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Rejection letter ESDC sent to Black organizations 'completely unacceptable': Hussen
OTTAWA - Activist Velma Morgan says several Black organizations were denied federal funding through a program designed to help such groups build capacity - after the department told them their leaders...
Jan 15, 2021
Where MLK and Coretta met and studied, a memorial will rise
BOSTON - A major memorial honouring Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King is moving forward in Boston, where they met and studied in the 1950s. King Boston, the privately funded organization c...
Jan 15, 2021
Q&A: Kingsley Ben-Adir breaks out as Malcolm X
British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir may not be a household name yet, but that's poised to change with his scene-stealing performance as Malcolm X in Regina King's "One Night in Miami...." The film, which ...
Jan 15, 2021
Canadian Mark-Anthony Kaye elected to MLS Players Association executive board
Canadian international Mark-Anthony Kaye has been elected to the Major League Soccer Players Association executive board. The 26-year-old Los Angeles FC midfielder, along with Jalil Anibaba (Nashville...
Jan 15, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):9:56 a.m.Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam says Canada is on track to hit 10,000 new daily infections of COVID-19 by th...
Jan 15, 2021
A Fresh Start for a New Year
The new year is underway and debt repayment is top of mind for many Canadians. Many people make debt repayment a New Year's resolution. The trouble with resolutions is that many of them fail, so we wo...
Jan 15, 2021
Homegrown star Andrew Harris signs one-year extension with Winnipeg Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed star running back Andrew Harris to a one-year contract extension. The Winnipeg native returns to the Blue Bombers for a fifth season. The 33-year-old H...
Jan 15, 2021
Justice Dept. watchdog opens probe of response to riot
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department's internal watchdog said Friday it will investigate how the department and its agencies prepared for and responded to last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol. The inve...
Jan 15, 2021
Russia follows US to withdraw from Open Skies Treaty
MOSCOW - Russia said Friday it will withdraw from an international treaty allowing observation flights over military facilities following the U.S. exit from the pact. Russia's Foreign Ministry said in...
Jan 15, 2021
December wholesale prices up 0.3% with sharp jump in energy
WASHINGTON - U.S. wholesale prices rose 0.3% in December led by a the biggest jump in energy costs since June. The Labor Department reported Friday that the gain in its producer price index, which mea...
Jan 15, 2021