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Rejected residential school claim 'appalling,' highlights pattern, says NDP MP
OTTAWA - A woman who alleges she was raped at age 15 while being transported to a residential school has had her settlement claim rejected a fourth time - a case New Democrat MP Charlie Angu...
Jan 20, 2020
Humphries of US atop World Cup women's bobsled standings
IGLS, Austria - Kaillie Humphries of the U.S. extended her lead atop the women's bobsled World Cup standings Saturday, teaming with Sylvia Hoffman to pick up a bronze medal at this weekend's stop at h...
Jan 20, 2020
Crowd of thousands clogs downtown Richmond to defend right to bear arms
RICHMOND, Va. - Tens of thousands of protesters, many decked out in tactical gear and toting assault-style rifles, are amassing in the streets of Virginia's capital city in a show ...
Jan 20, 2020
Poll suggests some don't think Canada should send troops to stop genocide
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests there are some in this country who believe Canada shouldn't intervene militarily if there was a genocide taking place somewhere in the world. The poll commissioned by...
Jan 20, 2020
Special Canada-China parliamentary committee to hold first meeting in Ottawa
OTTAWA - A new special parliamentary committee created to examine Canada's fraught relationship with China will hold its first meeting in Ottawa. The committee's creation was the result of a...
Jan 20, 2020
Martin Luther King holiday: Faith, politics mix this holiday
ATLANTA - The nation is marking the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with tributes Monday recalling his past struggles for racial equality, observing the federal holiday named for him against...
Jan 20, 2020
Nepal rescuers search for 7 as avalanche hits hiking trail
KATHMANDU, Nepal - Special Nepalese army and government rescue personnel continued searching Monday for four South Korean trekkers and their three Nepali guides missing since since an avalanche swept ...
Jan 20, 2020
Hawaii man suspected of killing 2 cops described as unhinged
HONOLULU - A Hawaii handyman with a history of run-ins with police and neighbours faced eviction when he stabbed his landlord and killed two officers before the house he and two women were believed to...
Jan 20, 2020
Thousands rally in Virginia's capital for gun rights
RICHMOND, Va. - Thousands of gun-rights activists - some making deliberate displays of their military-style rifles - crowded the streets surrounding Virginia's Capitol building Monday to protest plans...
Jan 20, 2020
Indigenous ‘Molly of Denali’ is more than a cartoon for some
Charitie Ropati watched the pilot episode of "Molly of Denali" in her Columbia University dorm room, huddled around a computer screen with friends. "We were crying," Ropati said. "We realized we final...
Jan 20, 2020