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Conservative voters less likely to be proud to be Canadian, new survey suggests
TORONTO - Canadians' pride in their nationality, like most things these days, seems to be divided down partisan lines, a new poll suggests. While a strong majority of the 1,512 respondents to the surv...
Jun 29, 2023
Search suggests 88 potential graves at residential school in northern Alberta
Sucker Creek First Nation Chief Roderick Willier remembers never feeling safe during the decade he spent at a residential school in northern Alberta. "I always had to stay on high alert when I was the...
Jun 29, 2023
Police arrest 150 as unrest spreads to multiple towns after 17-year-old driver killed by police
NANTERRE, France (AP) - Protesters angry after police fatally shot a 17-year-old boy set cars and public buildings ablaze in Paris suburbs and unrest spread to some other French cities and towns, desp...
Jun 28, 2023
Yankees' Domingo Germán perfect through 8 innings against Athletics
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germn has not allowed a baserunner through eight innings against the Oakland Athletics. Germn has nine strikeouts and has thrown 93 pitches, 67 ...
Jun 28, 2023
Man dies after being shot by police at B.C. hospital
HOPE, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who was shot by an RCMP officer in southern British Columbia Wednesday. Mounties say an "interaction" between the ma...
Jun 28, 2023
Man dies after being shot by police at B.C. hospital
HOPE, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who was shot by an RCMP officer in southern British Columbia Wednesday. Mounties say an "interaction" between the ma...
Jun 28, 2023
Nanaimo's Matthew Wood selected 15th in 2023 NHL Entry Draft
NANAIMO - "Here we go Smashville," David Poile, general manager of the Nashville Predators simply stated before he announced Matthew Wood as the team's first round selection.From Nanaimo, Wood was tak...
Jun 28, 2023
Maple Leafs go for Easton Cowan with the 28th overall pick at NHL draft
NASHVILLE - The Toronto Maple Leafs selected Easton Cowan with the No. 28 pick in the 2023 NHL draft Wednesday. Cowan, a five-foot-10, 170-pound winger from Mount Brydges, Ont., had 53 points (20 goal...
Jun 28, 2023
RoseAnne Archibald voted out as Assembly of First Nations national chief
OTTAWA - RoseAnne Archibald has been voted out as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations after more than a year of turmoil involving her leadership. The vote took place during a special chief...
Jun 28, 2023
Blue Jays score five runs in first inning and roll to 6-1 victory over Giants
TORONTO - George Springer had three hits and starter Trevor Richards threw three strong innings as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the San Francisco Giants 6-1 on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre. The ...
Jun 28, 2023