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'What do you have to hide?' Demographic data on jurors in Canada lacking
A lack of data on race, gender or age makes it impossible to know whether systemic jury bias plays a role in who ends up behind bars in Canada - and who doesn't. Experts say the information gap is cru...
Mar 26, 2021
U.S. research shows race, age of jurors affects verdicts but Canada lacks data
The race and age of jurors has a noticeable effect on trial verdicts, American studies indicate, but Canada has no data allowing similar research here. Experts in Canada said it's imperative to gather...
Mar 26, 2021
Runners facing shoe shortage due to surging demand, COVID-related supply issues
Running shoes are the latest product to be plagued by a pandemic-related supply crunch as exercise-starved Canadians head outside in droves. An uptick in outdoor pursuits, an early spring and supply c...
Mar 26, 2021
New modelling shows COVID case counts, severity indicators are back on the rise
New federal modelling data shows severity indicators and daily cases of COVID-19 are back on the rise, with incidents highest among young adults. Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says daily...
Mar 26, 2021
Former Montreal coach Thierry Henry quits social media, says more regulation needed
Former CF Montreal coach Thierry Henry says he is quitting social media until the platforms are properly regulated. The 43-year-old former star striker, who left the MLS team in late February citing f...
Mar 26, 2021
O'Farrell's 'Hamnet' wins book critics award for fiction
NEW YORK - Maggie O'Farrell's "Hamnet," an imagined take on the death of Shakespeare's son from the bubonic plague, has won the National Book Critics Circle prize for fiction. "Hamnet," an unfortunate...
Mar 26, 2021
Consumer spending dipped 1% as winter storms raked the US
WASHINGTON - Consumers spending slumped 1% as severe winter storms raked portions of the U.S. and personal incomes fell sharply as well in February. The drop in spending came after a big 3.4% gain in ...
Mar 26, 2021
China sanctions Britons over West's Xinjiang criticism
LONDON - China slapped sanctions on several British politicians and organizations Friday after the U.K. joined the European Union and others in sanctioning Chinese officials accused of human rights ab...
Mar 26, 2021
Q&A: Artist Beeple on selling NFT collage for a record $70M
LONDON - When digital artist Beeple put an NFT digital artwork up for auction this month, he became instantly famous when it sold for almost $70 million. The record sale also sparked huge interest in ...
Mar 26, 2021
Myanmar protest deaths top 300 as US, UK, impose sanctions
YANGON, Myanmar - The death toll for protesters confirmed killed in Myanmar since last month's military takeover has surpassed 300, a group that verifies details of deaths and arrests announced Friday...
Mar 26, 2021