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Feds host Islamophobia summit after series of deadly attacks across Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government is hosting a summit on Islamophobia today following a series of violent, targeted attacks that killed or injured Muslim Canadians and left communities across the countr...
Jul 22, 2021
'Celebrating with sadness': Muslims mark sombre Eid, some without health restrictions
EDMONTON - Haseeb Azhar says it felt odd hugging a Muslim co-worker and friend in Edmonton as he wished him a happy Eid. "Some people were hesitating ... it felt very weird," said the manager at a ste...
Jul 22, 2021
Government docs on porn regulator will take six years to access: Justice Department
OTTAWA - A New Democrat MP's request for documents related to a new regulator that will handle child pornography and exploitive material could take over half a decade for the government to process. In...
Jul 22, 2021
A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...
Jul 22, 2021
China rebuffs WHO's terms for further COVID-19 origins study
BEIJING - China cannot accept the World Health Organization's plan for the second phase of a study into the origins of COVID-19, a senior Chinese health official said Thursday. Zeng Yixin, the vice mi...
Jul 21, 2021
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi scores to help NYC beat Montreal 1-0
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) - Ismael Tajouri-Shradi scored off a long pass from goalkeeper Luis Barraza and New York City FC beat Montreal 1-0 on Wednesday night to end a two-game losing streak. Tajouri-Shrad...
Jul 21, 2021
Red Sox hit 5 HRs, beat Blue Jays 7-4 in Buffalo finale
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - For the city of Buffalo, it was fun while it lasted. After not hosting a Major League Baseball game since its days as a Federal League outpost in 1915, Buffalo made the most of it...
Jul 21, 2021
Teenage substitute Ralph Priso scores to give Toronto FC a 1-1 tie with Red Bulls
TORONTO - Teenage substitute Ralph Priso scored his first MLS goal to lift Toronto FC into a 1-1 tie with the New York Red Bulls in MLS play Wednesday. After Polish striker Patryk Klimala put the visi...
Jul 21, 2021
Seattle Kraken select Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano in expansion draft
The Seattle Kraken have picked Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano in Wednesday's expansion draft. The 37-year-old defenceman has played his entire 15-season NHL career in Calgary. He won the Norris ...
Jul 21, 2021
State of local emergency lifted after fatal crane collapse in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - An evacuation order has been lifted in an area around the British Columbia construction site where five people died after a crane collapsed. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations says ...
Jul 21, 2021