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'A crime': Police investigating handful of cases looking at residential schools
A tally from police across the country shows there are four ongoing criminal investigations and one decade-long probe into complaints involving residential schools. The Canadian Press contacted RCMP a...
Aug 14, 2021

'A crime': Police investigating handful of cases looking at residential schools
A tally from police across the country shows there are four ongoing criminal investigations and one decade-long probe into complaints involving residential schools. The Canadian Press contacted RCMP a...
Aug 14, 2021

Amid spike in gun violence, Montreal groups call for different approach to problem
MONTREAL - As police in the Montreal area deal with a jump in gun violence linked to street gang clashes, community workers are calling for decision makers to focus on the root of the problem. This we...
Aug 14, 2021

Tropical Storm Grace forms; Fred still a tropical depression
HAVANA (AP) - Tropical Storm Grace formed Saturday morning in the Atlantic Ocean, while Fred remained a tropical depression headed into the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Grace was centered 420 miles (675 ki...
Aug 14, 2021

UBC researchers map Pacific salmon habitat, finding much is lost or inaccessible
VANCOUVER - Pacific salmon can no longer access hundreds of kilometres of spawning streams or floodplain habitat after decades of urban, agricultural and resource development around British Columbia's...
Aug 14, 2021

Taliban launch multi-pronged assault on northern Afghan city
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban launched a multi-pronged assault early Saturday on Mazar-e-Sharif, a major city in northern Afghanistan defended by powerful former warlords. Munir Ahmad Farhad, ...
Aug 14, 2021

Mariners draw bases-loaded walk in 9th, beat Blue Jays 3-2
SEATTLE (AP) - Jarred Kelenic drew a bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Friday night for their third straight win. Kyle Seager and Abraha...
Aug 13, 2021

Canadian Rory (The Red King) MacDonald loses PFL semifinal by unanimous decision
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Canadian welterweight Rory (The Red King) MacDonald's bid for a US$1-million payday ended prematurely Friday when he lost a unanimous decision to Hawaii's Ray Cooper III in the semif...
Aug 13, 2021

Market Watch: Aug. 13, 2021
Big Picture U.S. Inflation Growth Slows; Dow, S&P, TSX Notch New RecordsAfter a weak Monday, N.A. stocks have continued to climb higher, propelled by strong earnings reports, the Senate's approval...
Aug 13, 2021

New Mexico school year off to deadly start amid gun violence
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - It's only a few days into the new school year, but New Mexico's largest district is reeling from a shooting that left one student dead and landed another in custody. The gunfi...
Aug 13, 2021