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UBC encourages students to uninstall TikTok app, citing 'unproven' security risks
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia is encouraging students to uninstall the TikTok app from their mobile phones, citing concerns about data sharing with the social media platform's Chinese...
Apr 03, 2023

Vasilevskiy, Draisaitl, Pastrnak named NHL three stars of the week
Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl and Boston Bruins winger David Pastrnak are the NHL's three stars of the week. Vasilevskiy posted a 3-0-0 record wi...
Apr 03, 2023

Muslim charity alleges systemic bias in bid to halt revenue agency's 'tainted' audit
OTTAWA - A grassroots Muslim charity is pointing to internal Canada Revenue Agency documents in a bid to persuade an Ontario court that a long-running federal audit is fundamentally tainted by systemi...
Apr 03, 2023

Egyptian asylum seekers decry 'Islamophobia' by Canada's border agency
VANCOUVER - Attia Elserfy was expecting a second lease on life when he escaped Egypt with his family, landing in Vancouver in October 2018. But the Elserfys say their lives are in limbo because the Ca...
Apr 03, 2023

First Nations police services say Ottawa's underfunding amounts to discrimination
OTTAWA - Nine First Nations police services say Ottawa's "deliberate and wilful underfunding" of policing in their communities amounts to discrimination. The services, represented by the Indigenous Po...
Apr 03, 2023

Trump heads to NY amid tight security ahead of his surrender
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Former President Donald Trump boarded his private plane Monday and flew from Florida towardNew York ahead of his expected booking and arraignment, as the nation's largest ...
Apr 03, 2023

Teenage Canadian forward Amanda Allen signs with NWSL's Orlando Pride
Amanda Allen has always dreamed of playing soccer professionally. And the teenager isn't wasting any time making it a reality. The forward from Mississauga, Ont., who turned 18 on Feb. 21, has signed ...
Apr 03, 2023

Canada’s 10th LDS temple to be built in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) is set to build several new temples across the globe. On April 2, 2023, President and Prophet Russell Nelson announced that 15 Ne...
Apr 03, 2023

Atlantic hydrogen projects tracking well for 2025 production start: Wilkinson
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says he expects to know the final investment decisions on at least two new hydrogen projects in Atlantic Canada before the end of the year. Howev...
Apr 03, 2023

EU disinformation head: Canada can counter interference by boosting media literacy
OTTAWA - The European Union's head of combating foreign interference in communications says allegations that Beijing is meddling in Canada's elections can be an opportunity to improve the public's und...
Apr 03, 2023