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Racist slurs during Conservative leadership debate not surprising: Lewis
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis says racial slurs directed at her during an online debate last night are not surprising. Lewis, Erin O'Toole and Derek Sloan were debating B.C.-...
Jul 09, 2020
MP McLeod concerned federal government is spending without a good plan
KAMLOOPS - "Frightening." That was the reaction of Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod when she learned the federal government was forecasting a deficit of $343 billion this year. The figure was...
Jul 09, 2020
Tootoo says Edmonton team name discussion should centre on feelings of Inuk people
Jordin Tootoo says he doesn't find the Edmonton Eskimos' team name objectionable, but that doesn't mean the CFL club should keep it. Edmonton promised to speed up a review of its name and provide an u...
Jul 09, 2020
Vancouver Island junior hockey team will change name to respect First Nations
SAANICH, B.C. - A Junior B hockey team on Vancouver Island is changing its name in a show of respect to First Nations. The owners of the Saanich Junior Braves say a process has been started ...
Jul 09, 2020
Sex assault victim says her voice was silenced for years after sexual assault
EDMONTON - A third woman who was sexually assaulted by a former Edmonton nightclub employee says she stayed silent for four years before reporting the attack. She says she decided to go to p...
Jul 09, 2020
Vancouver Island junior hockey team will change name to respect First Nations
SAANICH, B.C. - A Junior B hockey team on Vancouver Island is changing its name in a show of respect to First Nations. The owners of the Saanich Junior Braves say a process has been started ...
Jul 09, 2020
Meghan tries to prevent 'friends' being named in suit
LONDON - The Duchess of Sussex asked a British court Thursday to prevent a newspaper from publishing the names of five friends who defended her while speaking to an American magazine under the shield ...
Jul 09, 2020
Ruff hired as NJ Devils coach, Fitzgerald stays on as GM
The New Jersey Devils hired veteran coach Lindy Ruff on Thursday to take over one of the NHL's youngest teams and removed the interim tag from Tom Fitzgerald's title as general manager. The former New...
Jul 09, 2020
Police: 5 arrested in Los Angeles death of rapper Pop Smoke
LOS ANGELES - Three men and two juveniles have been arrested in connection with the February home-invasion death of rising rapper Pop Smoke in Los Angeles, police said Thursday. The 20-year-old New Yo...
Jul 09, 2020
AP source: Feds feared Epstein confidante might kill herself
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Federal officials were so worried Jeffrey Epstein's longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell might take her own life after her arrest that they took away her clothes and sheets and ma...
Jul 09, 2020
