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Gold-medal project: Judo seeks solutions in police training
DOUGLAS, Wyo. – The stakes were clear to the two dozen police officers who gathered…
B.C. fighter Tristan Connelly returns to action at UFC 261 after extended layoff
Tristan (Boondock) Connelly won his UFC debut on five days notice. Slowed by the pandemic…
Montreal’s Osheaga festival postponed until 2022 because of COVID-19 concerns
MONTREAL – The organizers of Montreal’s Osheaga Music and Arts Festival are cancelling their summer…
Relics seized from smugglers are returning to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – Precious relics of Afghanistan’s ancient past are returning home as the nation confronts…
‘Let them go with it’: Teachers lead talks on Floyd case
As she watched a broadcast of the verdict in the murder trial of the police…
Vancouver star Ludi Lin says ‘Mortal Kombat’ is an ‘apt metaphor’ for world divisions
TORONTO – “Mortal Kombat” may be based on a hit video-game franchise, but Vancouver-raised star…
Florida’s governor sued over new ‘anti-riot’ law
ORLANDO, Fla. – A social justice group has filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron…
Editorial Roundup: US
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ April 21 The Buffalo…
Is it finally game on for video game adaptations?
NEW YORK – Is there a more woebegone movie genre than the video game adaptation?…
Publisher pauses release of new Philip Roth biography
NEW YORK – The publisher of a new, bestselling biography about Philip Roth has temporarily…
Federal Budget 2021: A look at some of the promises you might have missed
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government’s first budget in more than two years makes big…
In death, long after loss, Mondale’s liberal legacy stands
MINNEAPOLIS – In the last days of his life, former Vice-President Walter Mondale received a…
Oxford-AstraZeneca shots and deliberations in Chauvin trial: In The News for April 20
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart…
Walter Mondale, Carter’s vice-president, dies at 93
MINNEAPOLIS – Former Vice-President Walter F. Mondale, a liberal icon who lost one of the…
2 views of Floyd onlookers: Desperate to help, or angry mob?
To the prosecution, the witnesses who watched George Floyd ’s body go still were regular…
Ontario’s Boots and Hearts summer music festival cancelled amid COVID restrictions
TORONTO – Organizers of the country-fuelled Boots and Hearts music festival are pulling the plug…
Students lead US push for fuller Black history education
TRENTON, N.J. – Ebele Azikiwe was in the sixth grade last year when February came…
Small businesses move to lock in rental deals amid low vacancy rates
When Sohel Imani went looking for a second location for his bike shop in Toronto’s…
Viola Davis is named Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Viola Davis was named Woman of the Year on Friday by Harvard…
Facing the music: Summer concert festival organizers see no path ahead in pandemic
TORONTO – Summer 2021 was supposed to mark the triumphant return of Canadian music festivals.…
Quebec impresario Gilbert Rozon faces civil suit over alleged sexual assault
MONTREAL – Quebec entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon is facing a $1.6-million civil lawsuit over an…
Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins unanimous pick: VMI’s 1st Black leader
LEXINGTON, Va. – Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins, who was named interim superintendent of Virginia Military…
Bellator 257 a family affair for Canadian mixed martial arts trio
Bellator 257 will be a family affair Friday when former featherweight champion Julia (The Jewel)…
South African youth project pays tribute to Prince Philip
ORANGE FARM, South Africa – Young South Africans enthusiastically performed Zulu dancing and traditional African…