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What is Indigenous Peoples Day? A day of celebration, protest and reclaiming history
From Alcatraz Island to a park in New York City, Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on Monday with ceremonies, dances and speeches. The events across the ...
Oct 06, 2023
Montreal's Auger-Aliassime bounced in second round of Shanghai Masters
BEIJING - Canada's Flix Auger-Aliassime did not last long at the Shanghai Masters. Auger-Aliassime, the 14th seed in the tournament, was bounced from the second round by unseeded Hungarian Marton Fucs...
Oct 06, 2023
You Can Play supports Hockey Canada's dressing room policy
The You Can Play Project, which advocates for LGBTQ participation in sports, has come out in support of Hockey Canada's new dressing room policy. Hockey Canada has implemented a new dressing room poli...
Oct 06, 2023
Prosecutor won't seek charges against troopers in killing of 'Cop City' activist near Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) - The use of deadly force by Georgia state troopers who shot and killed an activist at the site of a planned police and firefighter training center near Atlanta was "objectively reasonabl...
Oct 06, 2023
All Blacks finish Rugby World Cup pool play with 73-0 win over Uruguay
LYON, France (AP) - New Zealand overcame a sluggish start to beat Uruguay 73-0 in its final pool match at the Rugby World Cup on Thursday. But the All Blacks' performance was less than the polished qu...
Oct 06, 2023
Canada's unemployment rate unchanged for third month in a row
OTTAWA - Canada's unemployment rate remained unchanged in September after the economy added 64 thousand jobs. But most of those jobs, 48 thousand, were part time and that left the unemployment rate at...
Oct 06, 2023
Stephen Maar powers Canada past Bulgaria 3-0 at men's Olympic qualifying tournament
XI'AN, China - Stephen Maar scored 16 points as Canada made quick work of Bulgaria in a 3-0 win on Friday at the men's Olympic qualification tournament. The Canadians won each set 25-21, 25-17, 25-18....
Oct 06, 2023
More supports needed to address homelessness, B.C. government says after survey
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says results from the latest surveys of people living on the streets show current support levels aren't enough and more services are needed to address rising...
Oct 06, 2023
In the news today: Statistics Canada to release September jobs data
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Statistics Canada to release September jobs data this morning Canadians will ge...
Oct 06, 2023
RCMP seeking witnesses after passenger falls out of speeding vehicle in Brooks
BROOKS, AB - The Brooks RCMP said it wants to hear from people who witnessed an incident that left a woman with critical injuries.At approximately 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, officers rec...
Oct 06, 2023