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Raptors guard VanVleet says people 'fed up' with racism and discrimination
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet says people in the United States are reaching a boiling point after hundreds of years of racism. The Toronto Raptors guard was asked Monday what he thought of the protests happ...
Jun 01, 2020

Beijing could bar exit of dual Canadians from Hong Kong amid protests: lawyer
OTTAWA - A Canadian legal activist is warning the federal government to grant asylum and expanded refugee settlement to Hong Kong Canadians before China cracks down and prevents their departure a...
Jun 01, 2020

UFC boss says light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones will determine his own future
UFC president Dana White says it's up to light-heavyweight champion Jon (Bones) Jones whether he wants to walk away from the sport. Jones, rated the top pound-for-pound fighter on the UFC roster,...
Jun 01, 2020

Met Opera cuts season by 3 1/2 months, to shorten some shows
NEW YORK - The Metropolitan Opera season is getting shorter, along with some of its shows. The Met said Monday it is pushing back opening night by nearly 3 1/2 months to the latest start in the compan...
Jun 01, 2020

TSB, coroner, probe fatal switching accident in CN Rail yard in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - Canadian National Railway confirms one of its employees has been killed while performing switching operations in a rail yard in Surrey, B.C. CN spokesman Chris Krepski says the accident...
Jun 01, 2020

Without any further ado, Trans Mountain construction begins in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Trans Mountain has begun construction of its pipeline twinning project in Kamloops today.Trans Mountain president Ian Anderson days the first steps involve site preparation work between Ord...
Jun 01, 2020

Most federal candidates saw false information as problem, survey suggests
OTTAWA - A newly released survey report suggests nearly two-thirds of candidates in the last federal election felt there was a problem with the spread of false information online. The survey, conducte...
Jun 01, 2020

Report into federal election leaders' debates suggests permanent commission
OTTAWA - The official review of the leaders' debates from the last federal election suggests the organizing body be made permanent, but who gets to participate needs some tweaking. The report of ...
Jun 01, 2020

Climate change behind increases in extreme rain danger: scientists
The rains soaked southern Alberta for days, unrelenting, saturating soil already sodden with melting snow - and before long Calgary was awash as rivers overflowed their banks. The province d...
Jun 01, 2020

Canada's Olympic, Paralympic athletes return to sport with help of $5 million
TORONTO - Canada's Olympic and Paralympic athletes will return to sport with the help of $5 million. The Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Committees and Own The Podium came up with the money to ge...
Jun 01, 2020

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