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Montreal police told they must acknowledge racism, profiling within force
MONTREAL - If Montreal's police cannot acknowledge racism within the force, then unfounded street checks on people of colour will continue, citizens told the city's public security...
Nov 24, 2019
All-transgender hockey team 'like an instant family'
TORONTO - The goals are big for an all-transgender hockey team known as Team Trans. Comprised of more than a dozen players from Canada and the United States, it's believed to be the first ice hockey t...
Nov 24, 2019
'Not what it used to be:' Warm Arctic autumn creates ice hazards for Inuit
For Keith Morrison, the consequences of this fall's extraordinarily warm weather across the North all came down to an urgent call for help. The fire chief for the Arctic community of Cambridge Bay in ...
Nov 24, 2019
K-Pop star Goo Hara found dead at her Seoul home
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - K-pop star and TV celebrity Goo Hara was found dead at her home in Seoul on Sunday, police said. Police said an acquaintance found the 28-year-old dead at her home in south...
Nov 24, 2019
2 dead, highway collapses as floods pound France, Italy
PARIS - At least two people were killed in France and a stretch of elevated highway collapsed in Italy as heavy rains pounded the region over the weekend, trapping travellers, downing trees and unleas...
Nov 24, 2019
Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Eilish set for American Music Awards
All eyes will be on Taylor Swift at the 2019 American Music Awards. The 29-year-old pop star, who has continued to publicly battle with the men who own her master recordings, is set to take the stage ...
Nov 24, 2019
FBI lawyer suspected of altering Russia probe document
WASHINGTON - An FBI lawyer is suspected of altering a document related to surveillance of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, a person familiar with the situation said Friday. President Donald ...
Nov 24, 2019
Trump denigrates US diplomats, pushes conspiracy theories
WASHINGTON - Offering his own take on five long days of public hearings, President Donald Trump brushed off the impeachment inquiry as "total nonsense" on Friday and bad-mouthed a number of the U.S. d...
Nov 24, 2019
Congo plane with 17 on board crashes onto homes in Goma
GOMA, Congo - A plane carrying at least 17 passengers crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday in Congo's eastern city of Goma, killing all of those on board and possibly more people on the ground. The ai...
Nov 24, 2019
Canada's U.S., NATO allies developing divergent views on weaponizing space
OTTAWA - The NATO military alliance looked to space, the final frontier, earlier this week as members formally recognized the cosmos as integral to their mutual security, agreeing to bolster ways to d...
Nov 24, 2019