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Black history, both personal and communal, now a factor in Nova Scotia sentencing
HALIFAX - Jason Middleton says the inclusion of Black history in his sentencing - both personal tragedy and communal struggle - set a new path for his troubled life. A cultural assessment completed in...
Feb 03, 2022

Liberals earmark $18 million to assist criminal pardon applicants
OTTAWA - The Liberal government will give community organizations $18 million over the next four years to help people navigate the process of applying for a criminal pardon. The newly announced move i...
Feb 03, 2022

Residents, activists: civilians also killed in US Syria raid
WASHINGTON (AP) - Residents and activists are reporting multiple deaths - including civilians - from a U.S. raid in northwestern Syria overnight Thursday. Several residents told The Associated Press t...
Feb 02, 2022

Schools close, fairs on amid omicron surge in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Rufsa Hasina Afroze, a teacher and academic supervisor at a leading private school in Bangladesh's capital was relieved to see students return to its campus in September after...
Feb 02, 2022

Tanev's 4-point game leads Calgary to 4-2 win over Arizona
GLENDALE, Ariz (AP) - Christopher Tanev scored the go-ahead goal and had three assists, Blake Coleman scored twice and the Calgary Flames beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-2 on Wednesday night for their fift...
Feb 02, 2022

Hurricanes outscore Broncos 5-2
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- After losing two of three road trip match-ups last weekend the Lethbridge Hurricanes hosted the Swift Current Broncos Wednesday (Feb 2) night in a make-up game.The home team got thi...
Feb 02, 2022

Nugent-Hopkins breaks late tie, Oilers beat Capitals 5-3
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins broke a tie with a short-handed goal with 4:03 remaining in the Edmonton Oilers' 5-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night in the final game for...
Feb 02, 2022

Canada downs El Salvador, keeps rolling in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Captain Atiba Hutchinson scored a pinball-like goal and Jonathan David added an insurance score in stoppage time to help Canada defeat El Salvador 2-0 Wednesday - and move ...
Feb 02, 2022

Blackhawks owner angrily brushes off Kyle Beach talk
CHICAGO (AP) - Speaking Wednesday night at a town hall organized by the team, Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz angrily rejected any conversation connected to the franchise's response when a player...
Feb 02, 2022

Spike Lee to direct Colin Kaepernick docu-series for ESPN
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Spike Lee will direct a multi-part documentary for EPSPN on Colin Kaepernick that features extensive interviews with the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and access to his per...
Feb 02, 2022