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Justin Trudeau's painful blackface past a teachable moment: observers
TORONTO - The image of a smiling Justin Trudeau in a turban and dark makeup is unquestionably offensive, but law professor and former Ontario human rights commissioner Errol Mendes says the ...
Sep 19, 2019
AP Source: GM's offer to UAW would add lower-paying jobs
DETROIT - A General Motors offer to invest $7 billion in U.S. facilities includes $2 billion from joint ventures and suppliers for new plants that would pay workers less than the top union wage, a per...
Sep 19, 2019
From minstrel shows to campus firestorms, Canada's long history of blackface
Justin Trudeau's political fate hangs in the balance as a series of images of the Liberal leader wearing blackface and brownface have roiled the federal election campaign. The scandal has shocked many...
Sep 19, 2019
B.C. auditor says tighter expense rules, oversight needed at B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says tighter rules on expenses for top officers at the legislature are needed following allegations of spending abuses made by Speaker Darryl Pl...
Sep 19, 2019
'Hard-headed' Mike Reilly becomes CFL's last quarterback standing
SURREY, B.C. - Amid a disappointing season for the B.C. Lions, Mike Reilly is accomplishing a feat unrivalled by his colleagues across the league - he's staying healthy. Due to a spate of injurie...
Sep 19, 2019
How did Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's blackface stay secret for so long?
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says deep embarrassment, as well as ignorance, led him to keep his memories of having darkened his skin to dress up as racial minorities, more than onc...
Sep 19, 2019
Producers beyond angry at A&W campaign involving Riders
A recent A&W advertisement filmed at the July 20 Saskatchewan Roughrider football game outside Mosaic Stadium raised the ire of some cattle producers who felt the burger chain was leveraging the b...
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Swimmer Rivard weighs in on five-medal haul and overcoming breathing issue
A five-medal haul from the recent world para swimming championships left Canada's Aurelie Rivard with mixed emotions. Winning two gold, one silver and two bronze at the London Aquatics Centre&nbs...
Sep 19, 2019
Colt suspends production of AR-15 for civilian market
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - Gun-maker Colt is suspending its production of rifles for the civilian market including the popular AR-15, the company said Thursday in a shift it attributed to changes in consu...
Sep 19, 2019
Trump gets victory in bid to block California tax return law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal judge on Thursday handed President Donald Trump a victory in his effort to keep his financial information secret, siding with his campaign's effort to block a California...
Sep 19, 2019