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Islamic community re-connects after distanced holy month
For the first time since March, the doors will open for Friday prayers for members of the Prince Albert Islamic community.The shutdown caused by the coronavirus has prevented any gatherings for the la...
Jun 12, 2020
Episode of UK sitcom Fawlty Towers pulled over racist slurs
LONDON - One of the most memorable episodes of one of the most popular British sitcoms of all-time has been withdrawn from a U.K. streaming service because of numerous racial slurs. UKTV, a streaming ...
Jun 12, 2020
'Systemic racism' in Canada reflected in health, income and other indicators
MONTREAL - For Louise Delisle, an African Nova Scotian who grew up in the rural town of Shelburne, the racism her community has experienced over the years is reflected in the health of ...
Jun 12, 2020
New video shows RCMP tackling, punching Alberta chief during arrest
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - New video has emerged of the violent arrest of a prominent chief of a northern Alberta First Nation. The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation says the RCMP dash-camera vid...
Jun 12, 2020
Official: Bomb explodes in Kabul mosque, at least 4 killed
KABUL - A bomb exploded Friday inside a mosque in west Kabul killing at least four people, including the prayer leader, and wounding eight others, an Afghan government official said. Interior Ministry...
Jun 12, 2020
Aid groups 'alarmed' by little US coronavirus assistance
JOHANNESBURG - More than two dozen international aid organizations have told the U.S. government they are "increasingly alarmed" that "little to no U.S. humanitarian assistance has reached those on th...
Jun 12, 2020
UK economy shrinks 20% in a month to fall back to 2002 level
LONDON - The British economy has seen nearly two decades worth of growth wiped out in a single month as a result of the lockdown measures put in place during the coronavirus pandemic. The Office for N...
Jun 12, 2020
RCMP equity drive and Bell pulls Mulroney series; In The News for June 12
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 12 ... --- ...
Jun 12, 2020
RCMP workforce equity drive spun its wheels last year, new statistics indicate
OTTAWA - A drive to make the RCMP's workforce more diverse stalled last year as the Mounties struggled to become fully representative of the communities they police, newly availabl...
Jun 12, 2020
Caution abounds as Alberta eases huge raft of COVID-19 restrictions
CALGARY - Restaurateur Leslie Echino laughs at the notion that even as Alberta lifts many more COVID-19 restrictions her business could return to anywhere close to normal. Res...
Jun 12, 2020
