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Seeking to explain Nova Scotia shootings: Inside the 'threat-sensitive brain'
HALIFAX - More than seven weeks after a man disguised as a Mountie killed 22 people in rural Nova Scotia, the RCMP have finally hinted at what may have motivated one of the worst mass killin...
Jun 08, 2020
A look back at big hits, bad calls as MLB eyes new draft era
NEW YORK - Baseball's amateur draft is about to enter the next phase of its ongoing development - same as all those young prospects picked every year. Even before the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 ve...
Jun 08, 2020
Protesters say work needs to be done to help end racism
Approximately a thousand people gathered in downtown Grande Prairie on Saturday for the Black Lives Matter protest. The movement was sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis a couple of wee...
Jun 07, 2020
New Zealand's last known coronavirus case has recovered
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday she was confident New Zealand has halted the spread of the coronavirus after the last known infected person in the country recovered...
Jun 07, 2020
'More and more claims:' Pandemic lawsuits could tie up courts for years
CALGARY - Lawsuits involving seniors homes, airlines, universities and ticket providers affected by COVID-19 could tie up Canadian courts for years, says a litigation lawyer. Michael Smith, a partner ...
Jun 07, 2020
Chantel Moore's family plan healing ceremonies, will seek answers during N.B. trip
FREDERICTON - Ten family members of a 26-year-old Indigenous woman who was fatally shot by police in Edmundston, N.B., are travelling across the country from British Columbia to offer support to her m...
Jun 07, 2020
Troops could be called to testify in lawsuits against long-term care homes
OTTAWA - Members of the Canadian Armed Forces working inside long-term care homes could find themselves testifying about the state of those facilities in relation to lawsuits against the institutions....
Jun 07, 2020
Chantel Moore's family plan healing ceremonies, will seek answers during N.B. trip
FREDERICTON - Ten family members of a 26-year-old Indigenous woman who was fatally shot by police in Edmundston, N.B., are travelling across the country from British Columbia to offer support to her m...
Jun 07, 2020
New York City curfew lifts early following peaceful protests
New York City lifted the curfew spurred by protests against police brutality ahead of schedule Sunday after a peaceful night, free of the clashes or ransacking of stores that rocked the city days earl...
Jun 07, 2020
Anti-racism, anti-police brutality march to be held in downtown Montreal
Montreal will play host to an anti-racism rally today as marches and events are planned for a few other cities in the province. Demonstrators will gather at a large square in downtown Montreal&nb...
Jun 07, 2020