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Canada West cancels 2020-21 first term competitions
EDMONTON-University sport will look very different this fall.Canada West announced this morning (June 8) that no conference competition (regular season, playoff, or championships) will occur in footba...
Jun 08, 2020
New moms told go work to get EI parental benefits after jobs lost to COVID-19
OTTAWA - Alexis Adams is joyful about the arrival of her third daughter but she is also concerned about how to pay for another maternity leave that is, like her daughter, barely a week old. Adams lost...
Jun 08, 2020
IIO investigates after man taken into police custody dies
KITIMAT-The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) is investigating after a man was held in police custody and later died in hospital.On May 30, at around 7:30 p.m. Kitimat RCMP officers responded to...
Jun 08, 2020
A US recession began in February in the face of coronavirus
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy entered a recession in February as the coronavirus struck the nation, a group of economists declared Monday, ending the longest expansion on record. The economists said t...
Jun 08, 2020
"Different opening but still a successful one": Huble Homestead
PRINCE GEORGE - The lambs are still there, brushing themselves against the wood fencing.The horses are still basking in the open field.And the guests are still coming to Huble Homestead after being op...
Jun 08, 2020
Military helicopter did not respond as expected before crash: investigators
OTTAWA - Flight investigators have determined the military helicopter that crashed off the coast of Greece in April did not respond as the crew on board expected before going down into the Mediterrane...
Jun 08, 2020
Trudeau’s attendance at protest confusing in COVID-19 era, Scheer says
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he can understand if Canadians are upset about the prime minister's appearance at an anti-racism rally.Justin Trudeau and several cabinet ministers atte...
Jun 08, 2020
Amid unrest, songs continue to voice the black experience
NEW YORK - After watching the ghastly video of George Floyd dying as a police officer pressed a knee on his neck, Grammy-nominated R&B singer Trey Songz couldn't sleep. He felt a pain in his gut s...
Jun 08, 2020
Hockey players of colour form Hockey Diversity Alliance to combat racism
A group of hockey players of colour have formed the Hockey Diversity Alliance in an effort to combat racism in the game. The group announced its formation in a statement released Monday. San Jose Shar...
Jun 08, 2020
Former CFL player Marsh passes on same message to son that he received
Decades later, Dante Marsh finds himself following in his parents' footsteps. The former CFL star remembers the advice his parents gave him regarding the challenges an African American man f...
Jun 08, 2020