SAN MARINO (AP) - Residents in the tiny republic of San Marino voted overwhelmingly Sunday to legalize abortion, rejecting a 150-year-old law that had criminalized it and becoming the latest majority ...
Sep 26, 2021

Nova Scotia curler Jill Brothers secures berth in pre-trials competition next month
OTTAWA - Team Jill Brothers defeated Team Jessie Hunkin 8-6 on Sunday to earn a spot in the Home Hardware Curling Pre-Trials. Brothers won five straight games to clinch the final spot available throug...
Sep 26, 2021

Hamilton wins 100th F1 race to take lead over Verstappen
SOCHI, Russia (AP) - Lewis Hamilton became the first Formula One driver to win 100 races with victory in the Russian Grand Prix on Sunday to retake the championship lead from Max Verstappen. Hamilton ...
Sep 26, 2021

Canada faces immediate, long-term decisions on China ties after Two Michaels' return
OTTAWA - While the return of two detained Canadians has ended a contentious dispute between Canada and China, experts say Ottawa now faces some hard choices when it comes to Beijing. University of Bri...
Sep 26, 2021

First Responders Day provides community glimpse into life as first responder
MEDICINE HAT, AB - HALO air ambulance, the Medicine Hat Police Service, South East Alberta Search and Rescue and fire crews from Cypress County, and Medicine Hat were stationed outside the Medicine Ha...
Sep 26, 2021

Survivor offers advice on how to honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
For the past six years, Geraldine Shingoose has been sharing her truths as a residential school survivor - or warrior as she prefers to be called - in Manitoba classrooms.As Canada prepares to recogni...
Sep 26, 2021