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'Opportunity to seek justice:' Inuit leader not celebrating meeting with Pope Francis
The leader of the national organization representing Inuit people says it will not be a celebratory occasion when he meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican next week as part of an Indigenous delegatio...
Mar 26, 2022
Missouri station offering Russian state radio to listeners
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) - A man who runs a little-known, low-budget radio station in suburban Kansas City says he is standing up for free speech and alternative viewpoints when he airs Russian state-sponsor...
Mar 26, 2022
'Opportunity to seek justice:' Inuit leader not celebrating meeting with Pope Francis
The leader of the national organization representing Inuit people says it will not be a celebratory occasion when he meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican next week as part of an Indigenous delegatio...
Mar 26, 2022
Missouri station offering Russian state radio to listeners
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) - A man who runs a little-known, low-budget radio station in suburban Kansas City says he is standing up for free speech and alternative viewpoints when he airs Russian state-sponsor...
Mar 26, 2022
Prolific offender skips court, arrest warrant issued
NANAIMO - A man failed to attend his first court appearance after new charges were laid for property crimes and resisting arrest.The warrant against chronic property offender Jason Paul Klughart, 30, ...
Mar 26, 2022
Canada, Europe to co-host social media fundraiser for displaced Ukrainians
OTTAWA - Canada and the European Commission will spearhead an international fundraising campaign to help people fleeing the war in Ukraine. The fundraising effort, called "Stand Up For Ukraine" will e...
Mar 26, 2022
Montreal churches look for efficient ways to get essential items to Ukraine
MONTREAL - There was excitement at St. Michael's Ukrainian church on a rainy, windswept morning in Montreal earlier this week when a donation of highly sought medical supplies for Ukraine arrived. A p...
Mar 26, 2022
Safe-supply pilot project findings promising, but advocates say more action is needed
OTTAWA - Advocates say while the early findings on safe supply pilot projects are promising, they're still not meeting the needs of a large share of Canadians who are at risk of drug poisoning. The fe...
Mar 26, 2022
Clippers blank Grizzlies 3-0 in regular season finale
NANAIMO - The Clippers played a solid 60 minutes in their final game on the BCHL schedule.They scored one goal in every period to wrap up the regular season with a 3-0 shutout.Kai Daniells scored in t...
Mar 25, 2022
Russian strike killed 300 in Mariupol theater, Ukraine says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - About 300 people were killed by the Russian airstrike last week that blasted open a Mariupol theater that was being used as a shelter, Ukrainian authorities said, marking what cou...
Mar 25, 2022