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Saints' Jenkins joins CNN as social justice contributor
ATLANTA - New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins will join CNN as a contributor focusing on racial and social justice, the network announced Monday. "I believe I can be a voice for other athlete ac...
Jun 15, 2020
Agent: Cowboys star Elliott tested positive for coronavirus
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to his agent. Rocky Arceneaux told the NFL Network on Monday that Elliott was feeling OK and recovering. ...
Jun 15, 2020
PM wants to move 'very quickly' on anti-racism initiatives, minister says
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos says the prime minister wants to move "very quickly" to dismantle barriers that contribute to systemic racism. Duclos says the government is mak...
Jun 15, 2020
Military set to let Cyclone helicopters fly again after Stalker 22 crash
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is expected to share its plan for getting Cyclone helicopters back in the air after a deadly crash off the coast of Greece saw the fleet temporarily grounded. Milita...
Jun 15, 2020
With spotlight on policing failures, how can the system better respond to mental-health crises?
TORONTO - When someone broke into her car earlier this month, Meenakshi Mannoe considered calling police. The Vancouver resident weighed several questions: Would she get her belongings back? Was it ev...
Jun 15, 2020
Queen Latifah: Let ‘Gone with the Wind’ be gone forever
NEW YORK - While some have criticized HBO Max's removal of "Gone With the Wind" from its streaming service - including those who wonder if it hurts the legacy of Hattie McDaniel, the first African Ame...
Jun 15, 2020
WNBA plans to play 2020 season in Florida starting late July
NEW YORK - The WNBA on Monday announced plans to play a reduced season, with a 22-game schedule that would begin in late July without fans in attendance because of the coronavirus pandemic. The league...
Jun 15, 2020
B.C. expands Foundry mental health, substance use services to 8 communities
VICTORIA - The B.C. government is expanding its mental health and substance use services for youth and their families to eight more communities. Judy Darcy, the minister of mental health and addiction...
Jun 15, 2020
Concerns raised as people crowd rare white grizzly in Banff and Yoho parks
BANFF, Alta. - A wildlife photographer says he's worried about a rare white grizzly living in mountain parks in Alberta and British Columbia after watching people get too close to it and see...
Jun 15, 2020
GINTA: Let’s fall in love with our province this summer — and be reminded that we need to protect it
I'LL START WITH A CONFESSION: I have never been to a tropical place for a vacation. Maybe I will one day, but I'm not in a hurry. It's not that I don't like white sandy beaches, luscious green forests...
Jun 15, 2020
