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With spotlight on policing failures, how can the system better respond to mental-health crises?
TORONTO - When someone broke into her car earlier this month, Meenakshi Mannoe considered calling police. The Vancouver resident weighed several questions: Would she get her belongings back? Was it ev...
Jun 15, 2020
Queen Latifah: Let ‘Gone with the Wind’ be gone forever
NEW YORK - While some have criticized HBO Max's removal of "Gone With the Wind" from its streaming service - including those who wonder if it hurts the legacy of Hattie McDaniel, the first African Ame...
Jun 15, 2020
Teaching children of Canada's dark past is way to address racism
PRINCE GEORGE - The first step in addressing a problem is recognizing there is one in the first place. "I'm a middle-aged white woman who grew up in Canada. I'm pretty much the definition of privilege...
Jun 15, 2020
WNBA plans to play 2020 season in Florida starting late July
NEW YORK - The WNBA on Monday announced plans to play a reduced season, with a 22-game schedule that would begin in late July without fans in attendance because of the coronavirus pandemic. The league...
Jun 15, 2020
Still Missing: RCMP concerned for wellbeing of missing man near Quesnel
QUESNEL-RCMP are once again appealing to the public for information on a man who has been missing from the Quesnel area for over a month.Andrew Charles Ward was last confirmed to have been seen alive ...
Jun 15, 2020
B.C. expands Foundry mental health, substance use services to 8 communities
VICTORIA - The B.C. government is expanding its mental health and substance use services for youth and their families to eight more communities. Judy Darcy, the minister of mental health and addiction...
Jun 15, 2020
Concerns raised as people crowd rare white grizzly in Banff and Yoho parks
BANFF, Alta. - A wildlife photographer says he's worried about a rare white grizzly living in mountain parks in Alberta and British Columbia after watching people get too close to it and see...
Jun 15, 2020
Siding company scrambling to keep up with demand after massive hail storm
CALGARY - A Calgary company that fixes home exteriors has been scrambling to keep up with demand since powerful hail storm pounded homes in the city's northeast on the weekend. Golf-bal...
Jun 15, 2020
Drivers, lookout for horseback riders
VICTORIA-Warmer weather means more people outside, and the Province is reminding the public to share the roads with others, including horses and their riders.The province made improvements to signage ...
Jun 15, 2020
Senator calls for RCMP boss to resign, saying she doesn't understand racism
OTTAWA - A Saskatchewan senator says RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki should resign or be removed to ensure the national police force can properly serve Indigenous communities. Sen. Lillian Dyck says Lu...
Jun 15, 2020