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Protest undermines B.C. healing ceremony for Indigenous woman, family seeks refocus
VICTORIA - Family of a Vancouver Island Indigenous woman killed during a police wellness check in New Brunswick says the effort to seek justice has been overshadowed by a weekend attack on Victoria's ...
Sep 20, 2021
England cricketers pull out of trip to Pakistan
LONDON (AP) - England's cricketers will not travel for matches in Pakistan next month because of security concerns. The decision taken by the England and Wales Cricket Board on Monday came three days ...
Sep 20, 2021
Fortin's lawyers give Crown documents in military officer's sex assault case
A lawyer for Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin revealed in court on Monday that the senior military officer's legal team has given the Crown documents they believe are pertinent to their client's sexual assault c...
Sep 20, 2021
Officers search Florida home of Gabby Petito's boyfriend
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Police on Monday swarmed the home of a young man wanted for questioning in the disappearance of his girlfriend, Gabby Petito, whose body was apparently discovered over the ...
Sep 20, 2021
Father says transfer of search for two missing N.L. fishers to RCMP is 'premature'
MARY'S HARBOUR, N.L. - The father of a missing fisherman is asking the coast guard to resume a full search effort in hopes of recovering his son and one crew member of a nine-metre boat that went miss...
Sep 20, 2021
UBC Investment Management Trust invests $120M in reduced carbon investment fund
VANCOUVER - UBC Investment Management Trust Inc. says it is committing $120 million to a Paris Aligned reduced carbon global equity fund, on behalf of the University of British Columbia's endowment fu...
Sep 20, 2021
India to resume exports of coronavirus vaccines in October
NEW DELHI (AP) - India, the world's largest vaccine producer, will resume exports and donations of surplus coronavirus vaccines in October after halting them during a devastating surge in domestic inf...
Sep 20, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: It’s time to move federal election day to the weekend
KAMLOOPS - IT'S ELECTION-DAY MONDAY in Canada as we go to the polls to pick our next federal government. Which raises the question - why Monday?On this day, most of us vote on the way to work, at lunc...
Sep 20, 2021
'Hotel Rwanda' hero found guilty of terror-related charges
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) - A court in Rwanda says the man who inspired "Hotel Rwanda," Paul Rusesabagina, is guilty of terror-related offenses. Rusesabagina boycotted Monday's announcement after declaring ...
Sep 20, 2021
Shooting in Russian university leaves 8 dead
MOSCOW (AP) - A gunman opened fire in a university in the Russian city of Perm on Monday morning, leaving eight people dead and others wounded, according to Russia's Investigative Committee. The gunma...
Sep 20, 2021
