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Science and politics tied up in global race for a vaccine
WASHINGTON - No, Russia isn't having a Sputnik moment. The announcement Tuesday by Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country was the first to approve a coronavirus vaccine did not provoke the ...
Aug 12, 2020
Students returning to class Sept. 10, teachers provided additional prep time
NANAIMO - After months of uncertainty about when and how classes would resume, students, parents and teachers now have a firm timeline.Education minister Rob Fleming announced Wednesday students would...
Aug 12, 2020
Vast majority of Quebecers believe First Nations face discrimination: survey
MONTREAL - The vast majority of non-Indigenous Quebecers recognize that First Nations members in the province are subject to racism or discrimination, a new survey suggests. The survey conducted by po...
Aug 12, 2020
Carleton said dedication to racial justice issue is key piece of WNBA season
Bridget Carleton didn't even have time to text her parents last week before she made her first WNBA start. The 23-year-old from Chatham, Ont., learned 30 minutes before tipoff during the Minnesota Lyn...
Aug 12, 2020
Feds commit $305M in additional funds for Indigenous communities during COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal government has announced an additional $305 million to help Indigenous Peoples combat COVID-19. Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the money is meant to help Indigenous...
Aug 12, 2020
Canadian MLS teams back training but still awaiting word on what lies ahead
TORONTO - Back home training following quarantine in the wake of the MLS is Back Tournament, Canada's three teams await word on where and when they will play next. It's just the latest step in a ...
Aug 12, 2020
Prosecutors charge 3 with threatening women in R. Kelly case
NEW YORK - Federal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday against three men accused of threatening and intimidating women who have accused R&B singer R. Kelly of abuse, including one man suspecte...
Aug 12, 2020
Mother calls for strict sentence in son's 2016 death in Halifax jail cell
HALIFAX - The mother of a man who died in a Halifax police jail cell in June 2016 has asked a judge to impose the "strictest penalty possible" on two special police constables found guilty of cri...
Aug 12, 2020
Innu Nation files human rights complaint over Ottawa's child protection funding
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Innu Nation has filed a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission alleging the federal government spends more money removing children from their homes as opposed ...
Aug 12, 2020
Carleton ends student placements with police over failures to address racism
OTTAWA - Carleton University's criminology school says it will no longer place students to work with police forces and prisons as a show of solidarity with the movement to address ...
Aug 12, 2020