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Montreal police chief rejects street check moratorium despite racial profiling data
Montreal's police chief is refusing to impose a moratorium on street checks despite a second independent report concluding that racialized people are disproportionately targeted by the practice. Fady ...
Jun 22, 2023
A Titanic expert, an adventurer, a CEO, and a father and son were killed in Titan's implosion
BOSTON (AP) - A renowned Titanic expert, a world record-holding adventurer, two members of one of Pakistan's wealthiest families and the CEO of the company leading an expedition to the world's most fa...
Jun 22, 2023
Former Canada captain Scott Arfield comes to MLS, signing with Charlotte FC
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Former Canada captain Scott Arfield has signed with Charlotte FC. The 34-year-old midfielder arrives from Glasgow Rangers, which he joined from England's Burnley in May 2018 as the f...
Jun 22, 2023
Ottawa, First Nation sign procurement framework agreement for Giant Mine
YELLOWKNIFE - The federal government and Yellowknives Dene First Nation have signed a procurement framework agreement for the cleanup of Giant Mine, one of Canada's most contaminated sites. Ottawa say...
Jun 22, 2023
U.S. Coast Guard confirms Titan debris found at Titanic site, five crew dead
The United States Coast Guard has confirmed that debris belonging to the Titan submersible has been found near the wreck of the Titanic and all five passengers aboard the vessel are dead.Rear Adm. Joh...
Jun 22, 2023
'Hugo is fine': RCMP say Richmond, B.C., resident harassed over false cruelty claim
RICHMOND, B.C. - Police in Metro Vancouver are telling the public to leave a pet owner and their dog Hugo alone after the resident was "mercilessly harassed" over unfounded claims of animal abuse. A s...
Jun 22, 2023
Northern highways benefit from this year’s provincial paving work
Pavement sealing work is underway in the province and it includes hundreds of kilometres of road in northern Saskatchewan.On Thursday, the Ministry of Highways said about $25 million of the $776 milli...
Jun 22, 2023
Lives remembered: A list of the 16 seniors killed in Manitoba bus crash
DAUPHIN, Man. - RCMP have released the names of 16 seniors who died following a fiery bus crash in western Manitoba on June 15. The bus had been taking a group from Dauphin and the surrounding area on...
Jun 22, 2023
Group promoting plant-based eating wants a new name for Macon Bacon baseball team
MACON, Ga. (AP) - A doctors' group that promotes plant-based eating and animal rights is makin' a fuss over the Macon Bacon baseball team. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has sent a ...
Jun 22, 2023
Ballantyne sentenced to eight years for manslaughter in Gatzke case
One of the people facing charges in the death of Ryan John Gatzke in Battleford in 2019 was sentenced to eight years in prison in the Court of King's Bench in Battleford Thursday, after previously ple...
Jun 22, 2023