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Adult who accused Quebec cardinal of sexual misconduct breaks church-abuse stereotype
MONTREAL - The woman who recently accused Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet of sexual misconduct has broken a stereotype about church abuse. Universit de Montral religious studies professor Solange Lefebvr...
Aug 17, 2022
Defensive reinforcements could be coming for Riders in time to face Lions
Nathan Rourke and the high-flying B.C. Lions can take care of two objectives with one win Friday night. B.C. (7-1) visits the Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-4) to open a home-and-home series riding a fou...
Aug 17, 2022
New census data punctuates need to revitalize Indigenous languages
New 2021 Census data, released Wednesday by Statistics Canada, shows a slight decline in the number of people who can speak an Indigenous language.From 2016 to 2021, the overall number dropped from 25...
Aug 17, 2022
Poll: Majority of Canadians believe sexual misconduct a major issue in youth hockey
A majority of Canadians believe sexual harassment and sexual assault are a major problem in youth hockey, according to a new study. A poll conducted by the Angus Reid Institute found that 58 per cent ...
Aug 17, 2022
Montreal's Auger-Aliassime advances in Cincinnati with win over de Minaur
CINCINNATI - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime moved on to the third round of the Western & Southern Open Masters-level tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Australia's Alex de Minaur on Wedn...
Aug 17, 2022
Interim education plan extended, with focus on mental health
As students get ready to go back to the classroom, the Saskatchewan government has extended an education plan to ensure young learners are set up for success.Saskatchewan's Interim Provincial Educatio...
Aug 17, 2022
Red Deer one of four cities getting new passport services
Red Deer is part of a federal announcement Wednesday that will see new passport service locations added in four Canadian cities.Government officials say this is to address a backlog in processing appl...
Aug 17, 2022
Jordan's Principle Can Help First Nations Children With School Expenses and More
Jordan's Principle responds to unmet needs of First Nations children no matter where they live in Canada.Different levels of government fund different services for First Nations children. As a result,...
Aug 17, 2022
Feds announce four new passport service sites as backlog continues
OTTAWA - The federal government is adding new passport service locations across Canada as a backlog in processing applications continues. Social Development Minister Karina Gould says people can now a...
Aug 17, 2022
Number of Indigenous-language speakers drops in Canada: census
OTTAWA - New data from Statistics Canada suggests the number of people who can speak an Indigenous language has dropped slightly. However, the agency says comparing census years should be done with ca...
Aug 17, 2022