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Ex-Guantanamo detainee sues Canada over 14-year detention and torture
A former detainee of Guantanamo Bay is taking legal action against the Canadian government over its alleged role in his 14 years behind bars marked by torture and intimidation. Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a...
Apr 23, 2022
Two bodies found during demolition of fire-ravaged building in Vancouver's Gastown
VANCOUVER - Two bodies have been found in the ruins of the Winters Hotel in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood. Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services announced earlier Friday afternoon that a body was loc...
Apr 23, 2022
Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQ groups and sex workers criticize online hate bill
OTTAWA - Members of the LGBTQ community, Indigenous people and racialized groups fear a proposed law tackling online harm could disproportionately curtail their online freedoms and even make them poli...
Apr 23, 2022
Russia shifts forces for battle over Ukrainian heartland
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia and Ukraine hurtled toward what could be an epic battle for control of the country's industrial heartland as Ukrainian officials reported that Moscow had shifted a dozen cr...
Apr 23, 2022
Traditional ways: Dogsled race covers 500 kilometres in the High Arctic
IQALUIT - Somewhere in the Canadian Arctic dozens of dogs run over ice and snow under Nunavut's high April sun as they pull sleds with racers in tow. Fourteen teams took off from Arctic Bay six days a...
Apr 23, 2022
Lethbridge County gathering feedback on proposed tax incentive bylaw
LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB - Lethbridge County officials are seeking the public's feedback into a proposed commercial and industrial municipal tax incentive bylaw.At its April 21 meeting, council received ...
Apr 23, 2022
Traditional ways: Dogsled race covers 500 kilometres in the High Arctic
IQALUIT - Somewhere in the Canadian Arctic dozens of dogs run over ice and snow under Nunavut's high April sun as they pull sleds with racers in tow. Fourteen teams took off from Arctic Bay six days a...
Apr 23, 2022
Advocates want a feminist spending review as feds insist no social-program cuts
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is insisting that the goal of an upcoming federal spending review is not to slash social programs, while gender-equality advocates want to make sure it is done with wom...
Apr 23, 2022
Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQ groups and sex workers criticize online hate bill
OTTAWA - Members of the LGBTQ community, Indigenous people and racialized groups fear a proposed law tackling online harm could disproportionately curtail their online freedoms and even make them poli...
Apr 23, 2022
Paul, Ayton help Booker-less Suns beat Pelicans 114-111
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Chris Paul scored 19 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Suns overcame Devin Booker's absence to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 114-111 on Friday night in Game 3 o...
Apr 22, 2022