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Young Indigenous leaders speak on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at Senate
OTTAWA - Dr. Meghan Beals says she wants Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to resemble Remembrance Day. The Prince Edward Island physician is one of five young Indigenous leaders who ...
Sep 26, 2022
Former Calgary Dino Deane Leonard now a rookie with NFL's Los Angeles Chargers
Canadian Deane Leonard has certainly taken the path less travelled to the NFL's Los Angeles Chargers. The 22-year-old cornerback is in his rookie season with the Chargers (1-2). SoFi Stadium in Inglew...
Sep 26, 2022
Poilievre denounces Diagolon 'losers' over threat of sexual assault against his wife
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he has asked the RCMP to look into "disgusting" comments made by the founder of a far-right group about sexually assaulting his wife. Jeremy MacKenzi...
Sep 26, 2022
Lou Marsh Trophy, given annually to Canada's top athlete, to be renamed
TORONTO - The trophy awarded to Canada's athlete of the year is getting a new name. The Lou Marsh Trophy has been handed to the country's top athlete, male or female, annually since 1936, with Nancy G...
Sep 26, 2022
Family wisdom and hard work carried Ottawa Senators rookie Mark Kastelic to the NHL
OTTAWA - The best piece of advice Mark Kastelic received from his grandfather was being told it's not where you start, it's where you finish. Wise words from a wise man who had plenty of hockey knowle...
Sep 26, 2022
Suspect to face murder, arson charges following triple homicide near Montreal
MONTREAL - Police say a man detained at the scene of a Montreal-area triple homicide will appear in court today to face murder and arson charges. A 38-year-old woman and her children, aged five and tw...
Sep 26, 2022
Kentucky man who shot classmates in '97 imprisoned for life
A Kentucky man who killed three fellow students and wounded five others when he was 14 years old will have to spend the rest of his life in prison without another opportunity to seek parole, the Kentu...
Sep 26, 2022
Australia hands Canada its first loss at FIBA World Cup
SYDNEY, Australia - Host Australia handed Canada's women's basketball team its first lost at the FIBA World Cup on Monday. Ezi Magbegor scored 16 points as the Aussies topped Canada 75-72 Nirra Fields...
Sep 26, 2022
VIDEO: Inaugural 'Roughing It' event casts light on youth homelessness in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - It was an uncomfortable night's sleep, by design to shed light on a problem many people may not be aware of.Around 50 people slept overnight on flattened cardboard boxes Friday, Sept. 23 dur...
Sep 26, 2022
13 dead, 23 wounded in school shooting in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) - A gunman opened fire in a school in central Russia on Monday, killing 13 people and wounding 23 others before shooting himself dead, authorities said. The shooting took place in School N...
Sep 26, 2022