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Coroner's inquest starts into death of Cree teen who died in B.C. group home
BURNABY, B.C. - A British Columbia coroner's jury will begin hearing evidence today into the death of an Indigenous teenager at a group home in the Fraser Valley. The body of 17-year-old Traevon Desja...
Nov 28, 2022
Aid group with Canadian funding leads mission to deliver medical supplies in Ukraine
POLTAVA, Ukraine - As the Toyota Tundra following a tractor trailer loaded with humanitarian aid heads into dangerous territory in eastern Ukraine, "Promiscuous" by Nelly Furtado and Timbaland plays o...
Nov 28, 2022
Emergencies Act inquiry studies fundamental rights and freedoms at stake in protests
OTTAWA - The inquiry into the Liberal government's historic choice to invoke the Emergencies Act to quell weeks-long demonstrations against COVID-19 mandates last winter is now moving into its public ...
Nov 28, 2022
Japan filmmaker freed from Myanmar prison vows to tell story
TOKYO (AP) - Toru Kubota, a Japanese journalist who was arrested while covering a protest in military-ruled Myanmar and detained for more than three months, said his experience made him more determine...
Nov 28, 2022
NHL: Kraken tie franchise record with 5th straight win
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Matty Beniers had a goal and two assists, Daniel Sprong scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the Seattle Kraken tied a franchise record with their fifth con...
Nov 28, 2022
Giroux scores on OT breakaway, Senators beat Kings 3-2
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Claude Giroux scored on a breakaway 20 seconds into overtime, Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist and the Ottawa Senators beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Sunday night. Alex DeB...
Nov 28, 2022
Andrei Kuzmenko scores in OT, Canucks beat Sharks 4-3
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Andrei Kuzmenko scored at 1:12 of overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday night. Kyle Burroughs and Ilya Mikheyev also scored fo...
Nov 27, 2022
Jets rout Chicago 7-2, handing Blackhawks 7th straight loss
CHICAGO (AP) - Saku Maenalanen and Pierre-Luc Dubois each scored two goals and the Winnipeg Jets routed Chicago 7-2 on Sunday night, handing the Blackhawks their seventh straight loss. Kyle Connor con...
Nov 27, 2022
Switzerland's Marco Odermatt wins first men's super-G of the season in Lake Louise
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Switzerland's Marco Odermatt won Sunday's men's World Cup super-G in Lake Louise, Alta. The reigning overall World Cup champion posted a time of one minute, 32.53 seconds on the 2...
Nov 27, 2022
Why anti-poverty researchers bristle at holiday appeals for food bank donations
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Campaigns for food bank donations are a staple of the holiday season, but some Canadian food insecurity researchers say the appeals can be tough to swallow. Josh Smee, the executive...
Nov 27, 2022