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Congress of Aboriginal Peoples call for end to police brutality in Canada
A national Indigenous organization is calling on Canadian police forces to make "fundamental changes" to end brutality against members of racialized groups in the country. The Congress of Aboriginal P...
Jan 31, 2023
FSIN calls for Harvard hockey coach's resignation after reported racist comments
SASKATOON - The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is calling for the resignation of Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey coach Katey Stone. Stone reportedly made racist comments to players, inc...
Jan 31, 2023
RCMP investigating assault on Montreal Lake
A man is in hospital after allegedly being assaulted on the Montreal Lake Cree Nation.Around 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 30, the RCMP were called to the First Nation and ended up finding a man suffering from se...
Jan 31, 2023
L'Arche Canada says changes made amid sex abuse scandal tied to founder Jean Vanier
MONTREAL - Charity L'Arche Canada says it has made changes to protect staff, volunteers and participants since sexual abuse allegations against founder Jean Vanier first came to light in 2020. The int...
Jan 31, 2023
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples call for end to police brutality in Canada
TORONTO - A national Indigenous organization is calling on Canadian police forces to make "fundamental changes" to end brutality against members of racialized groups in the country. The Congress of Ab...
Jan 31, 2023
Ukrainian groups withdraw court challenge of nixed turbine export to Russian pipeline
OTTAWA - A Ukrainian-Canadians group has withdrawn a court challenge of Ottawa's decision to export gas turbines for a Russian pipeline after the federal government nixed the plan in December. The fed...
Jan 31, 2023
Durenberger, former US senator from Minnesota, dies at 88
Former U.S. Senator David Durenberger, a Minnesota Republican who espoused a progressive brand of politics and criticized the GOP after his political career, died Tuesday at age 88. Durenberger's heal...
Jan 31, 2023
Hawks set for SJHL-MJHL Showcase
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League-Manitoba Junior Hockey League (SJHL-MJHL) Showcase runs Tuesday and Wednesday in Winnipeg with four members of the Nipawin Hawks taking part.Maquire Ratzlaff, Zan...
Jan 31, 2023
Santos tells colleagues he won't serve on 2 committees
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Rep. George Santos of New York told GOP colleagues in a closed-door meeting Tuesday that he is temporarily stepping down from his two congressional committees, lawmakers s...
Jan 31, 2023
Pakistan army: Boating accident death toll rises to 51
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - The death toll from a boating accident in a lake in northwest Pakistan over the weekend reached 51, the military said Tuesday. The vessel was carrying children and teachers f...
Jan 31, 2023