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Assembly of First Nations files class action lawsuit over child welfare
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations says it's taking the federal government to court to seek damages for thousands of children and their families affected by federal child-welfare policies on reser...
Feb 12, 2020

Phoenix pay problem backlog declines, but half of workers still impacted
OTTAWA - The backlog of problems created by the federal government's faulty electronic pay system has dropped below 200,000 for the first time since shortly after it was brought fully online...
Feb 12, 2020

AFN chief says federal government must step in to resolve pipeline dispute
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the federal government must step in to resolve tensions over a natural-gas pipeline running through traditional Indigenous territ...
Feb 12, 2020

Canada-heavy Rising Stars roster showcases nation's rising basketball clout
It's not quite the United States versus Canada at the NBA Rising Stars Challenge, but it's getting there. Friday's game, part of this weekend's all-star festivities in Chicago, will feature a record f...
Feb 12, 2020

Canadian Alphonso Davies leaves Bayern training session early with ankle issue
MUNICH - Canadian international Alphonso Davies left Bayern Munich's training session early Wednesday with what the club called "slight ankle problems." The club did not elaborate on the injury. Bayer...
Feb 12, 2020

Indigenous relations minister hopes spat with First Nation leader doesn't hurt Teck Frontier project
EDMONTON - Alberta's Indigenous relations minister says a last-minute war of words with a First Nations chief over a proposed oilsands mine is a case of bare-knuckle bargaining.Rick Wilson says he hop...
Feb 12, 2020

China won't release 'two Michaels' because of coronavirus help: experts
Ottawa shouldn't expect Beijing to do it any favours and free the "two Michaels" in return for medical co-operation fighting the new coronavirus, experts say. China's ambassador to Canada hinted at th...
Feb 12, 2020

Seven Generations President and CEO calls Energir deal "A very important step."
The head of Seven Generations Energy says the company was open to the scrutiny that led to a new deal to supply natural gas to Quebec's main distributor.The deal with Energir came about after Seven Ge...
Feb 12, 2020 Photo supplied by Seven Generations Energy

First-round draft pick scores as young Toronto FC side blanks UC Irvine
IRVINE, Calif. - First-round draft pick Ifunanyachi Achara scored as a young Toronto FC side defeated UC Irvine 2-0 on Monday. Achara, taken 25th overall in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft last ...
Feb 12, 2020

Oakland officer sues Ujiri for damages from shoving match at NBA Finals
OAKLAND, Calif. - A sheriff's deputy is suing Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri for damages, alleging he was injured in a shoving altercation at Oakland's Oracle Arena during last year's NBA ...
Feb 12, 2020