Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Ghana activists warn an anti-gay bill threatens the young democracy's institutions
ACCRA - Frank gets disturbing flashbacks every time he sees a police officer. As a staff member of the group LGBT+ Rights Ghana, he knew police could intimidate people for bribes, or say homophobic th...
Dec 01, 2024
Trump taps Kash Patel for FBI director, an ally who would aid in his effort to upend law enforcement
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning to a fierce ally to upend America's premier law enforcement agency and rid the government of p...
Nov 30, 2024
Trump names loyalist Kash Patel to serve as FBI director
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump has picked Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning to a fierce loyalist to upend America's premier law enforcement agency and rid the government of ...
Nov 30, 2024
First Métis group signs modern treaty with the federal government
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Mtis Federation President David Chartrand told a ceremony for a new treaty that recognizes his organization as the government for the Red River Mtis that the moment was 154 years i...
Nov 30, 2024
Potential unmarked graves identified at former residential school in central B.C.
The site of a former British Columbia residential school that had its own cemetery since the early 1920s is now the location of potential unmarked graves, says the chief of a Fraser Lake area First Na...
Nov 30, 2024
Trump calls Florida meeting with Trudeau productive amid stiff tariff threat
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called his meeting with Justin Trudeau productive and says the prime minister made a commitment to work with the United States to end the drug crisis amid the threat ...
Nov 30, 2024 U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talk before to a NATO roundtable meeting in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. (Frank Augstein /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Manitoba Métis Federation to be first Métis group with modern treaty in Canada
OTTAWA - The Manitoba Mtis Federation will be the first Mtis group to sign a modern treaty with the federal government, bringing a near conclusion to a more than 150-year fight for recognition. "I nee...
Nov 30, 2024 Manitoba Métis Federation President David Chartrand. speaks to media after the throne speech at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. The Manitoba Métis Federation is finalizing the purchase of two more office buildings and a parking lot in the heart of downtown Winnipeg. (Aaron Vincent Elkaim/The Canadian Press)
From inside a Cameroon jail, gay youth say police exploit homophobia to seek bribes
DOUALA - Pierre wakes up every morning atop a makeshift wooden table, in an open-air courtyard at the New Bell central prison in Douala, the most populous city in Cameroon. He cleans toilets, shoes an...
Nov 30, 2024
Canada is pausing private refugee sponsorship applications until 2026
OTTAWA - Canada is pausing private refugee sponsorships from groups of five or more people and community organizations to help clear a backlog of applications. The notice was published on the Immigrat...
Nov 29, 2024
John Herdman resigns as head coach of Toronto FC amid drone-spying scandal
TORONTO - In the end, John Herdman saw the writing on the wall and walked away from it. Embroiled in the Paris Olympic drone-spying scandal that has already cost Canadian women's coach Bev Priestman h...
Nov 29, 2024
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