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Justice Department opens civil rights probe into sheriff's office after torture of 2 Black men
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff's department whose officers tortured two Black men in a racist attack that included beat...
Sep 19, 2024
Off-season departures means opportunity knocks for young players at Jets camp
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have some huge holes to fill on both offence and defence this season. They lost second-line centre Sean Monahan and winger Tyler Toffoli to free agency and promising centr...
Sep 19, 2024
Stamps, Riders face off in battle of teams desperate to make a playoff push
CALGARY - Even though the Calgary Stampeders haven't won a game in more than a month, they're still right in the thick of things in the CFL's West Division. When the Stampeders (4-8-1) host the Saskat...
Sep 19, 2024
Veteran linebacker Wynton McManis returns to Argos defence to face Ticats
TORONTO - Wynton McManis will get a second shot at the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The veteran linebacker returns Friday night when the Toronto Argonauts (7-6) host Hamilton (4-9). McManis missed six games w...
Sep 19, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Ottawa, Montreal next week
OTTAWA - French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Canada next week after a planned trip in July was cancelled amid political turmoil in France. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in a statemen...
Sep 19, 2024
Justice Department opens civil rights probe into sheriff's office after torture of 2 Black men
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff's department whose officers tortured two Black men in a case that drew condemnation from...
Sep 19, 2024
Health Canada approves updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada has authorized Novavax's updated COVID-19 vaccine that protects against currently circulating variants of the virus. The mRNA vaccine, called Nuvaxovid, has been reformulated to target t...
Sep 19, 2024
Métis Nation Saskatchewan leaves national council, cites concerns with Ontario group
OTTAWA - The Mtis Nation of Saskatchewan has pulled out of a national body representing Mtis, citing problems with the Mtis Nation of Ontario. In a resolution passed Thursday morning, the Saskatchewan...
Sep 19, 2024
Quebec public services are becoming 'dehumanized' due to rise in demand: ombudsperson
MONTREAL - Quebec's ombudsperson is warning that public services are becoming "dehumanized" in the province amid a rise in demand for them. Marc-Andr Dowd released his annual report today, which highl...
Sep 19, 2024
Yukon RCMP officer cleared in 2022 fatal shooting at Whitehorse airport
EDMONTON - Independent investigators have cleared a Yukon police officer in a 2022 fatal shooting of a man who was threatening others with a rifle. In a report released by the civilian-led Alberta Ser...
Sep 19, 2024
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