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New survey a 'first step' to dismantling anti-Black racism, says researcher
Seven in 10 Black Canadians have experienced racism on a regular or occasional basis, suggests a preliminary study that experts are calling a "first step" toward dismantling systemic discrimination. R...
May 21, 2021

Members of Ontario church cannot sue over expulsion from congregation: Supreme Court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says former members of an Ontario church cannot go to court over their expulsion from the congregation. Five members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of C...
May 21, 2021

Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez eliminated at Serbia Open
BELGRADE, Serbia - Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez is out of the Serbia Open after a second-round loss today. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., fell 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 to Viktoriya Tomova of Bulgaria at the WTA...
May 21, 2021

Becoming a dad has given Brown a new perspective on his track career
Aaron Brown has always seen his track career as being about something bigger than himself. He didn't run for personal glory, he ran for his family, his coach, his Canadian teammates and his sponsors. ...
May 21, 2021

'Like hell:' As Olympics loom, Japan health care in turmoil
TOKYO (AP) - As she struggled to breathe, Shizue Akita had to wait more than six hours while paramedics searched for a hospital in Osaka that would treat her worsening COVID-19. When she finally got t...
May 21, 2021

Tokyo organizers say Olympics are 'safe' -- public disagrees
TOKYO (AP) - The IOC wraps up its final planning sessions on Friday with Tokyo Olympic organizers, just two months before the games are to open. Much of the focus is on persuading a skeptical public a...
May 21, 2021

Japan expands state of emergency, approves 2 more vaccines
TOKYO (AP) - Japan on Friday expanded a coronavirus state of emergency hours after it approved the use of two more vaccines in an effort to contain a worrying surge in infections nine weeks ahead of t...
May 21, 2021

People asked to be careful with campfires this long weekend
Wildfire watchers say while the rain earlier this week dropped the fire hazard in some areas, others are still dry. Wildfire Information Officer Kelly Burke says some places only saw a fraction of a m...
May 21, 2021

Japan expands state of emergency, approves 2 more vaccines
TOKYO (AP) - Japan on Friday expanded a coronavirus state of emergency hours after it approved the use of two more vaccines in an effort to contain a worrying surge in infections nine weeks ahead of t...
May 21, 2021

'Like hell:' As Olympics loom, Japan health care in turmoil
TOKYO (AP) - As she struggled to breathe, Shizue Akita had to wait more than six hours while paramedics searched for a hospital in Osaka that would treat her worsening COVID-19. When she finally got t...
May 21, 2021