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Mayor wants changes to prison-transfer system after alleged murder by escapees
METCHOSIN, B.C. - The mayor of a Vancouver Island community where two inmates are accused of murdering a man after they escaped from a minimum-security prison says they never should hav...
Jun 17, 2020

Report: 60% of Beijing flights cancelled to stem virus spread
BEIJING - Chinese media say more than 60% of commercial flights in and out of Beijing have been cancelled as the city raises alert level amid a new coronavirus outbreak. The website of the Communist P...
Jun 16, 2020

Bank of Canada has no immediate intentions to raise interest rates, Macklem says
OTTAWA - Canada's new top central banker says the Bank of Canada has no intention to raise interest rates given the current economic circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Tiff Mackl...
Jun 16, 2020

Toronto Raptors eye Florida for workouts to eliminate quarantine concern
The Toronto Raptors are expected to hold workouts somewhere in Florida before the NBA season resumes, the Associated Press has learned. A person with knowledge of the situation said the Raptors' plan ...
Jun 16, 2020

Metis minister 'revolted' by police brutality against Indigenous People
OTTAWA - Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal says he has been revolted by recent videotaped examples of "police brutality" against Indigenous People in Canada. Vandal, who is Meti...
Jun 16, 2020

New riverbank interpretive signs honour Indigenous history
Prince Albert's downtown riverbank is now home to seven new interpretive signs detailing the histories of the Indigenous groups that have lived in the area for thousands of years. The informational di...
Jun 16, 2020

Provinces want flexibility on using $14B in federal transfer funds: Moe
REGINA - Saskatchewan's premier says he and other provincial leaders have asked Ottawa for more flexibility on $14 billion in transfer funds to help people returning to work during the COVID-19 pandem...
Jun 16, 2020

Former Impact midfielder Harry Shipp retires from MLS to pursue an MBA
Former Montreal Impact midfielder Harry Shipp has retired after seven MLS seasons to pursue an MBA at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. The 28-year-old retires as a Seattle ...
Jun 16, 2020

Canadian junior hockey team invites 41 players to development camp
CALGARY - Seven players from this year's gold medal-winning squad and the underage Canadian Hockey League rookie of the year highlight the roster for Canada's national junior team development camp nex...
Jun 16, 2020

Giants co-owner says he's 'sad and mad' at impasse between MLB, players union
VANCOUVER - Canadian Jeff Mallett, co-owner of the San Francisco Giants, says he's "sad and mad" at the impasse between Major League Baseball and its players union. The two sides have been unable to n...
Jun 16, 2020