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Panel overseeing prison segregation says they were blocked from doing their work
OTTAWA - An independent panel tasked with overseeing segregation of inmates in federal prisons says the Correctional Service of Canada blocked it from doing its job. In a report, chair Antho...
Aug 26, 2020

Vice-president to take the stage on Day 3 of Republican National Convention
WASHINGTON - It's Vice-President Mike Pence's turn to take the stage at the Republican National Convention, where Donald Trump's allies, friends and family members have spent the week putting a p...
Aug 26, 2020

Dr. Lewis' property sale nets $30,000 for Regional EMS Foundation
Dr. Cled and Vivien Lewis are leaving the Regional EMS Foundation after more than 40 years with a donation of $30,000.The proceeds come from the fire sale held at the Lewis property on July 18. The Le...
Aug 26, 2020

Toronto cop found guilty of assaulting Dafonte Miller challenges conviction
Lawyers for a Toronto police officer who was found guilty of assault in the beating of a young Black man are asking the court to throw out the conviction. Michael Lacy, who represents Const. Michael T...
Aug 26, 2020

Raptors coach says Toronto, Boston players have discussed boycott, other ideas
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse says the idea of a boycott "is on the table" after players from his team and the Boston Celtics met Tuesday night in advance of thei...
Aug 26, 2020

Feds to give provinces $2B to bolster safe reopening of schools this fall
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau will visit a school in Toronto today to announce $2 billion in additional funding to help provinces and territories ensure that kids can safely return to class this f...
Aug 26, 2020

Indigenous women's group says police too quick to label missing girls as runaways
The president of an Indigenous women's group says Amber Alert policies across Canada should be reviewed in light of a recent case involving a missing teenager from Cape Breton. RCMP in Nova Scoti...
Aug 26, 2020

Delayed Oilers 50/50 to be drawn Wednesday
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation says a winning ticket for a record-setting 50/50 raffle will be picked on Wednesday.The pot for the Aug. 7 online draw hit more than $15 million, bu...
Aug 26, 2020

Ottawa must act first to secure release of detained Canadians: China
OTTAWA - Beijing is pushing back against Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne's most recent call for the release of two Canadians detained in China, saying it is up to Canada...
Aug 26, 2020

Court grants stay in class-action lawsuit against Canadian fashion mogul
NEW YORK - A class-action lawsuit alleging a Canadian fashion mogul sexually assaulted dozens of women has been put on pause. Fifty-seven women, including 18 Canadians, have joined the lawsuit, which ...
Aug 26, 2020