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Project receives federal funding to research violence and bullying in Indigenous communities
A $400,000 federal grant issued to a University of Regina researcher will facilitate a project focused on Indigenous youth and the topic of violence and bullying. The initiative is called the Northern...
Nov 13, 2020

2 workers dead, 1 person missing in veterans hospital blast
WEST HAVEN, Conn. - An apparent steam pipe explosion Friday in a maintenance building at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Connecticut killed a VA employee and a contractor and left a third person missin...
Nov 13, 2020

N.L. report promotes alternative paths to justice for sexual assault survivors
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A new report from a women's group in St. John's says despite years of reforms, the Canadian justice system is failing sexual assault victims. It calls on advocates to put more resou...
Nov 13, 2020

More COVID-19 cases found in North; Nunavut shuts some schools, mandates masks
Another case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in western Nunavut to add to the territory's three other infections.It's prompted the chief public health officer to close the Kivalliq region's schools, ma...
Nov 13, 2020

Friday the 13th bikers descend on Port Dover, Ont., despite pleas to stay away
PORT DOVER, Ont. - The frequent roar of motorcycles drowned out warnings from politicians who had called on bikers to sit out their traditional Friday the 13th pilgrimage to this otherwise sleepy Lake...
Nov 13, 2020

Canadian receiver Mardner stepping up as big-play threat for Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
FBC-Canadian-College-Gameday Add Nick Mardner's name to the growing list of big-play Canadian receivers in the NCAA. The six-foot-six, 190-pound redshirt sophomore from Mississauga, Ont., had six catc...
Nov 13, 2020

Province expands mandatory masking order, limits alcohol service in updated health order
The province has issued additional public health measures to try and slow the spread of the virus. The measures will include mandatory masking in indoor public places in all communities with populatio...
Nov 13, 2020

Toronto-raised star Malin Akerman on the sisterhood in 'Chick Fight' and her own life
TORONTO - Like her character in her new film "Chick Fight," Toronto-raised actress Malin Akerman says she's faced a few struggles in her career. But also like protagonist Anna, who turns her life arou...
Nov 13, 2020

Q&A: Teen 'black-ish' star Miles Brown releases debut album
LOS ANGELES - Miles Brown says playing Jack Johnson on the hit comedy series "black-ish" inspired him to speak out about equality and social justice through his art. He does just that on his debut hip...
Nov 13, 2020

Orchard Villa families detail conditions at facility before long-term care commission
Residents of a long-term care home hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic were crammed into overstuffed rooms and denied access to life-saving treatment because the facility was short on both staff and equ...
Nov 13, 2020