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Angelina Jolie: Fighting for women and justice are crucial
Actress and activist Angelina Jolie says promoting equality for women, combatting injustice, and helping refugees are the most important parts of her life after her six children. "But in many ways, th...
Mar 30, 2019
Dress code at B.C. legislature, women make short-sleeve fashion statement
VICTORIA - A dress code protest at British Columbia's legislature that prompted some women to roll up their sleeves in solidarity on Thursday has resulted in the Speaker's office ordering a ...
Mar 30, 2019
Lobbying effort launched to convince Goodale to remove mention of Sikh terrorism
OTTAWA - A Canadian group advocating for an independent Sikh state in India says the federal government has put all Sikh Canadians in jeopardy by listing Sikh extremism as one of five major terrorist ...
Mar 30, 2019
Ontario's highest court sets 15-day cap on solitary confinement
TORONTO - Ontario's top court has placed a hard cap on solitary confinement in prisons, saying inmates can no longer be isolated for more than 15 days because that amounts to cruel...
Mar 30, 2019
Huddersfield experiences joint earliest relegation from EPL
LONDON - What seems like an inglorious departure from the English Premier League is far from it for Huddersfield. Its fate sealed with six games remaining after losing at Crystal Palace 2-0 on Saturda...
Mar 30, 2019
Port Moody, B.C., mayor takes leave of absence to fight sex assault charge
PORT MOODY, B.C. - The mayor of Port Moody, B.C., says he is taking a leave of absence to clear his name after being charged with sexual assault. Robert Vagramov says he plans to fight the c...
Mar 30, 2019
Trade panel: Boeing got unfair US tax break, hurting Airbus
GENEVA - Delivering final word in a nearly 14-year standoff, a World Trade Organization body has ruled that Boeing received an illegal U.S. tax break from Washington state that damaged sales by Europe...
Mar 30, 2019
Quebec teachers, religious groups denounce government's secularism bill
MONTREAL - The Quebec government's secularism legislation threatens to stall promising careers, embolden intolerant segments of society and turn religious minorities into second-class citize...
Mar 30, 2019
Life sentence issued for murder of Muslim teen in Virginia
FAIRFAX, Va. - A man was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for raping and killing a Muslim teenager in Virginia as she walked back to a mosque with friends for pre-dawn religious services. The life...
Mar 30, 2019
Federal legalization of hemp creates quandary for US police
PORTLAND, Ore. - Federal legalization of hemp arrived in the U.S. late last year and expanded an industry already booming because of the skyrocketing popularity of CBDs, a compound in hemp that many s...
Mar 30, 2019