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First Nations given max compensation for Ottawa's child-welfare discrimination
OTTAWA - A Friday ruling by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal about Canada's treatment of Indigenous children demands a full investigation of the federal Indigenous-affairs department,...
Sep 08, 2019
Justices tuning in to cable television civil rights lawsuit
WASHINGTON - Comedian and media mogul Byron Allen wants TV viewers to watch the channels his company produces - from one that runs "Judge Judy"-like shows all day to those dedicated to comedy, cars, f...
Sep 08, 2019
Janelle Monae rocked Ralph Lauren's jazz club of yesteryear
NEW YORK - Janelle Monae brought down the house Saturday at Ralph Lauren's New York Fashion Week show, where "the house" was a jazzy nightclub of yesteryear that Lauren created inside a Wall Street bu...
Sep 08, 2019
'The deciding factor:' Suburban women play important role in Manitoba election
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's political parties are using their platforms, candidates and advertisements to reach out to women voters who some analysts say could play a deciding role in important co...
Sep 08, 2019
Ex-SC Gov. Mark Sanford to challenge Trump in primary
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor and congressman, has decided to launch a longshot Republican challenge to President Donald Trump. "I am here to tell you now that I am...
Sep 08, 2019
Hurricane watch in parts of Atlantic Canada as Dorian moves up U.S. east coast
HALIFAX - Hurricane Dorian is expected to make landfall in Atlantic Canada Saturday with winds of 100 kilometres per hour, driving rain and pounding coastal surf - conditions that had emergency o...
Sep 08, 2019
Dorian's floodwaters trap people in attics in North Carolina
ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. - A weakened Hurricane Dorian flooded homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks on Friday with a fury that took even storm-hardened residents by surprise, forcing people to climb into...
Sep 08, 2019
UN nuclear official in Iran as atomic accord unravels
TEHRAN, Iran - The acting director-general of the United Nations nuclear watchdog is in Tehran for meetings after Iran announced it would begin using advanced centrifuges prohibited by its 2015 atomic...
Sep 08, 2019
Bosnian capitaly holds 1st pride parade amid heavy security
SARAJEVO, Bosnia - Bosnia's capital, Sarajevo, is holding its first ever LGBT pride parade, amid heavy security, while opponents of the event held a gathering of their own. Using sniffer dogs and meta...
Sep 08, 2019
Ex-UK minister says Johnson not trying to get a Brexit deal
LONDON - A senior minister who quit British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Cabinet said Sunday that the government is making little or no effort to secure a Brexit agreement with the European Union, d...
Sep 08, 2019