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Pope Francis' visit to Canada to include stop at residential school
The Vatican has released the program for Pope Francis' trip to Canada next month, which includes visiting the site of a former Alberta residential school with survivors of the institutions. The papal ...
Jun 23, 2022
Myanmar says Suu Kyi held alone in new prison quarters
BANGKOK (AP) - Myanmar's military government on Thursday confirmed that ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to a prison compound in quarters separate from other detainees. Suu Kyi was arrest...
Jun 23, 2022
Gender-affirming care in Canada comes with barriers and delays, especially in N.S.
HALIFAX - Despite progress in Canada in the field of transgender health care, for the more than 100,800 trans or non-binary Canadians, access to gender-affirming care comes with barriers and delays th...
Jun 23, 2022
Liberal-NDP agreement changed political dynamics on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - A confidence and supply agreement reached between the Liberals and NDP three months ago changed the dynamic of the House of Commons, even in a parliamentary sitting that will mainly be rememb...
Jun 23, 2022
Canada hopes to spur action at Commonwealth to address impact of Russian war: Goodale
KIGALI, RWANDA - Canada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Ralph Goodale says the Canadian delegation hopes to make an impact in critical conversations about climate change and global food inse...
Jun 23, 2022
Beijing may have tried to discourage Canadians from voting Conservative: federal unit
OTTAWA - A federal research unit detected what might be a Chinese Communist Party information operation that aimed to discourage Canadians of Chinese heritage from voting for the Conservatives in the ...
Jun 23, 2022
Ohtani strikes out career-high 13 in Angels' 5-0 win over KC
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Shohei Ohtani struck out a career-high 13 over eight dominant innings of two-hit ball, and the AL MVP also reached base three times in the Los Angeles Angels' 5-0 victory over t...
Jun 22, 2022
Winker homers again and drives in 3, Mariners blank A's 9-0
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Jesse Winker homered for the second straight day, Cal Raleigh also connected and the Seattle Mariners won consecutive games for the first time in more than two weeks by routing ...
Jun 22, 2022
Survivors dig by hand after Afghanistan quake killing 1,000
GAYAN, Afghanistan (AP) - Survivors dug by hand Thursday through villages in eastern Afghanistan reduced to rubble by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people, as the Taliban and the in...
Jun 22, 2022
Cardinals beat Brewers 5-4, move into first in NL Central
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado don't go deep in the same game very often. But when they do, it virtually guarantees victory for the St. Louis Cardinals. Goldschmidt and Arenado hi...
Jun 22, 2022