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NZ city scarred by shooting is home to white supremacists
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - The leafy New Zealand city where a self-proclaimed racist fatally shot 50 people at mosques during Friday prayers is known for its picturesque meandering river and English ...
Mar 19, 2019
Liberals add $4.5B for Indigenous services as reconciliation effort continues
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government plans to spend $4.5 billion over the next five years to try to narrow the socio-economic gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people - part of a plan to ke...
Mar 19, 2019
Cyclone's huge floods leave hundreds dead in southern Africa
CHIMANIMANI, Zimbabwe - Aid workers rushed to rescue victims clinging to trees and crammed on rooftops Tuesday after a cyclone unleashed devastating floods in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. More tha...
Mar 19, 2019
Girl subject of Amber Alert north of Toronto found safe
MARKHAM, Ont. - A five-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert north of Toronto on Tuesday was found safe after a few hours. York regional police said the girl’s father was taken int...
Mar 19, 2019
Sen. Beyak broke Senate's code of conduct by posting racist letters
OTTAWA - The Senate’s ethics officer says Sen. Lynn Beyak violated the upper chamber’s conflict-of-interest code by posting racist letters about Indigenous people on her website. Pierre Le...
Mar 19, 2019
Liberals promise tax credit, EI benefit to help workers
OTTAWA - Canadians could soon be putting $250 a year in federal tax credits toward better skills, while getting federal help to pay the bills. One of the showpieces in Tuesday’s federal Liberal ...
Mar 19, 2019
S.O.S message in snow leads to rescue of man, dog near Pinto Lake
A lost Edmonton hiker has been rescued near a remote lake after writing an S-O-S signal in the snow. Rocky Mountain House R-C-M-P were notified yesterday after a forestry camera captured the message o...
Mar 19, 2019
Canada loses twice at world women's curling championship to fall to 3-4
SILKEBORG, Denmark - Canada’s Chelsea Carey has some work to do to make the playoffs at the world women’s curling championship after dropping both of her games on Tuesday. Scotland’s...
Mar 19, 2019
Budget 2019: Liberals promise tax credit, EI benefit to help workers
OTTAWA - Canadians could soon be putting $250 a year towards better skills, while getting federal help to pay the bills. One of the showpieces in Tuesday’s federal Liberal budget, part of more t...
Mar 19, 2019
Dutch prosecutors consider terror motive in tram shooting
UTRECHT, Netherlands - Dutch investigators probing the deadly tram shooting in the city of Utrecht sharpened their focus Tuesday on a possible extremist motive, as judicial authorities revealed that t...
Mar 19, 2019