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St. John's the latest city to offer sensory-friendly space at Christmas parade
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The holiday season brings flashing lights and blasting Christmas carols to public spaces and shopping malls across Canada, making it a challenge for people with sensory disorders to...
Nov 23, 2019
Metis Nation looks to join forces with other minorities on human rights issues
OTTAWA - As the temperature rises in debates about separatist sentiment in the West and legally enforced secularism in Quebec, minorities and Indigenous communities alike...
Nov 23, 2019
Key European group mulls status of Hungary’s ruling party
ZAGREB, Croatia - The new president of the European People's Party on Thursday denounced Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's "illiberal" policies and said the status of Orban's populist party with...
Nov 23, 2019
Hockey's cradle up for sale and pantless in Winnipeg; In-The-News Nov. 21
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 21. What we are watching i...
Nov 23, 2019
Actor's complaint of racial discrimination against Victoria theatre to proceed
VANCOUVER - When Ravi Jain heard about the experience of an actor in Victoria who alleges she was denied an opportunity to audition for a role in "Les Belles-soeurs" (The Sisters-in-Law) because ...
Nov 23, 2019
Iraqi officials: 8 protesters dead in day of violent clashes
BAGHDAD - Eight people died and at least 90 were wounded on Thursday in renewed clashes in central Baghdad, in the most violent clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces in recent...
Nov 23, 2019
Utah Jazz arena evacuated postgame due to suspicious package
SALT LAKE CITY - Minutes after the end of an NBA game, the Utah Jazz's home arena has been evacuated because of a suspicious package. Most fans had already left the building Friday night when players,...
Nov 22, 2019
Utah Jazz arena evacuated postgame due to suspicious package
SALT LAKE CITY - Minutes after the end of an NBA game, the Utah Jazz's home arena has been evacuated because of a suspicious package. Most fans had already left the building Friday night when players,...
Nov 22, 2019
New documents show contacts between Giuliani and Pompeo
WASHINGTON - Documents released late Friday show Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani was in contact with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the months before the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was...
Nov 22, 2019
Rapper Eric B. gets probation on 17-year-old assault case
HACKENSACK, N.J. - Rapper and actor Eric B. was sentenced to a year's probation Friday stemming from a motor vehicle stop and police chase that occurred nearly 19 years ago but wasn't resolved because...
Nov 22, 2019