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Mayor apologizes for backing mask critics' Holocaust imagery
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The mayor of Alaska's largest city apologized Thursday for his comments supporting some residents' use of Holocaust imagery to liken a proposed citywide mask mandate to the op...
Sep 30, 2021
Reconciliation Day celebrated with events at Friendship Centre, Orange Shirt Ride, and Fireworks show
It was a time for coming together Thursday as the Battlefords honoured Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - a new federal holiday.People gathered at the Battlefords Indian and Mt...
Sep 30, 2021
Two arrested as academics share concerns over Indigenous artifacts at B.C. site
RCMP say they are negotiating with demonstrators who have taken control of a Coastal GasLink construction site in northern B.C. as tensions surrounding the natural gas project rise again. Protests las...
Sep 30, 2021
Yankees put slugger Voit on 10-day injured list before critical game against Jays
TORONTO - The New York Yankees put first baseman Luke Voit on the injured list Thursday afternoon ahead of a critical three-game series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays. Voit appeared to injure hi...
Sep 30, 2021
Trudeau flies to B.C. to be with family on first Truth and Reconciliation Day
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent part of Canada's first national day for Truth and Reconciliation flying to Tofino, B.C., where he joined his family. His office says Trudeau also spent hou...
Sep 30, 2021
Senators on the bubble get chance to make a case in back-to-back games against Habs
OTTAWA - There aren't a lot of openings on the Ottawa Senators roster, but head coach D.J. Smith still has some decisions to make. With back-to-back pre-season games coming up against the Montreal Can...
Sep 30, 2021
Dre, Snoop, Eminem, Blige, Lamar to perform at Super Bowl
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar will perform for the first time on stage together at the 2022 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. The NFL, Pepsi and Roc Na...
Sep 30, 2021
Saskatchewan breaks record for daily COVID count; 601 cases reported
The province has broken its record for the most daily cases of COVID-19 reported, as 601 new cases were confirmed Thursday.The previous record was 552 cases recorded last Sunday.The province also repo...
Sep 30, 2021
Quebec lifts capacity limits on venues with assigned seating, including for NHL games
MONTREAL - Quebec will lift capacity restrictions on venues and events with assigned seating, Health Minister Christian Dub said Thursday, but he warned that the situation is still fragile and further...
Sep 30, 2021
Whitehead in the spotlight as B.C. Lions take on surging Winnipeg Blue Bombers
VANCOUVER - The spotlight is sure to shine a bit more brightly on Lucky Whitehead this week. The 29-year-old B.C. Lions wide receiver has used his speed and agility to pull together an impressive camp...
Sep 30, 2021