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20 days in Mariupol: The team that documented city’s agony
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) - The Russians were hunting us down. They had a list of names, including ours, and they were closing in. We were the only international journalists left in the Ukrainian city, a...
Mar 21, 2022
Six more Sunwing party flight passengers face fines over vaccination status, masks
MONTREAL - Another six people from a Sunwing flight to Mexico last year on which passengers were filmed partying are facing potentially hefty fines. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says in a tweet th...
Mar 21, 2022
Former NBA player Jamaal Magloire named VP of hometown Scarborough Shooting Stars
TORONTO - Jamaal Magloire has been hired as vice-president and senior adviser of his hometown Scarborough Shooting Stars. Magloire, an NCAA champion at Kentucky, an NBA all-star and Toronto Raptors as...
Mar 21, 2022
Man charged with arson in Ottawa apartment fire during anti-mandate protest
OTTAWA - An Ottawa man has been charged in connection to the alleged arson that took place in a downtown Ottawa apartment building on Feb. 6, in the heat of the anti-mandate protest. Police say Connor...
Mar 21, 2022
Some roads will end for Canadian figure skaters at world championships
Eric Radford says the answer will come to him in the restful days after season's end. Piper Gilles says "The Long and Winding Road" wasn't necessarily meant as a final chapter. The World Figure Skatin...
Mar 21, 2022
Jamaicans shun UK royal visit, demand slavery reparations
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Dozens of well-known leaders in Jamaica including professors and politicians are demanding an apology and slavery reparations as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge prepare ...
Mar 21, 2022
Anti-racism groups say Canadian government must do more to address systemic issues
OTTAWA - Canadian anti-racism and human rights groups are calling on the federal government to do more to address white supremacy and systemic racism. Fareed Khan, founder of Canadians United Against ...
Mar 21, 2022
'Give back to the community': Kamloops U11 Blazers finalist for the Good Deeds Cup
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops U11 Blazers are the B.C. representatives in the 2022 Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup.The team won $2,000 for their charity of choice, People in Motion, after donating as much used hoc...
Mar 21, 2022
Safety board says flaw in rail found, but not fixed before 38 cars derailed in B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says a defect in a railway track was found nine days before 38 Canadian National Railway cars derailed in northern British Columbia but it wasn't fixed...
Mar 21, 2022
Canada's international development minister urges WHO to approve Medicago vaccine
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says he wants the World Health Organization to greenlight Medicago's COVID-19 shot so it can be donated and used by the COVAX vaccine-sharing ...
Mar 21, 2022
