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Toronto FC's Justin Morrow heads up newly formed Black Players Coalition of MLS
Toronto FC defender Justin Morrow is heading up the newly formed Black Players Coalition of MLS, aimed at addressing racial inequality in the league and positively impacting Black communities across C...
Jun 19, 2020
Tribes turn to musicians to raise kids' awareness of COVID
PABLO, Mont. - The scene is the pedestrian bridge over U.S. Highway 93 in Pablo. In the midst of a gaggle of dancing children, a young hip-hop artist raps out a serious message: "I pull my mask up to ...
Jun 19, 2020
Juneteenth in Tulsa: freedom still a distant, delayed dream for Black America
TULSA, Okla. - Black Americans are gathering today to mark the anniversary of an emancipation that came two and a half years late - liberty that many say feels like it never came at all. It's bee...
Jun 19, 2020
Analysts investigate "suspicious" fire
KAMLOOPS - Investigators are checking out a suspicious fire that caused damage to a business this morning in the 800 block Seymour Street. Emergency crews were called out just before 3:15 this morning...
Jun 19, 2020
Mouths to feed, no money coming in; rodeo stock contractors feel pandemic pain
CALGARY - Canada's rodeo stock contractors are caught between bulls and broncs and an empty bank account. Rodeos cancelled or postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic means bucking stock isn't bring...
Jun 19, 2020
'Two Michaels' charged in China and policing the police; In The News for June 19
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 19 ... What...
Jun 19, 2020
O'Toole sidesteps clear definition, acknowledgment of systemic racism
TORONTO - As three Conservative leadership candidates acknowledged the need to address systemic racism in Canada, a fourth, Erin O'Toole, wouldn't say whether he believes it exists. A party member ask...
Jun 19, 2020
Trudeau pushes wage subsidy as another small business aid program is delayed
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit a gourmet cafe in Quebec today to underline his plea to small business owners to use the federal wage subsidy program to rehire wo...
Jun 19, 2020
'Totally unacceptable:' Most independent investigators white, former officers
The majority of independent investigators delving into alleged police misconduct in Canada are white men who are former police officers. Seven provincial independent investigation units...
Jun 19, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces and territoires have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfo...
Jun 18, 2020
