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- Sen. Murray Sinclair urges Canadians to reckon with systemic racism CBC/Radio-Canada Story Transcript As he retires from the Senate this week, Sen. Murray Sinclair says Canada still needs a reckoning on "the systemic racism that has been bred into our very institutions." "Indigenous people and people of colour standing up …
- French court orders Hassan Diab to stand trial in terrorism case, 3 years after he was set free CBC/Radio-Canada France's court of appeal has ordered Canadian academic Hassan Diab to stand trial in connection with a 40-year-old bombing attack outside a Paris synagogue — three years after a lower court set him free due to a lack of evidence. Diab's French …
- For Trudeau, there's no political reason to fight for Keystone XL CBC/Radio-Canada After U.S. President Joe Biden moved recently to revoke permits for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline project, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was "disappointed." That was a fairly tepid reaction to losing an infrastructure …
- Doctors failed mentally ill Ontario man who killed his mother day after seeing psychiatrist, says family CBC/Radio-Canada Family members of an Ontario man diagnosed with schizophrenia say his doctors didn't do "their due diligence" when they failed to admit him to a hospital after he called a crisis line the day before stabbing his mother and setting her house …
- COVID-19 variant cases surge in Ontario as 99 suspected in Barrie area CBC/Radio-Canada Health officials north of Toronto say they now believe 99 people who have COVID-19 there have a variant of the virus first detected in the U.K. Almost all of those cases are tied to a devastating outbreak at the Roberta Place long-term care home in Barrie, …
- Jim Rutherford resigns as Penguins GM, citing personal reasons Yahoo! Voices The Pittsburgh Penguins announced on Wednesday that general manager Jim Rutherford has resigned, citing personal reasons. Patrik Allvin, who has been with the franchise in various roles since 2006-07 and was most recently serving as assistant GM, will take …
- EU health official blasts slow vaccine delivery, and is consulting with Canada 680News OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is being urged to follow the tough talk of Europe’s health minister, who Wednesday accused a vaccine company of not living up to its moral and legal obligations because of delivery delays. Vaccine maker AstraZeneca was the …
- Vancouver mayor says he’s hopeful Ottawa wants to discuss decriminalization of drugs 680News Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says he’s encouraged by the federal health minister’s commitment to work with the city after it asked that possession of small amounts of illicit drugs be decriminalized. Stewart has received a letter from Patty Hajdu in …
- Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli signs extension with Hamilton Tiger-Cats Prince George Citizen HAMILTON — There was never a doubt in Jeremiah Masoli's mind whether he'd be returning to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats this season. The veteran quarterback was slated to become a free agent next month but re-signed with Hamilton on Tuesday. "No …
- CEBL's BlackJacks hire former Raptors 905 assistant Dubé-Brais as head coach CBC/Radio-Canada The Ottawa BlackJacks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League announced the hiring of former Raptors 905 assistant coach Charles Dubé-Brais on Tuesday to fill their head coach vacancy. The second-year franchise had an opening after Osvaldo Jeanty informed …
