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'Grief and frustration' as B.C. marks a new record death toll in overdose crisis
VICTORIA - British Columbia has recorded its highest-ever monthly number of suspected overdose deaths from toxic illicit drugs. A statement from the coroners' service says there were 201 fatalities in...
Dec 09, 2021
Penn State hires first woman, person of color to head school
The Penn State trustees on Thursday named the University of Louisville's president Neeli Bendapudi to succeed Eric Barron as the school's top administrator. The board vote to hire Bendapudi makes her ...
Dec 09, 2021
NY attorney general Letitia James ends run for governor
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Attorney General Letitia James suspended her campaign for governor on Thursday, saying she will run for reelection to her current position. "I have come to the conclusion that...
Dec 09, 2021
China dismisses UK, Canada Olympic boycott as 'farce'
BEIJING (AP) - China on Thursday dismissed the decision by Canada and the United Kingdom to join Washington's diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games as a "farce." China is also no...
Dec 09, 2021
Teacher suffers mild injuries in stabbing in Montreal high school, suspect arrested
MONTREAL - A suspect is in custody after a stabbing at a Montreal high school that sent a teacher to hospital with mild injuries. Montreal police say the incident occurred at about 10 a.m. today at Jo...
Dec 09, 2021
China dismisses UK, Canada Olympic boycott as 'farce'
BEIJING (AP) - China on Thursday dismissed the decision by Canada and the United Kingdom to join Washington's diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games as a "farce." China is also no...
Dec 09, 2021
Oklahoma executes man for 1985 slaying of schoolteacher
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for the 1985 shooting death of an Oklahoma City-area schoolteacher after courts rejected his claim that the state's lethal injection method wou...
Dec 09, 2021
Quebec elementary school teacher reassigned from class over hijab due to Bill 21
MONTREAL - An elementary school teacher in western Quebec has been reassigned from her classroom because her hijab contravenes the province's law forbidding teachers from wearing religious symbols. Pa...
Dec 09, 2021
Raptors cancel practice out of "abundance of caution" amid health, safety protocols
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors cancelled practice on Thursday due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols. The team said the decision was made "out of an abundance of caution," and that further updates...
Dec 09, 2021
Federal privacy watchdog warns of growing dangers of 'surveillance capitalism'
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog is warning Canadians about the growing threat of surveillance capitalism - the use of personal information by large corporations. In his annual report tabled toda...
Dec 09, 2021
