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Chiefs honour Indigenous leader wrongfully hanged in B.C. 154 years ago
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Chiefs who gathered in New Westminster, B.C., to commemorate an Indigenous leader's wrongful trial and execution 154 years ago say they see signs of reconci...
Jul 20, 2019
Chiefs honour Indigenous leader wrongfully hanged in B.C. 154 years ago
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Chiefs who gathered in New Westminster, B.C., to commemorate an Indigenous leader's wrongful trial and execution 154 years ago say they see signs of reconci...
Jul 20, 2019
Trump disavows 'send her back' cry, Omar stands defiant
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Thursday chided his supporters who chanted "send her back" when he questioned the loyalty of a Somali-born congresswoman, joining widespread criticism of the cam...
Jul 20, 2019
Quebec ombudsperson criticizes social health worker's handling of Mosque shooter case
MONTREAL - Quebec's ombudsperson has criticized the way a social worker handled the case of the Quebec mosque shooter after he allegedly told her in confidence he regretted not having m...
Jul 20, 2019
Amnesty International urges Liberals to suspend refugee agreement with U.S.
OTTAWA - Amnesty International is calling on the Canadian government to suspend the Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States in light of a controversial refugee policy implemented this week...
Jul 20, 2019
Arizona waterfall featured in Beyoncé 'Lion King' video
SUPAI, Ariz. - For a few hours, Beyonc had a famed blue-green waterfall in northern Arizona to herself. The Havasupai (hav-uh-SU'-peye) Tribe says it was honoured to grant the singer's request to film...
Jul 20, 2019
Manitoba wants to attract Quebec civil servants worried about clothing law
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to recruit civil servants from Quebec who are concerned about a new law in the province banning religious symbols at work. Manitoba has a shortage of bil...
Jul 20, 2019
Bad weather delays search for float plane passengers at Labrador crash site
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Bad weather has forced the RCMP to call off flights taking search teams to the remote Labrador lake where a float plane carrying seven people crashed on Monday. Three bodies ha...
Jul 20, 2019
Coleman says she spoke to media during husband's assault trial to give women hope
OTTAWA - Caitlan Coleman says she gave interviews to media outlets in the middle of her estranged husband's trial for allegedly assaulting her because she wanted to provide hope to other women. Under ...
Jul 20, 2019
Premier wants answers on mental health detainee who fled, calls man a 'nutcase'
TORONTO - Ontario's premier vowed Thursday to get answers on how a patient detained at a mental health hospital for killing his roommate managed to flee, calling the man a "nutcase," as two organizati...
Jul 20, 2019
