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New survey a 'first step' to dismantling anti-Black racism, says researcher
Seven in 10 Black Canadians have experienced racism on a regular or occasional basis, suggests a preliminary study that experts are calling a "first step" toward dismantling systemic discrimination. R...
May 21, 2021
Members of Ontario church cannot sue over expulsion from congregation: Supreme Court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says former members of an Ontario church cannot go to court over their expulsion from the congregation. Five members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of C...
May 21, 2021
Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez eliminated at Serbia Open
BELGRADE, Serbia - Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez is out of the Serbia Open after a second-round loss today. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., fell 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 to Viktoriya Tomova of Bulgaria at the WTA...
May 21, 2021
Becoming a dad has given Brown a new perspective on his track career
Aaron Brown has always seen his track career as being about something bigger than himself. He didn't run for personal glory, he ran for his family, his coach, his Canadian teammates and his sponsors. ...
May 21, 2021
PG Legion excluded from the circuit breaker business relief grant
PRINCE GEORGE - In a letter to the Premier, the Royal Canadian Legion has asked why John Horgan chose to exclude legions from the Circuit Breaker Grant Program, despite them being impacted by health o...
May 21, 2021
Plan to restart B.C.’s economy as COVID restrictions ease comes Tuesday: minister
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is poised to announce details of a provincial restart plan to support the post-pandemic economy. Ravi Kahlon, B.C.'s economic recovery minister, told the leg...
May 21, 2021
'Like hell:' As Olympics loom, Japan health care in turmoil
TOKYO (AP) - As she struggled to breathe, Shizue Akita had to wait more than six hours while paramedics searched for a hospital in Osaka that would treat her worsening COVID-19. When she finally got t...
May 21, 2021
Tokyo organizers say Olympics are 'safe' -- public disagrees
TOKYO (AP) - The IOC wraps up its final planning sessions on Friday with Tokyo Olympic organizers, just two months before the games are to open. Much of the focus is on persuading a skeptical public a...
May 21, 2021
Japan expands state of emergency, approves 2 more vaccines
TOKYO (AP) - Japan on Friday expanded a coronavirus state of emergency hours after it approved the use of two more vaccines in an effort to contain a worrying surge in infections nine weeks ahead of t...
May 21, 2021
Japan expands state of emergency, approves 2 more vaccines
TOKYO (AP) - Japan on Friday expanded a coronavirus state of emergency hours after it approved the use of two more vaccines in an effort to contain a worrying surge in infections nine weeks ahead of t...
May 21, 2021