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Heritage Ministry reviewing workplace harassment probe at Canadian Museum of History
OTTAWA - The Heritage Ministry says it's reviewing the results of an independent investigation into harassment allegations at the Canadian Museum of History. The ministry revealed no details, citing t...
Jan 28, 2021
Canadian women to open against Asian qualifier at 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand
The Canadian women will open the 2021 Rugby World Cup on Sept. 17 in Whangarei, New Zealand, against an Asian qualifier before taking on the U.S. and a European qualifier. World Rugby unveiled the tou...
Jan 28, 2021
B.C. lottery corp. CEO 'blown away' by police report of organized crime at casinos
VANCOUVER - The president of the British Columbia Lottery Corporation says there had long been concerns about suspicious cash circulating in casinos but it wasn't until 2015 that police confirmed the ...
Jan 28, 2021
Roughriders sign former Clemson Tigers wide receiver Artavis Scott
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American wide receiver Artavis Scott. The 26-year-old from Oldsmar, Fla., was an all-ACC receiver in all three of his seasons with the Clemson Tigers....
Jan 28, 2021
Raptors guard VanVleet says it's a big honour to be among U.S. Olympic player pool
Fred VanVleet didn't grow up among basketball's young stars. He was an underdog on the outside looking in, developing himself into an NBA star through sheer will and hard work. So the Toronto Raptors ...
Jan 28, 2021
Liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia poultry plant kills 6
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A liquid nitrogen leak at a northeast Georgia poultry plant killed six people Thursday, with multiple others taken to the hospital, officials said. At least three of those injured ...
Jan 28, 2021
Avalanche danger is high on B.C.'s South Coast mountains, forecaster says
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Avalanche Canada has issued a special warning for recreational users out in mountainous terrain for the British Columbia South Coast region. The forecaster says the snowpack in the ...
Jan 28, 2021
Opioid deaths highlight need to decriminalize hard-drug possession, police chiefs say
TORONTO - The scourge of overdose deaths underscores the need for Canada to decriminalize simple possession of hard drugs, the head of the national chiefs of police association said on Thursday. In ur...
Jan 28, 2021
CP NewsAlert: Police officer who shot and killed Winnipeg girl will not face charges
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg police officer will not be criminally charged for the fatal shooting of a teen last spring. A report from Manitoba's Independent Investigation Unit says it consulted with provinc...
Jan 28, 2021
Audit: California jobless agency's inaction led to fraud
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A new audit blames California's unemployment agency for "significant missteps and inaction" that led to at least $10.4 billion in payments for fraudulent jobless claims during the...
Jan 28, 2021
