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How a right-wing provocateur is using race to reach Gen Z
MANKATO, Minnesota (AP) - Charlie Kirk stood 80 miles from where George Floyd was murdered, faced an overwhelmingly white audience, and declared he was going to say things "no one dares say out loud."...
Nov 17, 2021

Leading Cuban activist, wife make surprise trip to Spain
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - After days of mounting pressure by Cuban authorities, Yunior Garca, a leading activist against the communist regime who was trying to organize banned pro-democracy marches, une...
Nov 17, 2021

CFL's top three rushers nominated for Most Outstanding Player honour
TORONTO - The CFL's top three rushers are up for this year's Most Outstanding Player award, as Montreal's William Stanback, Calgary's Ka'Deem Carey and Edmonton's James Wilder Jr. were nominated by th...
Nov 17, 2021

N.L. cyberattack shows Canada needs national rules to protect personal data: experts
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The cyberattack on Newfoundland and Labrador's health-care system is yet another urgent signal that Canada needs better rules around protecting personal health information from hack...
Nov 17, 2021

Defendant takes stand in trial over killing of Ahmaud Arbery
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - The defendant who fired the shotgun that killed Ahmaud Arbery took the stand Wednesday as defense attorneys began presenting their case in the murder trial of three men, saying, ...
Nov 17, 2021

Jan. 6 rioter who carried spear and wore horns got 41 months
Jacob Chansley, the spear-carrying Jan. 6 rioter whose horned fur hat, bare chest and face paint made him one of the more recognizable figures in the assault on the Capitol, was sentenced Wednesday to...
Nov 17, 2021

Quebec pushes Ottawa to act on handguns after Montreal teen murdered
QUEBEC - Public Security Minister Genevive Guilbault is calling on the federal government to do more to take guns off the street, following the fatal shooting of a Montreal teenager. Guilbault told re...
Nov 17, 2021

B.C. pot sector bracing for delivery challenges and shortages after extreme weather
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Canada's cannabis industry is bracing for supply chain challenges after extreme weather in B.C. flooded some marijuana facilities and forced the evacuation of many communities hosti...
Nov 17, 2021

WA redistricting panel urges high court to look at its maps
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The head of Washington state's bipartisan redistricting commission that failed to meet its deadline for redrawing political maps urged state Supreme Court justices to still consi...
Nov 17, 2021

Trudeau arrives in Washington for Three Amigos, meetings with U.S. officials
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Washington, D.C., for two days of meetings with U.S. officials and the Three Amigos summit. The busy tour marks Trudeau's first visit to the U.S. capital since the ...
Nov 17, 2021