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Governor pardons Plessy, of ‘separate but equal’ ruling
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana's governor on Wednesday posthumously pardoned Homer Plessy, the Black man whose arrest for refusing to leave a whites-only railroad car in 1892 to protest racial segregati...
Jan 5, 2022
Some overloaded Quebec health-care facilities forced to cancel staff vacations
MONTREAL - Several Quebec health authorities are being forced to cancel employee vacations as the province struggles with staff shortages and rising COVID-19 hospitalizations, and some workers fear th...
Jan 5, 2022
Veteran sports journalist Machabée joins Canadiens as communications VP
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens announced Wednesday that veteran sports journalist Chantal Machabe is the team's new vice president, communications. Machabe, a native of Laval, Que., has spent the l...
Jan 5, 2022
Trudeau and Tam to hold first federal update on COVID-19 of the new year
Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam will join Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this morning for the first federal COVID-19 update of the new year. The update follows Trudeau's phone call yesterda...
Jan 5, 2022
Undisclosed number dead in large Philadelphia house fire
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A large house fire in Philadelphia early Wednesday killed 13 people, including seven children, and sent two people to hospitals, fire officials said. Officials said at a news confe...
Jan 5, 2022
Canada's Alphonso Davies latest Bayern player to test positive for COVID-19
MUNICH - Bayern Munich says Canadian star Alphonso Davies has joined the list of players to test positive for COVID-19. The Bundesliga club says the 21-year-old fullback from Edmonton is well and self...
Jan 5, 2022
Southern B.C. braces for heavy snow as northern region endures bone-chilling cold
VANCOUVER - Winter storm, snowfall and extreme cold warnings cover almost every corner of British Columbia as the latest powerful storm sweeps into the province. Several centimetres of slushy snow sna...
Jan 5, 2022
Canada's Stephanie Labbé one of three finalists for FIFA goalkeeping award
Canadian Stephanie Labb is one of three finalists for The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper. The 35-year-old from Stony Plain, Alta., is up against Germany's Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea) and Chile's Christi...
Jan 5, 2022
Iain Rankin, former N.S. premier and leader of Liberals, announces resignation
HALIFAX - Former Nova Scotia premier Iain Rankin is resigning as leader of the provincial Liberal party after reflecting on his future over the holiday season. Rankin served as premier of the province...
Jan 5, 2022
VIDEO: Construction complete on large seniors affordable housing project in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A significant dent in the city's seniors' affordable housing crisis is about to take shape following the recent completion of a 159 unit facility.Funded in partnership with BC Housing, the N...
Jan 5, 2022