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McGill drops Redmen name, citing pain caused to Indigenous students
MONTREAL - McGill University is dropping the Redmen name for its men's varsity sports teams, effective immediately, the university announced Friday. Principal Suzanne Fortier said in a ...
Apr 14, 2019
McGill drops Redmen name, citing pain caused to Indigenous students
MONTREAL - McGill University is dropping the Redmen name for its men's varsity sports teams, effective immediately, the university announced Friday. Principal Suzanne Fortier said in a ...
Apr 14, 2019
Institute unveils 'Team Canada of cancer research' at spot where Fox began run
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - It is being touted as the "Team Canada of cancer research." Exactly 39 years after Terry Fox dipped his artificial leg in St. John's harbour to begin his Marathon of Hope, the ...
Apr 14, 2019
Lawsuit against Nunavut RCMP claims force losing touch with Inuit
IQALUIT, Nunavut - An Inuit family whose son was shot by RCMP is suing the force over its alleged failure to staff Arctic detachments with officers who can speak with and understand the communiti...
Apr 14, 2019
Albertans at the polls: Ten constituencies to watch in the provincial election
From a dog fight between two sitting MLAs in northern Alberta to a conservative grudge match near Calgary, hear are 10 constituencies to watch in Tuesday's Alberta election: Chestermere-Strathmore Thi...
Apr 14, 2019
Amid scandal, audit into Baltimore non-profit's work ordered
Baltimore's acting leader has ordered an audit of a non-profit's management of a city youth fund with $12 million set aside from property tax revenue after the organization was tied to embattled Mayor...
Apr 14, 2019
Exasperated Ecuador ends asylum for world's worst houseguest
QUITO, Ecuador - Did Western media and government hypocrisy bring about Julian Assange's arrest, or was it his bad manners? The dramatic end to Julian Assange's asylum has sparked curiosity about his ...
Apr 14, 2019
UK pressured not to overlook Swedish claims to Assange
LONDON - British lawmakers are heaping pressure on the government to make sure that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces Swedish justice if prosecutors there reopen a rape investigation against him....
Apr 14, 2019
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp down across US, Europe
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are down. All three social media platforms, including Facebook Messenger, were not loading as of early Sunday morning. Downdetector.com, a site that monitors site outa...
Apr 14, 2019
Locals among winners at 30th Country Music Awards
For the Hunter Brothers the week started with a number one on Country Radio and ended with four Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Saturday night. The five farm boys from southern Saskatchewan were the...
Apr 14, 2019 It was a night of talent and glamour as the best in country strutted their stuff at TCU Place. Tennille Arts won as female vocalist of the year. (Ken Landers/SCMA)
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