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Anti-racism groups say Canadian government must do more to address systemic issues
OTTAWA - Canadian anti-racism and human rights groups are calling on the federal government to do more to address white supremacy and systemic racism. Fareed Khan, founder of Canadians United Against ...
Mar 21, 2022
Safety board says flaw in rail found, but not fixed before 38 cars derailed in B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says a defect in a railway track was found nine days before 38 Canadian National Railway cars derailed in northern British Columbia but it wasn't fixed...
Mar 21, 2022
Health and well-being of Canadian women and girls impacted by remote living
A new study has found significant differences in the health and wellbeing of women and girls living in rural and remote areas versus those in more accessible areas.The study by Statistics Canada was b...
Mar 21, 2022
Canada's international development minister urges WHO to approve Medicago vaccine
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says he wants the World Health Organization to greenlight Medicago's COVID-19 shot so it can be donated and used by the COVAX vaccine-sharing ...
Mar 21, 2022
Habs trade Lehkonen to Avalanche for Barron, second-round pick in 2024
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have traded forward Artturi Lehkonen to the Colorado Avalanche. Montreal gets defenceman Justin Barron and a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft in return. The 20...
Mar 21, 2022
Boris Becker accused of hiding tennis trophies during trial
LONDON (AP) - Former tennis champion Boris Becker went on trial Monday in London for allegedly concealing property - including nine trophies - from bankruptcy trustees and dodging his obligation to di...
Mar 21, 2022
Feds 'disappointed' Russian flight used humanitarian claim to enter Canadian airspace
OTTAWA - A senior official at Transport Canada is accusing a Russian airliner of having falsely claimed to be a humanitarian flight to circumvent a ban and enter Canadian airspace last month. Aeroflot...
Mar 21, 2022
Nashville's Josi, Winnipeg's Connor, Arizona's Crouse named NHL's stars of the week
NEW YORK - Nashville Predators defenceman Roman Josi, Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor and Arizona Coyotes forward Lawson Crouse have been dubbed the NHL's three stars of the week. Josi put up nine a...
Mar 21, 2022
Wild acquire Marc-Andre Fleury; Johansson back to Caps
The Minnesota Wild addressed their inconsistent goaltending situation by acquiring Marc-Andre Fleury in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. The deal was confirmed by a person with direct kn...
Mar 21, 2022
Ottawa under pressure as CP Rail stoppage enters second day as talks continue
OTTAWA - The pressure is on in Ottawa today as a CP Rail work stoppage enters its second day. Industry leaders and politicians have urged Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan to end the labour dispute after...
Mar 21, 2022
