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'Eliminate the fraudsters': Report delves into Indigenous identity at universities
SASKATOON - A report commissioned after controversy circled a health professor's claims of being Mtis says the University of Saskatchewan was unprepared for Indigenous identity fraud and uneducated on...
Nov 03, 2022
Quebec hospital may remove child's breathing tube despite parents' objection: court
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled that a Montreal children's hospital can permanently remove a breathing tube from a five-year-old who has been in a coma since June. The Sainte-Justin...
Nov 03, 2022
N.W.T. begins airlifting goods from cancelled barge into Sachs Harbour
SACHS HARBOUR, N.W.T. - The Northwest Territories government says it has begun airlifting cargo and fuel from a cancelled barge into Sachs Harbour. The territory announced late last month the barge wo...
Nov 03, 2022
Canadian basketball player Josh Primo, San Antonio Spurs sued by former team psychologist
HOUSTON (AP) - A psychologist who worked for the San Antonio Spurs has sued the team and former player Josh Primo, claiming he exposed himself to her multiple times during private sessions. Hillary Ca...
Nov 03, 2022
'Race discrimination': Indigenous Quebec man who lived on reserve denied insurance
MONTREAL - Quebec's human rights commission has ruled that an Indigenous Quebec man who was denied car insurance because he lived on a reserve was the victim of race discrimination. Alexis Wawanoloath...
Nov 03, 2022
New Inuit Research Network aims to support Inuit self-determination in research
OTTAWA - The federal government and an organization representing Inuit in Canada have announced $6.4 million in funding to establish an Inuit Research Network. Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami says the funding...
Nov 03, 2022
Canadian women sacrifice for the cause en route to Rugby World Cup semifinal
Canada has lived up to its ranking of third in the world by making the final four at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, with No. 1 England awaiting it in the semifinal this weekend. The Canadian wome...
Nov 03, 2022
Silver wants apology for 'reckless' post; Irving offers none
NEW YORK (AP) - NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wants an apology and Kyrie Irving still isn't going to give one. Shortly after the NBA Commissioner said Irving "made a reckless decision" by tweeting out ...
Nov 03, 2022
Iqaluit RCMP investigating reports of pins found in Halloween candy
IQALUIT, Nunavut - RCMP are investigating after receiving two complaints that pins were found in children's Halloween candy in Iqaluit. Police say after receiving the first complaint Wednesday, they a...
Nov 03, 2022
Auger-Aliassime beats French veteran Simon, advances to Paris quarterfinals
PARIS - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters tennis tournament and increased his winning streak to 15 matches with a 6-1, 6-3 win over French wild-card G...
Nov 03, 2022