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'Opportunity to seek justice:' Inuit leader not celebrating meeting with Pope Francis
The leader of the national organization representing Inuit people says it will not be a celebratory occasion when he meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican next week as part of an Indigenous delegatio...
Mar 26, 2022
Missouri station offering Russian state radio to listeners
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) - A man who runs a little-known, low-budget radio station in suburban Kansas City says he is standing up for free speech and alternative viewpoints when he airs Russian state-sponsor...
Mar 26, 2022
Canada, Europe to co-host social media fundraiser for displaced Ukrainians
OTTAWA - Canada and the European Commission will spearhead an international fundraising campaign to help people fleeing the war in Ukraine. The fundraising effort, called "Stand Up For Ukraine" will e...
Mar 26, 2022
Montreal churches look for efficient ways to get essential items to Ukraine
MONTREAL - There was excitement at St. Michael's Ukrainian church on a rainy, windswept morning in Montreal earlier this week when a donation of highly sought medical supplies for Ukraine arrived. A p...
Mar 26, 2022
Safe-supply pilot project findings promising, but advocates say more action is needed
OTTAWA - Advocates say while the early findings on safe supply pilot projects are promising, they're still not meeting the needs of a large share of Canadians who are at risk of drug poisoning. The fe...
Mar 26, 2022
Russian strike killed 300 in Mariupol theater, Ukraine says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - About 300 people were killed by the Russian airstrike last week that blasted open a Mariupol theater that was being used as a shelter, Ukrainian authorities said, marking what cou...
Mar 25, 2022
Gaudreau notches three points, Flames hand struggling Coyotes 4-2 loss
CALGARY - Johnny Gaudreau scored his 30th goal and added two assists on Friday to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Matthew Tkachuk, with his 30th, Elias Lindholm and ...
Mar 25, 2022
Ehlers scores 21 seconds into OT, Jets edge Blue Jackets 4-3
WINNIPEG - Nikolaj Ehlers scored on a breakaway just 21 seconds into overtime, giving the Winnipeg Jets a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night. Kyle Connor, who extended his poin...
Mar 25, 2022
Mourners gather for a vigil for 6 girls killed in crash
TISHOMINGO, Okla. (AP) - Mourners gathered in a small Oklahoma town's high school football stadium Friday evening to pay tribute to six teenage girls killed in a crash with a large truck. The vigil oc...
Mar 25, 2022
Top skip Tracy Fleury joins Rachel Homan's curling team
Tracy Fleury is joining Rachel Homan's curling team, but where one of the top skips in Canadian women's curling will play in the lineup has yet to be announced. Homan, a national and world champion sk...
Mar 25, 2022
