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Olympian, former Canada basketball player Greg Francis dead at 48
TORONTO - Former Canadian men's basketball national team member and Olympian Greg Francis has died at the age of 48. Canada Basketball confirmed the news on Monday. Francis competed for Canada at both...
Apr 03, 2023
Veto stands: Transgender pronouns OK in North Dakota schools
Teachers in North Dakota can still refer to transgender students by the personal pronouns they use, after lawmakers on Monday failed to override the governor's veto of a controversial bill to place re...
Apr 03, 2023
Autopsy finds cause of death for Irvo Otieno was asphyxia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old Black man whose death last month at a Virginia mental hospital has led to second-degree murder charges against 10 deputies and hospital employees, died ...
Apr 03, 2023
Maine ice disk on frozen lake measures 541 meters across
MADAWASKA, Maine (AP) - Volunteers cut a big ol' circle in a frozen lake and set it in motion, reclaiming a world record in a category that few people know exists: The biggest ice carousel. With a dia...
Apr 03, 2023
B.C. Lions donate over $300,000 to amateur football in the province
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions made a donation of $309,435.07 to amateur football in the province Monday. The donation is the result of 50/50 proceeds from last season. The amount is a single-season recor...
Apr 03, 2023
B.C. to spend billions on plan to build more homes to ease housing crisis
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced a multibillion-dollar plan to construct more homes as quickly as possible in an attempt to build its way out of the housing crisis. The so-cal...
Apr 03, 2023
AFN says it secured extra $3 billion from Ottawa for child-welfare compensation
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations says it has secured an extra $3 billion from the federal government in a historic child-welfare compensation case. The assembly, along with the First Nations Chi...
Apr 03, 2023
Seasonal campsite reservations are now open
People across the Land of Living Skies will eventually be able to gather around a campfire and put the winter weather behind them.Saskatchewan Parks opened reservations for seasonal campsites Monday m...
Apr 03, 2023
Trudeau says orderly immigration system is needed, after deaths of eight migrants
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reiterating the importance of an orderly immigration system as police investigate the deaths of eight migrants, including two children, in the Mohawk Territor...
Apr 03, 2023
Cyle Larin, Vanessa Gilles named Canada Soccer's players of the month for March
Forward Cyle Larin and defender Vanessa Gilles have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month for March. Larin scored three goals in two games for Canada while Gilles helped Olympique Lyonnais a...
Apr 03, 2023